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The '''Royal Camera Company''' was a 1950s camera manufacturer. It was established in Tokyo. It produced well-made rangefinders with central shutters. The company logo was a crowned shield with the letter R and C in it. On the earlier models, it was engraved in the accessory (cold)shoe
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The '''Royal Camera Company''' was a 1950s camera manufacturer. It was established in Tokyo. It produced well-made rangefinders with central shutters. A 1955 model, the 35 S, had an interchangable lens bayonet but only one lens, a 50mm/f2.8, was produced for the mount. The company logo was a crowned shield with the letter R and C in it. On the earlier models it was engraved in the accessory cold shoe. On later models the logo was embossed into the leatherette on the left front panel.
  
  
 
== camera models ==
 
== camera models ==
 
* [[Royal 35]]
 
* [[Royal 35]]
* [[Royal 35M]] (export version: [[Ogikon 35E]])
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* [[Royal 35M]] (export versions: [[Ogikon 35E]] and Wirgin 19E)
 
* [[Royal 35LE]]
 
* [[Royal 35LE]]
  

Revision as of 18:19, 30 November 2008

The Royal Camera Company was a 1950s camera manufacturer. It was established in Tokyo. It produced well-made rangefinders with central shutters. A 1955 model, the 35 S, had an interchangable lens bayonet but only one lens, a 50mm/f2.8, was produced for the mount. The company logo was a crowned shield with the letter R and C in it. On the earlier models it was engraved in the accessory cold shoe. On later models the logo was embossed into the leatherette on the left front panel.


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