Teleca
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 and sold as the Teleca 240. Two almost identical binocular cameras are the Nicnon and the Telflex.
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:
- 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)
In Japanese:
- Teleca among Binocular cameras at the JCII Camera Museum
