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| − | '''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 [[ | + | '''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 [[Kikōdō]] asked him to set up a camera plant.<REF> [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Umemoto company history]. </REF> The factory was situated in Tokyo.<REF> The address was Tōkyō-shi Jōtō-ku Kameito-chō<!-- or Kameito-machi? --> 3-chōme 84-banchi (東京市城東区亀戸町三丁目八四番地) according to the [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Umemoto company history]. </REF> |
| − | Before the war, the company made the [[Super Makinet Six]] strut-folder and the [[Super Flex Baby]] 4×4 [[SLR]], that was certainly the first Japanese roll-film SLR. Most cameras made by the company were distributed by | + | Before the war, the company made the [[Super Makinet Six]] strut-folder and the [[Super Flex Baby]] 4×4 [[SLR]], that was certainly the first Japanese roll-film SLR. Most cameras made by the company were distributed by Kikōdō. |
After the war, the company made one last attempt at camera production with the [[Rocky Semi]], but it was not a commercial success. | After the war, the company made one last attempt at camera production with the [[Rocky Semi]], but it was not a commercial success. | ||
Revision as of 17:50, 3 February 2007
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 Kikōdō asked him to set up a camera plant.[1] The factory was situated in Tokyo.[2]
Before the war, the company made the Super Makinet Six strut-folder and the Super Flex Baby 4×4 SLR, that was certainly the first Japanese roll-film SLR. Most cameras made by the company were distributed by Kikōdō.
After the war, the company made one last attempt at camera production with the Rocky Semi, but it was not a commercial success.
The company still exists and makes photography-related parts, like tripod heads for Kenko.
Camera list
- Super Makinet Six 6×6 strut-folder (1936–9)
- Neure Six 6×6 strut-folder (1937)
- Super Flex Baby 4×4 SLR
- Rocky Semi 4.5×6 folder
Notes
- ↑ Umemoto company history.
- ↑ The address was Tōkyō-shi Jōtō-ku Kameito-chō 3-chōme 84-banchi (東京市城東区亀戸町三丁目八四番地) according to the Umemoto company history.
Links
In Japanese:
