Samoca
Sanei Sangyō K.K. (三栄産業㈱) 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㈱, Samoca Camera Co., Ltd.) in 1955.[1] The Samoca cameras were distributed by Hattori Tokei-ten at least until 1956.[2] The company was perhaps renamed Sanei Sangyō again in 1958,[3] and Samoca cameras are known at least until 1962.
The logo of the company consisted of AAA inside a triangle; the three "A" are certainly inspired by the company name "Sanei", which can be phonetically understood as "three A" in Japanese.
Contents
Camera list
35mm viewfinder
Samoca 35 II Viewfinder Model. Picture by Cassianius. (Image rights) |
35mm rangefinder
Samoca 35X Rangefinder Model. Picture by Cassianius. (Image rights) |
- Samoca 35 X
- Samoca 35 X LM
- Samoca 35 L
- Samoca 35 LE
- Samoca 35 LE-II
- Samoca 35 M-28
- Samoca 35 M-35
- Samoca M
- Samoca MR
35mm TLR
Accessories
- Lightmeters
- Flashguns
- Tripod
Notes
- ↑ Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.139, show "Sanei Sangyō" in February 1955 and "Samoca Camera" in May 1955.
- ↑ Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.139 and 252.
- ↑ Attribution of the Samoca cameras in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.388.
Bibliography
- 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.
Links
In English:
- Samoca 35 LE, article in the February 2007 issue of Shutterbug
- Listing of Samoca cameras at orphancameras.com
In Japanese:
- Samoca 35 at Shimamura Hideki's website
- Samoca slide projector at Info Bazar
- Samoca cameras at AEI Collectibles
In French:
- Camera at www.collection-appareils.fr