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'''Taisei Kōki''' (大成光機) is a Japanese camera maker that was active after World War II.
 
'''Taisei Kōki''' (大成光機) is a Japanese camera maker that was active after World War II.
  
It is probably related to [[Fuji Kōgaku]]. Various Japanese websites<REF> [http://www.mediajoy.com/en/cla_came/welmy/index.html This page of the Mediajoy Guide to Classic Cameras], [http://minosan05.cocolog-nifty.com/syasin/2006/01/post_4773.html this page at Minosan's blog] and [http://www3.kiy.jp/~daddy/WELMY6.html this page at Puppy's Island]. </REF> say that Fuji Kōgaku changed its name to Taisei Kōki after the war, but [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/LYRA_PIC.htm this page at Japan Family Camera] more precisely says that Fuji Kōgaku was split in two parts after the war: Taisei Kōki and [[Katsuma|Katsuma Kōgaku]]. This cannot be exact because there are earlier records of the existence of Katsuma, but Katsuma could have bought the Lyra brand name and other assets to Fuji Kōgaku after the war, while the rest of the company became Taisei Kōki.
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The three companies [[Fuji Kōgaku]], [[Katsuma|Katsuma Kōgaku]] and Taisei Kōki are probably related. All three used the Terionar lens name, and all three have similar logos, showing a cemented doublet lens scheme, with a protuberance on top of the logo, maybe an allusion to the Mount Fuji. In the case of Taisei Kōki, the logo used on the Welmy range is written ''TAISEI WELMY''.
  
Indeed the logo used on the Welmy range is very similar to the Fuji Kōgaku logo: the words ''TAISEI WELMY'' are written in a cemented doublet lens design with a protuberance on top, that was an allusion to the Mount Fuji on the Fujikō logo. Taisei Kōki also used the Terionar brand name on some lenses, a brand name that was already used by Fuji Kōgaku.
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Various Japanese websites<REF> [http://www.mediajoy.com/en/cla_came/welmy/index.html This page of the Mediajoy Guide to Classic Cameras], [http://minosan05.cocolog-nifty.com/syasin/2006/01/post_4773.html this page at Minosan's blog] and [http://www3.kiy.jp/~daddy/WELMY6.html this page at Puppy's Island]. </REF> say that Fuji Kōgaku became Taisei Kōki, but [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/LYRA_PIC.htm this page at Japan Family Camera] more precisely says that the company was split in two parts: Taisei Kōki and [[Katsuma|Katsuma Kōgaku]], with the latter one keeping the Lyra brand name (Fuji Kōgaku and Katsuma both used the brand name Lyra on various cameras). However there are records of Katsuma Kōgaku dated as early as 1932 (it contributed to found the [[Topcon|Tōkyō Kōgaku]] company, later Topcon), so this cannot be completely accurate.
  
 
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Revision as of 18:52, 26 July 2006

Taisei Kōki (大成光機) is a Japanese camera maker that was active after World War II.

The three companies Fuji Kōgaku, Katsuma Kōgaku and Taisei Kōki are probably related. All three used the Terionar lens name, and all three have similar logos, showing a cemented doublet lens scheme, with a protuberance on top of the logo, maybe an allusion to the Mount Fuji. In the case of Taisei Kōki, the logo used on the Welmy range is written TAISEI WELMY.

Various Japanese websites[1] say that Fuji Kōgaku became Taisei Kōki, but this page at Japan Family Camera more precisely says that the company was split in two parts: Taisei Kōki and Katsuma Kōgaku, with the latter one keeping the Lyra brand name (Fuji Kōgaku and Katsuma both used the brand name Lyra on various cameras). However there are records of Katsuma Kōgaku dated as early as 1932 (it contributed to found the Tōkyō Kōgaku company, later Topcon), so this cannot be completely accurate.

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