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'''Yamagata Kikai''' was a Japanese company, said to be affiliated with [[Nikon|Nippon Kōgaku]].<REF> Lewis, p.&nbsp;79. </REF> It made the [[Semi Oscon]] 4.5&times;6 folder with lenses provided by [[Topcon|Tōkyō Kōgaku]]. This camera was distributed by [[Ōsawa Shōkai]] like other [[Topcon|Tōkyō Kōgaku]] cameras.
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'''Yamagata Kikai''' was a Japanese company, said to be affiliated with [[Nikon|Nippon Kōgaku]].<REF> Lewis, p.&nbsp;79. </REF> It made the [[Semi Oscon]] 4.5&times;6 folder, distributed by [[Ōsawa Shōkai]] in 1953 and 1954, with lenses provided by [[Topcon|Tōkyō Kōgaku]]. Yamagata ceased activity after the production of this camera.<REF> Lewis, p.&nbsp;79. </REF>
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==

Revision as of 17:58, 7 October 2006

Yamagata Kikai was a Japanese company, said to be affiliated with Nippon Kōgaku.[1] It made the Semi Oscon 4.5×6 folder, distributed by Ōsawa Shōkai in 1953 and 1954, with lenses provided by Tōkyō Kōgaku. Yamagata ceased activity after the production of this camera.[2]

Notes

  1. Lewis, p. 79.
  2. Lewis, p. 79.

Bibliography

  • Lewis, Gordon, ed. The History of the Japanese Camera. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. ISBN 0-935398-17-1 (paper), 0-935398-16-3 (hard). P. 79.