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| − | '''Umemoto Seisakusho''' (梅本製作所, | + | '''Umemoto Seisakusho''' (梅本製作所, i.e. Umemoto Works) is a Japanese company, founded in 1935 by Umemoto Kinzaburō (梅本金三郎), after the retailer [[Kiko-Do|Kikō-Dō]] (暿光堂) asked him to set up a camera plant. |
| − | It first made | + | It first made folding cameras, among them the Makinette 6 (マキネット6) in 1936. Then it made the [[Super Flex Baby]] 4x4 [[SLR]] from 1938. All these cameras were distributed by Kikō-Dō. It is not known if the company produced more cameras after the war. |
| − | The company still exists | + | The company still exists. Today it makes photography-related parts, like tripod heads for Kenko. |
[[Category: Camera makers]] | [[Category: Camera makers]] | ||
[[Category: Japanese companies]] | [[Category: Japanese companies]] | ||
Revision as of 11:50, 4 June 2006
Umemoto Seisakusho (梅本製作所, i.e. Umemoto Works) is a Japanese company, founded in 1935 by Umemoto Kinzaburō (梅本金三郎), after the retailer Kikō-Dō (暿光堂) asked him to set up a camera plant.
It first made folding cameras, among them the Makinette 6 (マキネット6) in 1936. Then it made the Super Flex Baby 4x4 SLR from 1938. All these cameras were distributed by Kikō-Dō. It is not known if the company produced more cameras after the war.
The company still exists. Today it makes photography-related parts, like tripod heads for Kenko.
