Tanack 35 to IV-S

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The Tanack are Japanese Leica copies, made from late 1952 by Tanaka Kōgaku. This article treats the main series of Tanack cameras, from the original Tanack 35 to the Tanack IV-S, whose design is very close to that of the Leica. The company made later attempts at producing more advanced rangefinder cameras: the Tanack SD, inspired by the Nikon S2, and the Tanack V3 and VP, closer to contemporary Canon models.

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. Items 585–8.
• Awano Mikio (粟野幹男). "Kokusan Barunakku-gata kamera: Tanakku" (国産バルナック型カメラ・タナック, Japanese Leica-type cameras: Tanack). In Kamera Rebyū: Kurashikku Kamera Senka (カメラレビュー クラシックカメラ専科) / Camera Review: All about Historical Cameras no.37, March 1996. No ISBN number. Leica Book '96 (ライカブック'96). Pp.52–5.
• HPR. Leica Copies. London: Classic Collection Publications, 1994. ISBN 1-874485-05-4. Pp.291–8.
• Kawamura Yukimasa (川村幸正). "Tanakku IV-S" (タナックIV-S, Tanack IV-S). In Kamera Rebyū: Kurashikku Kamera Senka (カメラレビュー クラシックカメラ専科) / Camera Review: All about Historical Cameras no.45, March 1998. ISBN 4-257-13014-8. Sekai no Raika-gata kamera (世界のライカ型カメラ, Leica-like cameras of the world). Pp.22–3.
• Lewis, Gordon, ed. The History of the Japanese Camera. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. ISBN 0-935398-17-1 (paper), 0-935398-16-3 (hard). Pp.84 and 88.
• McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). Pp.913–4.
• Pont, P.-H., and Princelle, J.-L. 300 Leica Copies. Neuilly: Fotosaga, 1990. ISBN 2-906840-03-3. Pp.246–9.
• Sugiyama, Kōichi (杉山浩一); Naoi, Hiroaki (直井浩明); Bullock, John R. The Collector's Guide to Japanese Cameras. 国産カメラ図鑑 (Kokusan kamera zukan). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1985. ISBN 4-257-03187-5. Items 3763–7.

Links

General links

In English:

• Tanack IIC, Tanack IIIF, Tanack IIIS, Tanack IV-S and Tanack family at Ian Norris' Prime Lens
• Tanack IV-S in the Leitz collection and optical museum
• Tanack IV-S among copies of the Leica III at Massimo Bertacchi's Innovative Cameras
• Tanack IV-S in Rick Soloway's Flickr gallery

In French:

• Tanack IV-S in Patrick Badaire's Photo Minolta

In Japanese:

• Tanack IIIF at World Leica Copies
• Tanack IV-S and Tanar 5cm f/2.8 at Koujiya's blog
• Tanack IV-S at Clacamera
• Tanack IV-S at Nagoya's Camera Club

User manuals

• User manual of the Tanack IV-S in pdf format in Patrick Badaire's Photo Minolta
• User manual of the Tanack IV-S in Stephen @ Lee's Flickr gallery

Past auction sales

• Past sales by Westlicht:
  • Tanack IIIS with Tanar 50mm f/3.5: lot no.425 of auction no.14 (November 30, 2008)
  • Tanack IV-S, body only: lot no.406 of auction no.9 (May 20, 2006)
  • Tanack IV-S with Tanar 50mm f/2.8: lot no.356 of auction no.7 (May 21, 2005)
  • Tanack IV-S with Tanar 5cm f/2: lot no.259 of auction no.10 (November 18, 2006)
  • Tanack IV-S with Tanar 5cm f/2: lot no.337 of auction no.12 (November 17, 2007)
• Past sales by Christies:
  • Tanack 35: lot no.125 of the Sep. 17, 2002 sale
  • many Tanack IV-S, searchable in the past auction database of the Christies website
• Past sales by Auction Team Breker:
  • Tanack IV-S with Tanar 5cm f/2: lot no.273 and lot no.274 of the March 25, 2006 auction
  • Tanack IV-S with Tanar 5cm f/2: lot no.455 of the September 30, 2006 auction
• Tanack IV-S with Tanar 5cm f/2: lot no.250 of the August 23, 2008 auction by Skinner
• Tanack IV-S with Tanar 5cm f/2: lot no.5 of the May 6, 2006 auction by Tamarkin