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| − | '''Tachihara Camera Works''' (タチハラ写真機製作所) was a Japanese camera manufacturer based in Kita-ku, Tokyo. <ref> Company address: Tachihara Camera Works Toshima Chome 3-17-8, Kita-ku, Tokyo </ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130927104529/http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp:80/~tachi-ss/sub1.html Company website] archived at Internet Archive: last archive version with any content is in 2013, which may be a guide to when the company stopped making cameras.</ref>. They made moderately priced high quality field cameras. The cameras allow a great range of lens board movements as well as image plane movements. They offered cameras in 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, and 11x14 inch sizes, and in cherry wood either natural-colour or 'rose-mahogany'-varnished, or black-painted, and with brass fittings, plated in either bright gold-colour or chrome. Double- and triple-extension models were offered, and a 'super-wide' model with short extension and bellows. | + | '''Tachihara Camera Works''' (タチハラ写真機製作所) was a Japanese camera manufacturer based in Kita-ku, Tokyo until at least 2013. <ref> Company address: Tachihara Camera Works Toshima Chome 3-17-8, Kita-ku, Tokyo </ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130927104529/http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp:80/~tachi-ss/sub1.html Company website] archived at Internet Archive: last archive version with any content is in 2013, which may be a guide to when the company stopped making cameras.</ref>. They made moderately priced high quality traditional field cameras. The cameras allow a great range of lens board movements as well as image plane movements. They offered cameras in 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, and 11x14 inch sizes, and in cherry wood, either natural-colour or 'rose-mahogany'-varnished, or black-painted, and with brass fittings, plated in either bright gold-colour or chrome. Double- and triple-extension models were offered, and a 'super-wide' model with short extension and bellows. |
The Tachihara cameras were also sold by [[Zone VI]]. | The Tachihara cameras were also sold by [[Zone VI]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:46, 17 September 2022
Tachihara Camera Works (タチハラ写真機製作所) was a Japanese camera manufacturer based in Kita-ku, Tokyo until at least 2013. [1][2]. They made moderately priced high quality traditional field cameras. The cameras allow a great range of lens board movements as well as image plane movements. They offered cameras in 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, and 11x14 inch sizes, and in cherry wood, either natural-colour or 'rose-mahogany'-varnished, or black-painted, and with brass fittings, plated in either bright gold-colour or chrome. Double- and triple-extension models were offered, and a 'super-wide' model with short extension and bellows.
The Tachihara cameras were also sold by Zone VI.
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| Tachihara Fiel stand 45II Handy View 4521 image by Tsutomu Otsuka (Image rights) |
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| Tachihara with Linhof lens board image by Tony Roman (Image rights) |
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| another Tachihara image by Mike Fiction (Image rights) |
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| image by spiggycat (Image rights) |
Notes
- ↑ Company address: Tachihara Camera Works Toshima Chome 3-17-8, Kita-ku, Tokyo
- ↑ Company website archived at Internet Archive: last archive version with any content is in 2013, which may be a guide to when the company stopped making cameras.
