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The '''Royal Camera Company''', Daiou Shashin Kōgaku or DSK, was a 1950s camera manufacturer established in Tokyo, Japan. As well as producing and exporting cameras under its own company label, it had ties locally through Ogino exporting, [[Wirgin]] in Europe and [[Brumberger]] in America. It produced well-made [[rangefinder camera|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. On later models the logo was embossed into the leatherette on the left front panel.
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The '''Royal Camera Company''', Daiou Shashin Kōgaku or DSK, was a 1950's camera manufacturer established in Tokyo, Japan. As well as producing and exporting cameras under its own company label, it had ties locally through [[Ogikon 35E|Ogino]] exporting and I S Photo of Japan, [[Hanimex]] in Australia, [[Wirgin]] in Europe, [[Brumberger]] and [[Mansfield Skylark|Mansfield Industries]] in America. It produced well-made [[rangefinder camera|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. On later models the logo was embossed into the leatherette on the left front panel.
  
== Camera models ==
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The company disappeared during the unregulated expansion of Japanese photographic industry prior to 1959.
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== Royal Camera Company models ==
 
* 1955 [[Royal 35]] or 35 S
 
* 1955 [[Royal 35]] or 35 S
* 1957 [[Royal 35M]] (export versions: [[Ogikon 35E]] and Wirgin 19E)
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* 1957 [[Royal 35M]]
 
* 1957 [[Royal 35LE]]
 
* 1957 [[Royal 35LE]]
* 1957 [[Royal 35p|Royal 35P]] (clones: Brumberger 35 and Hanimex Holiday II)
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* 1957 [[Royal 35p|Royal 35P]]
 
 
== Sources ==
 
  
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Royal Camera also rebadged its cameras for sale by the other distributors mentioned above.
  
  
 
[[Category: Japanese camera makers]]
 
[[Category: Japanese camera makers]]
 
[[Category: Nobility]]
 
[[Category: Nobility]]

Revision as of 16:07, 4 December 2010

The Royal Camera Company, Daiou Shashin Kōgaku or DSK, was a 1950's camera manufacturer established in Tokyo, Japan. As well as producing and exporting cameras under its own company label, it had ties locally through Ogino exporting and I S Photo of Japan, Hanimex in Australia, Wirgin in Europe, Brumberger and Mansfield Industries in America. 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. On later models the logo was embossed into the leatherette on the left front panel.

The company disappeared during the unregulated expansion of Japanese photographic industry prior to 1959.

Royal Camera Company models

Royal Camera also rebadged its cameras for sale by the other distributors mentioned above.