Difference between revisions of "Teleca"
m (Corrected Westlicht links/refs; deleted JCII link. The camera is no longer in the kids' feature there) |
Hanskerensky (talk | contribs) (/photos/31319546@N08/51262576996/ added from pool) |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
The '''Teleca''' is binoculars and 16-mm subminiature camera combined, made by the [[Tōkō Shashin]] K.K. (東興写真株式会社) in about 1950. It was also produced under the name '''Cyclops'''. The product was taken over by [[Ricoh]], re-designed and sold as the [[Ricoh Teleca 240|Teleca 240]]. Two other binocular cameras are the [[Nicnon]] and the [[Ricoh Teleca 240|Telflex]]. | The '''Teleca''' is binoculars and 16-mm subminiature camera combined, made by the [[Tōkō Shashin]] K.K. (東興写真株式会社) in about 1950. It was also produced under the name '''Cyclops'''. The product was taken over by [[Ricoh]], re-designed and sold as the [[Ricoh Teleca 240|Teleca 240]]. Two other binocular cameras are the [[Nicnon]] and the [[Ricoh Teleca 240|Telflex]]. | ||
| + | {{Flickr_image | ||
| + | |image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/31319546@N08/51262576996/in/pool-camerawiki/ | ||
| + | |image= https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51262576996_8f77a3a361.jpg | ||
| + | |image_align= left | ||
| + | |image_text= Ricoh Teleca 240 | ||
| + | |image_by= Adrian Gee | ||
| + | |image_rights= with permission | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{br}} | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* {{Showa10}} Item 612. | * {{Showa10}} Item 612. | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 22 June 2021
The Teleca is binoculars and 16-mm subminiature camera combined, made by the Tōkō Shashin K.K. (東興写真株式会社) in about 1950. It was also produced under the name Cyclops. The product was taken over by Ricoh, re-designed and sold as the Teleca 240. Two other binocular cameras are the Nicnon and the Telflex.
|
| Ricoh Teleca 240 image by Adrian Gee (Image rights) |
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. Item 612.
- 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). P.73.
- 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. Item 5146.
Links
In English:
- Toko Cylops & Teleca at submin.com
- Past auctions by Westlicht Photographica Auction (now Leitz Photographica Auction):
- Cyclops, lot no.669 of auction no.7 (May 21, 2005)
- Teleca, with 3.5 cm f/4.5 Telesigmar lens; lot no.619 of auction no.13 (June 7, 2008)
