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| − | '''Otagi Michifusa''' (愛宕通英) was a Japanese camera designer. He was born in 1901, studied at the Tokyo University and worked from 1926 to 1933 as an engineer in the Naval Aviation headquarters.<REF> Fujishima, p. | + | '''Otagi Michifusa''' (愛宕通英) was a Japanese camera designer. He was born in 1901, studied at the Tokyo University and worked from 1926 to 1933 as an engineer in the Naval Aviation headquarters.<REF> Fujishima, p.89 and [http://web.archive.org/web/20060118063440/http://www.nippon-camera.com/rensai/rensai_7.html this biographical notice] in the Nippon Camera website. </REF> He entered the company [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]] (the future maker of the Topcon cameras) in 1933 and designed the [[Minion]], [[Minion 35]] and [[Primoflex]].<REF> Fujishima, p.89. </REF> He also designed the [[Mascot]] subminiature,<REF> Column in {{FAR}} January 1951, p.40. </REF> made by [[Shimura]] on behalf of Tōkyō Kōgaku. In 1952, he left the company and founded the Ginyū Optical Laboratory (銀友光機研究所, Ginyū Kōki Kenkyūsho).<REF> [http://web.archive.org/web/20060118063440/http://www.nippon-camera.com/rensai/rensai_7.html Biographical notice] in the Nippon Camera website. </REF> He edited the Kamera Nenkan annual supplements of [[Nippon Camera]].<REF> [http://web.archive.org/web/20060118063440/http://www.nippon-camera.com/rensai/rensai_7.html Biographical notice] in the Nippon Camera website. </REF> He died in 1974. |
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
| − | * Fujishima Kōichi (藤島広一). "Meiki no sekkeisha" (名機の設計者, Designers of famous cameras). {{KKS004}} Pp. | + | * Fujishima Kōichi (藤島広一). "Meiki no sekkeisha" (名機の設計者, Designers of famous cameras). {{KKS004}} Pp.86–90. |
| + | * {{FAR}} no.20, January 1951. "Kokusan kamera no kentō" (国産カメラの検討, Inquiry on Japanese cameras). Pp.36–40. | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
Revision as of 14:36, 7 February 2010
Otagi Michifusa (愛宕通英) was a Japanese camera designer. He was born in 1901, studied at the Tokyo University and worked from 1926 to 1933 as an engineer in the Naval Aviation headquarters.[1] He entered the company Tōkyō Kōgaku (the future maker of the Topcon cameras) in 1933 and designed the Minion, Minion 35 and Primoflex.[2] He also designed the Mascot subminiature,[3] made by Shimura on behalf of Tōkyō Kōgaku. In 1952, he left the company and founded the Ginyū Optical Laboratory (銀友光機研究所, Ginyū Kōki Kenkyūsho).[4] He edited the Kamera Nenkan annual supplements of Nippon Camera.[5] He died in 1974.
Notes
- ↑ Fujishima, p.89 and this biographical notice in the Nippon Camera website.
- ↑ Fujishima, p.89.
- ↑ Column in Photo Art January 1951, p.40.
- ↑ Biographical notice in the Nippon Camera website.
- ↑ Biographical notice in the Nippon Camera website.
Bibliography
- Fujishima Kōichi (藤島広一). "Meiki no sekkeisha" (名機の設計者, Designers of famous cameras). Kamera Rebyū: Kurashikku Kamera Senka (カメラレビュー クラシックカメラ専科) / Camera Review: All about Historical Cameras no.4, March 1984. No ISBN number. Meiki no keifu (名機の系譜, special issue on famous camera families). Pp.86–90.
- Photo Art no.20, January 1951. "Kokusan kamera no kentō" (国産カメラの検討, Inquiry on Japanese cameras). Pp.36–40.
Links
- Extract of Kamera to renzu no jiten (カメラとレンズの事典, Dictionary of cameras and lenses) written by Otagi Michifusa, reproduced in the website of the magazine Nippon Camera with a short biographical notice (web archive version, January 18, 2006, the character encoding is Shift_JIS)
