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| − | '''Okaya''' ( | + | '''Okaya Kōgaku Kikai K.K.''' (岡谷光学機械{{kabu}}, meaning Okaya Optical Machinery Co., Ltd.) was a Japanese maker of leaf-shutter 35mm cameras (as well as "Vista" brand binoculars) in the 1950s. Okaya's cameras were distributed within Japan by [[Hattori|Hattori Tokei-ten]]. Their brand name was '''Lord''' — a name that was probably owned by Hattori and was already used in 1937–8 by [[Topcon|Tōkyō Kōgaku]].<REF> Tōkyō Kōgaku was a dependent company of Hattori at the time. </REF> |
Lord cameras have Okaya Highkol lenses. The earliest Lord 35 is a viewfinder camera; all subsequent Lord cameras have viewfinders. The last models have exposure meters. | Lord cameras have Okaya Highkol lenses. The earliest Lord 35 is a viewfinder camera; all subsequent Lord cameras have viewfinders. The last models have exposure meters. | ||
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Okaya's technical innovations (at least for Japanese cameras) included a rewind button that only needed to be depressed at the start rather than all the way through the film (Lord 35, 1953), a folding rewind crank (Lord 35IVB, 1955), and photocells around the front of the lens and thus under any filter (Lord Martian, 1960).<ref>''The Japanese Historical Camera,'' 2nd ed. (Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 2004), pp. 68, 81, and 103 respectively.</ref> | Okaya's technical innovations (at least for Japanese cameras) included a rewind button that only needed to be depressed at the start rather than all the way through the film (Lord 35, 1953), a folding rewind crank (Lord 35IVB, 1955), and photocells around the front of the lens and thus under any filter (Lord Martian, 1960).<ref>''The Japanese Historical Camera,'' 2nd ed. (Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 2004), pp. 68, 81, and 103 respectively.</ref> | ||
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(Okaya should not be confused with [[Okada]].) | (Okaya should not be confused with [[Okada]].) | ||
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*Lord 35 | *Lord 35 | ||
*Lord 35IIA | *Lord 35IIA | ||
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*Lord Martian | *Lord Martian | ||
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| − | <references / | + | <references /> |
| − | ==Sources and further reading== | + | == Sources and further reading == |
In English: | In English: | ||
*{{Jhistcam}} | *{{Jhistcam}} | ||
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*{{Showa10}} Items 1043–5, 1822–8. | *{{Showa10}} Items 1043–5, 1822–8. | ||
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In Japanese: | In Japanese: | ||
*[http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?18=&key=103310371135&APage=626 Lord 35], [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?18=&key=103310371161&APage=629 Lord 35IVB], and [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?18=&key=103310371205&APage=633 Lord Martian] in the [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/set_brws_01.php?id=1033 Camera database] of the [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/ Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology] | *[http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?18=&key=103310371135&APage=626 Lord 35], [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?18=&key=103310371161&APage=629 Lord 35IVB], and [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?18=&key=103310371205&APage=633 Lord Martian] in the [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/set_brws_01.php?id=1033 Camera database] of the [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/ Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology] | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 13 January 2007
Okaya Kōgaku Kikai K.K. (岡谷光学機械㈱, meaning Okaya Optical Machinery Co., Ltd.) was a Japanese maker of leaf-shutter 35mm cameras (as well as "Vista" brand binoculars) in the 1950s. Okaya's cameras were distributed within Japan by Hattori Tokei-ten. Their brand name was Lord — a name that was probably owned by Hattori and was already used in 1937–8 by Tōkyō Kōgaku.[1]
Lord cameras have Okaya Highkol lenses. The earliest Lord 35 is a viewfinder camera; all subsequent Lord cameras have viewfinders. The last models have exposure meters.
Okaya's technical innovations (at least for Japanese cameras) included a rewind button that only needed to be depressed at the start rather than all the way through the film (Lord 35, 1953), a folding rewind crank (Lord 35IVB, 1955), and photocells around the front of the lens and thus under any filter (Lord Martian, 1960).[2]
(Okaya should not be confused with Okada.)
Models
- Lord 35
- Lord 35IIA
- Lord 35IVB
- Lord 35IVA
- Black Lord 35
- Lord 5D
- Lord 4D
- Lord SE
- Lord SL
- Lord Martian
Notes
Sources and further reading
In English:
- The Japanese Historical Camera. 2nd ed. Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 2004.
In Japanese:
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10–40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7. Items 1043–5, 1822–8.
Links
In Japanese:
- Lord 35, Lord 35IVB, and Lord Martian in the Camera database of the Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology
- On lens numbering; at the foot of a long page at Hibimōkoto
- Lord IVB and Lord 35a at Kan's Room
- Lord Martian inThe Pandemonium of Captain Gratt
