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| − | '''Tōyō Seiki Kōgaku''' (東洋精機光学) was a Japanese camera maker of the 1950s. | + | '''Tōyō Seiki Kōgaku''' (東洋精機光学, meaning "oriental precision optics") was a Japanese camera maker of the 1950s. |
| − | The company name | + | The company made the [[Princeflex]] TLR, as indicated by advertisements dated September 1953 and September 1954,<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp. 176–7. </REF> and by the camera markings. It also made the [[Elbowflex]] TLR and [[Elbow Six]] folder, as indicated by an advertisement dated April 1955.<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 121. </REF> However the latter two cameras were advertised in September 1955 as made by [[Cosmo|Cosmo Camera Seisakusho]].<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp. 121 and 136. </REF> It thus seems that Tōyō Seiki Kōgaku changed its name to Cosmo Camera Seisakusho in mid-1955, perhaps after the Cosmo name was made available by the demise of [[Alfa Camera|Alfa Camera Seisakusho]], maker of the [[Cosmoflex]]. |
| − | It may have been the same as Tōyō Seiki (東洋精機), which made the Easternflex; Tōyō Kōki (東洋光機), which made the Elegaflex; and Tōyō Kōgaku (東洋光学) which made the Elizaflex.< | + | Tōyō Seiki Kōgaku may also have made the [[TSK]] shutter. It may have been the same as Tōyō Seiki (東洋精機), which made the Easternflex; Tōyō Kōki (東洋光機), which made the Elegaflex; and Tōyō Kōgaku (東洋光学) which made the Elizaflex.<REF> These manufacturers are named by Kanno, p. 116; he does not speculate on their interrelationships. Tōyō Seiki (東洋精機) is also given by {{Kokusan}}, p. 346, for the Easternflex. </REF> One source says that it is the same as [[Toyo Seiko]] which made the [[Camel, Comex, Kikuca 35 and Rolex 35|Rolex 35 III]] but this is perhaps a wrong guess.<REF> [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rd2h-ari/NAZO_ROLEX35.htm This page at Japan Family Camera]. </REF> |
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Source and further reading == | == Source and further reading == | ||
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* Kanno Tsunetoshi (管野経敏). "A kara Z no kokusan niganrefu" (AからZの国産二眼レフ, Japanese TLRs from A to Z). In ''Miryoku saihakken: Nigan refu: Firumu kamera ha e no messēji'' (魅力再発見・二眼レフ：フィルムカメラ派へのメッセージ, Fascination rediscovery: TLRs: A message to film cameras). Tokyo: Shashinkogyo Syuppansha,<!-- Yes, this is how the company writes its name. --> 2006. | * Kanno Tsunetoshi (管野経敏). "A kara Z no kokusan niganrefu" (AからZの国産二眼レフ, Japanese TLRs from A to Z). In ''Miryoku saihakken: Nigan refu: Firumu kamera ha e no messēji'' (魅力再発見・二眼レフ：フィルムカメラ派へのメッセージ, Fascination rediscovery: TLRs: A message to film cameras). Tokyo: Shashinkogyo Syuppansha,<!-- Yes, this is how the company writes its name. --> 2006. | ||
[[Category: Japanese camera makers|Toyo Seiki Kogaku]] | [[Category: Japanese camera makers|Toyo Seiki Kogaku]] | ||
Revision as of 18:38, 19 May 2007
Tōyō Seiki Kōgaku (東洋精機光学, meaning "oriental precision optics") was a Japanese camera maker of the 1950s.
The company made the Princeflex TLR, as indicated by advertisements dated September 1953 and September 1954,[1] and by the camera markings. It also made the Elbowflex TLR and Elbow Six folder, as indicated by an advertisement dated April 1955.[2] However the latter two cameras were advertised in September 1955 as made by Cosmo Camera Seisakusho.[3] It thus seems that Tōyō Seiki Kōgaku changed its name to Cosmo Camera Seisakusho in mid-1955, perhaps after the Cosmo name was made available by the demise of Alfa Camera Seisakusho, maker of the Cosmoflex.
Tōyō Seiki Kōgaku may also have made the TSK shutter. It may have been the same as Tōyō Seiki (東洋精機), which made the Easternflex; Tōyō Kōki (東洋光機), which made the Elegaflex; and Tōyō Kōgaku (東洋光学) which made the Elizaflex.[4] One source says that it is the same as Toyo Seiko which made the Rolex 35 III but this is perhaps a wrong guess.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp. 176–7.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 121.
- ↑ Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp. 121 and 136.
- ↑ These manufacturers are named by Kanno, p. 116; he does not speculate on their interrelationships. Tōyō Seiki (東洋精機) is also given by Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 346, for the Easternflex.
- ↑ This page at Japan Family Camera.
Source and further reading
- 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.
- Kanno Tsunetoshi (管野経敏). "A kara Z no kokusan niganrefu" (AからZの国産二眼レフ, Japanese TLRs from A to Z). In Miryoku saihakken: Nigan refu: Firumu kamera ha e no messēji (魅力再発見・二眼レフ：フィルムカメラ派へのメッセージ, Fascination rediscovery: TLRs: A message to film cameras). Tokyo: Shashinkogyo Syuppansha, 2006.
