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'''Union Kōgaku K.K.''' (ユニオン光学株式会社) is a Japanese company that made the [[Union Semi]] in 1953&ndash;4, possibly a rebadged [[Zenobia]]. According to a 1953 advertisement<REF> {{Showa10ad|Union Semi|975|May 1953|Asahi Camera}} </REF>, Union Kōgaku was a microscope maker and the Union Semi was its first camera. It seems that no other followed.
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__NOTOC__'''Union Kōgaku K.K.''' (ユニオン光学株式会社) was a Japanese company that sold the [[Union Semi]] in 1953&ndash;4 (a rebadged [[Zenobia]]) and perhaps the [[Semi Crystar|Union Model U]] at an unknown date. According to a 1953 advertisement,<REF> Advertisement dated May 1953 reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;202. </REF> Union Kōgaku was a microscope maker and the Union Semi was its first camera.
  
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A company with the same name still (2007) exists and makes microscopes and other optical devices. It was founded in 1991, but it is a subsidiary of a company called Union Holdings K.K. (ユニオンホールディングス株式会社) founded in 1948.<REF> [http://www.union.co.jp/en/union_enkaku.php Company history of Union Kōgaku] and [http://www.union.co.jp/en/union_gaiyou.php Company profile of Union Holdings]. </REF>
* [[Union Semi|Union Semi or Union C-II]]
 
  
== Printed bibliography ==
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== Camera list ==
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* [[Union Semi|Union Semi or Union C-II]] (4.5&times;6 folder)
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* [[Semi Crystar|Union Model U]] (4.5&times;6 folder)
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== Lens list ==
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The [[Easternflex]] TLR was announced with Unicor<REF> Name inferred from the ''katakana'' ユニコール. </REF> 75/3.5 four-element lenses made by Union Kōgaku.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;346 (item 381). </REF>
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== Notes ==
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== Bibliography ==
 
* {{Showa10}} Item 975.
 
* {{Showa10}} Item 975.
  
[[Category: Camera makers]]
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== Links ==
[[Category: Japanese companies]]
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* [http://www.union.co.jp/en/gaiyou.php Profile page] of the [http://www.union.co.jp/ official website of Union Kōgaku] (in Japanese)
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[[Category: Japanese camera makers]]
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[[Category: Japanese lens makers]]

Latest revision as of 05:30, 28 June 2017

Union Kōgaku K.K. (ユニオン光学株式会社) was a Japanese company that sold the Union Semi in 1953–4 (a rebadged Zenobia) and perhaps the Union Model U at an unknown date. According to a 1953 advertisement,[1] Union Kōgaku was a microscope maker and the Union Semi was its first camera.

A company with the same name still (2007) exists and makes microscopes and other optical devices. It was founded in 1991, but it is a subsidiary of a company called Union Holdings K.K. (ユニオンホールディングス株式会社) founded in 1948.[2]

Camera list

Lens list

The Easternflex TLR was announced with Unicor[3] 75/3.5 four-element lenses made by Union Kōgaku.[4]

Notes

  1. Advertisement dated May 1953 reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 202.
  2. Company history of Union Kōgaku and Company profile of Union Holdings.
  3. Name inferred from the katakana ユニコール.
  4. Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 346 (item 381).

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