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'''Sanei Sangyō K.K.''' (三栄産業{{kabu}}) was a Japanese camera maker. It made cameras under the Samoca brand from 1952. It was renamed to '''Samoca Camera K.K.''' (サモかカメラ{{kabu}}, Samoca Camera Co., Ltd.) in 1955.<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.139, show "Sanei Sangyō" in February 1955 and "Samoca Camera" in May 1955. </REF> Samoca cameras and accessories were distributed by [[Hattori|Hattori Tokei-ten]] at least until 1956.<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.139 and 252. </REF> The company was perhaps renamed '''Sanei Sangyō''' again in 1958,<REF> Attribution of the Samoca cameras in {{Kokusan}}, p.388. </REF> and Samoca cameras are known at least until 1962.

The logo of the company consisted of ''AAA'' forming a triangle; the three "A" are certainly inspired by the company name "Sanei", which can be phonetically understood as "three A" in Japanese.

== Camera list ==
=== 35mm viewfinder ===
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|| ''Samoca 35 II viewfinder model.''
|| ''Samoca 35 rangefinder model.''
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| colspan=2 | <small>Pictures by {{image author|Steve Chatfield}}</small> {{non-commercial}}
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* [[Samoca 35]]
* [[Samoca 35 II]]
* [[Samoca 35 III]]
* [[Samoca 35 IV]]
* [[Samoca 35 V]]
* [[Samoca 35 EM]]
* [[Samoca 35 J]]
* [[Samoca Flash 35EE]]
* [[Samoca Winderflash EE]]
* [[Samoca Winderflash EES]]

=== 35mm rangefinder ===
* [[Super Samoca 35]]
* [[Samoca 28 X and 35 X]]
* [[Samoca 35 L]]
* [[Samoca 35 LE]]
* [[Samoca 35 LD]]
* [[Samoca LE-II|Samoca 35 LE-II]]
* [[Samoca 35 M-28]]
* [[Samoca 35 M-35]]
* [[Samoca MR]]
*   Samoca EE 28

=== 35mm TLR ===
* [[Samocaflex 35|Samocaflex 35 and Samocaflex 35 II]]

== Accessories ==
* [[Samoca light meters]]
* Samoca flash guns
* Samoca tripod
* Romanslide slide projectors:
** Romanslide Z, released in 1955,<REF> The Romanslide Z is announced as a new model in the advertisement on p.124 of {{FAR}} no.80, June 1955. </REF> sold at ¥4,900 in 1955–6<REF name="Romanslide ads"> Advertisement on p.124 of {{FAR}} no.80, June 1955, and advertisement in {{SK}} April 1956, p.237. </REF>
** Romanslide R-35, sold at ¥8,000 in 1955–6<REF name="Romanslide ads" />
** Romanslide PB-300, sold at ¥12,500 in 1955–6<REF name="Romanslide ads" />
** Romanslide FG-500, for 6×6cm and 4×4cm<REF> Example observed in an online auction. </REF>

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|| '' {{FAR}} no.80, June 1955.''
|| '' {{SK}} April 1956.''
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| colspan=2 | ''Advertisements showing Samoca accessories. {{with permission}}''
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== Notes ==
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== Bibliography ==
* {{Showa10}}
* {{FAR80}} Advertisement by [[Hattori|Hattori Tokei-ten]] on p.124.
* {{SK}} April 1956. Advertisement by [[Hattori|Hattori Tokei-ten]] on p.237.

== Links ==
In English:
* [http://shutterbug.com/equipmentreviews/classic_historical/0207classic/ Samoca 35 LE], article in the February 2007 issue of [http://shutterbug.com/ Shutterbug]
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/other_manuals.htm Listing of Samoca cameras] at orphancameras.com
* [https://cameracollector.net/samoca-camera-list/ Samoca camera detailed list] at [https://cameracollector.net/ cameracollector.net]
In Japanese:
* [http://shima3.fc2web.com/oldcameras.html Samoca 35] at [http://shima3.fc2web.com/ Shimamura Hideki's website]
In French:
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/liste9_imagettes.php#Samoca Camera] at www.collection-appareils.fr
* [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/851 Samoca page] at [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/ Collection G. Even's site]

[[Category: Japanese camera makers]]
[[Category: Meter makers]]
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