WIPA
WIPA was perhaps the acronym of a Japanese lens maker. The name WIPA NIPPON and a WIPA logo 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°13129).[1] 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
- ↑ Lens offered as lot no.736 of Westlicht auction no.6 and as lot no.858 of Westlicht auction no.15.
Links
In English:
- Yamat-Anastigmat 21cm f/4.5: lot no.736 of auction no.6 (November 6, 2004) and lot no.858 of auction no.15 (May 23, 2009) by Westlicht
