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| − | '''WIPA''' was perhaps the acronym of a Japanese lens maker. The name ''WIPA NIPPON'' and a ''WIPA'' logo<ref>A triplet lens with the letters WIPA in the central element.</ref> appear on a Yamat-[[Anastigmat]] 21cm f/4.5 barrel lens for [[large format]] cameras (engraved ''YAMAT–Anastigmat 1:4.5 F=21cm WIPA NIPPON N°13xxx'').<REF>The known lenses follow the serial number pattern 13xxx, possibly a reference to Showa 13 (=1938). | + | '''WIPA''' was perhaps the acronym of a Japanese lens maker. The name ''WIPA NIPPON'' and a ''WIPA'' logo<ref>A triplet lens with the letters WIPA in the central element.</ref> appear on |
| − | + | * Yamat-[[Anastigmat]] 18cm f/4.5 barrel lens for [[large format]] cameras (engraved ''YAMAT–Anastigmat 1:4.5 F=18cm WIPA NIPPON [unreadable]'').<ref>Seen in a Japanese on-line auction as a single lens (February 2012)</ref> | |
| − | [ | + | * Yamat-[[Anastigmat]] 21cm f/4.5 barrel lens for [[large format]] cameras (engraved ''YAMAT–Anastigmat 1:4.5 F=21cm WIPA NIPPON N°13xxx'').<REF>The known lenses follow the serial number pattern 13xxx, possibly a reference to Showa 13 (=1938). Documented examples are: |
| − | [ | + | * [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/WIPA-NIPPON-4.5-21cm-YAMAT-Anastigmat/AI-6-24007 Lens sn 13129], offered for sale as lot no.736 of the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-6/ sixth Westlicht Photographica Auction] (November 2004), and [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/WIPA-NIPPON-4.5-21cm-YAMAT-Anastigmat/AI-15-18799 the same lens] sold as lot no.858 of the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-15/ fifteenth Westlicht auction] (May 2009). |
| − | + | * Lens sn 13135, seen in a Japanese on-line auction (July 2017) . | |
| + | * Lens sn 13185, seen in a Japanese on-line auction (May 2012) and mounted to a [[Asanuma]] Field Camera .</REF> | ||
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The name "Yamat" is certainly a peculiar romanization of ''Yamato'' (やまと or 大和), one of the numerous words meaning "Japan", perhaps playing with the "mat" termination of "Anastigmat". | The name "Yamat" is certainly a peculiar romanization of ''Yamato'' (やまと or 大和), one of the numerous words meaning "Japan", perhaps playing with the "mat" termination of "Anastigmat". | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[Category: Japanese lens makers]] | [[Category: Japanese lens makers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:43, 7 February 2024
WIPA was perhaps the acronym of a Japanese lens maker. The name WIPA NIPPON and a WIPA logo[1] appear on
- Yamat-Anastigmat 18cm f/4.5 barrel lens for large format cameras (engraved YAMAT–Anastigmat 1:4.5 F=18cm WIPA NIPPON [unreadable]).[2]
- Yamat-Anastigmat 21cm f/4.5 barrel lens for large format cameras (engraved YAMAT–Anastigmat 1:4.5 F=21cm WIPA NIPPON N°13xxx).[3]
The name "Yamat" is certainly a peculiar romanization of Yamato (やまと or 大和), one of the numerous words meaning "Japan", perhaps playing with the "mat" termination of "Anastigmat".
Notes
- ↑ A triplet lens with the letters WIPA in the central element.
- ↑ Seen in a Japanese on-line auction as a single lens (February 2012)
- ↑ The known lenses follow the serial number pattern 13xxx, possibly a reference to Showa 13 (=1938). Documented examples are:
- Lens sn 13129, offered for sale as lot no.736 of the sixth Westlicht Photographica Auction (November 2004), and the same lens sold as lot no.858 of the fifteenth Westlicht auction (May 2009).
- Lens sn 13135, seen in a Japanese on-line auction (July 2017) .
- Lens sn 13185, seen in a Japanese on-line auction (May 2012) and mounted to a Asanuma Field Camera .
