Tōhō Kōgaku
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The company Tōhō Kōgaku (東邦光学) made the 85/2.7 lens mounted on the Orchid 6×6 SLR prototype in 1947.[1] That lens could be converted into a 120/4 tele lens via a converter, and other lenses were reportedly planned for the camera.[1]
The Toho Six 6×6 folder is also attributed to Tōhō Kōgaku (東邦光学),[2] and both the Toho Six and Planet, made in 1952–3, have TOHOKOGAKU on the back. This might be the same company or another one with the same name.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ars Camera January 1947, pp.22–4.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.355 (item 613).
Bibliography
- Ars Camera January 1947. "Mēkā ni kiku: Kokusan kamera no genjō. Nihon Shashin Kōgyō no shin'ei kogata ichigan-refu 'Ōkiddo'." (メーカーに訊く・国産カメラの現状・日本写真工業の新鋭小型一眼レフ”オーキッド”, Asking the makers: Current state of Japanese cameras. The "Orchid", latest small SLR by Nihon Shashin Kōgyō.) Pp.22–4.
- 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.
