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The '''Tianjin Camera Factory''' was a camera factory in [[China]]. The factory was founded in the late 1950s<ref>Flickr member Jun Peng states the factory was founded in 1958, by eight existing workshops which up to then made wooden cameras; in [https://www.flickr.com/groups/camerareview/discuss/72157620838317008/ this discussion about the Easter TLR camera]</ref><ref>Collector Wang Guosheng stated in an article in People's Daily that the July First was made in 1956, in which case the factory must have been in existence by then: [http://en.people.cn/102774/8365454.html An antique camera collector in Tianjin] at [http://en.people.cn/index.html People's Daily Online].</ref> | The '''Tianjin Camera Factory''' was a camera factory in [[China]]. The factory was founded in the late 1950s<ref>Flickr member Jun Peng states the factory was founded in 1958, by eight existing workshops which up to then made wooden cameras; in [https://www.flickr.com/groups/camerareview/discuss/72157620838317008/ this discussion about the Easter TLR camera]</ref><ref>Collector Wang Guosheng stated in an article in People's Daily that the July First was made in 1956, in which case the factory must have been in existence by then: [http://en.people.cn/102774/8365454.html An antique camera collector in Tianjin] at [http://en.people.cn/index.html People's Daily Online].</ref> | ||
| − | The factory's first camera was the [[July First]] (Qiyi), a folding camera copied from a Mamiya Six. Only 40 examples were made. It is often described as 'the first camera of the New China'; however, the Beijing Dala Precision Machinery Factory had already made a trial number of [[Zorki]] copies in 1955.<ref name=digi163>Web article [http://digi.163.com/special/chinese_old_camera/ Chinese old cameras] at [http://digi.163.com/ digi.163.com]</ref> | + | The factory's first camera was the [[July First]] (Qiyi), a folding camera copied from a Mamiya Six. Only 40 examples were made. It is often described as 'the first camera of the New China'; however, the Beijing Dala Precision Machinery Factory had already made a trial number of [[Zorki]] copies in 1955.<ref name=digi163>Web article [http://digi.163.com/special/chinese_old_camera/ Chinese old cameras] at [http://digi.163.com/ digi.163.com] (in Chinese)</ref> |
Tianjin's Chenguang [[SLR]] is a simplified copy of the Russian [[Start]]. The ''Eastar'' cameras may have been the company's only top-sellers with a production of some tens of thousands. | Tianjin's Chenguang [[SLR]] is a simplified copy of the Russian [[Start]]. The ''Eastar'' cameras may have been the company's only top-sellers with a production of some tens of thousands. | ||
| − | It is not clear when the factory stopped working. The | + | It is not clear when the factory stopped working. The Eastar S2 was (according to many websites) made until about 1990. |
Cameras | Cameras | ||
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*[[Eastar]] TLR | *[[Eastar]] TLR | ||
*[[Eastar S2]] 35mm rangefinder | *[[Eastar S2]] 35mm rangefinder | ||
| + | * Eastar S3 35mm rangefinder<ref>[https://museum.xiangshenghang.com/135/EASTAR/459.html Eastar S3] at [https://museum.xiangshenghang.com/index.html Antique Camera Museum] (in Chinese)</ref> | ||
| + | *Eastar EF-35 | ||
| + | *Eastar EF-35 II 35mm compact with fold-down lens cover and a flash<ref>[https://museum.xiangshenghang.com/135/EASTAR/458.html Eastar EF-35 II] at ''Antique Camera Museum'' (in Chinese)</ref> | ||
*Chenguang | *Chenguang | ||
*[[Lanjian Saomiao She Ying Yi 950 SM]], panoramic camera for large roll film | *[[Lanjian Saomiao She Ying Yi 950 SM]], panoramic camera for large roll film | ||
Revision as of 13:39, 10 July 2020
The Tianjin Camera Factory was a camera factory in China. The factory was founded in the late 1950s[1][2] The factory's first camera was the July First (Qiyi), a folding camera copied from a Mamiya Six. Only 40 examples were made. It is often described as 'the first camera of the New China'; however, the Beijing Dala Precision Machinery Factory had already made a trial number of Zorki copies in 1955.[3]
Tianjin's Chenguang SLR is a simplified copy of the Russian Start. The Eastar cameras may have been the company's only top-sellers with a production of some tens of thousands.
It is not clear when the factory stopped working. The Eastar S2 was (according to many websites) made until about 1990.
Cameras
- July First; roll-film folder
- Xing Fu, copy of the Altissa Box
- Xing Fu-2
- Eastar TLR
- Eastar S2 35mm rangefinder
- Eastar S3 35mm rangefinder[4]
- Eastar EF-35
- Eastar EF-35 II 35mm compact with fold-down lens cover and a flash[5]
- Chenguang
- Lanjian Saomiao She Ying Yi 950 SM, panoramic camera for large roll film
Notes
- ↑ Flickr member Jun Peng states the factory was founded in 1958, by eight existing workshops which up to then made wooden cameras; in this discussion about the Easter TLR camera
- ↑ Collector Wang Guosheng stated in an article in People's Daily that the July First was made in 1956, in which case the factory must have been in existence by then: An antique camera collector in Tianjin at People's Daily Online.
- ↑ Web article Chinese old cameras at digi.163.com (in Chinese)
- ↑ Eastar S3 at Antique Camera Museum (in Chinese)
- ↑ Eastar EF-35 II at Antique Camera Museum (in Chinese)
