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| − | '''Yamamoto Shashinki-ten''' (山本写真機店, meaning Yamamoto Camera Shop) was a Japanese distributor at the end of the 1930s, based in Osaka.<REF> Its address from 1937 to 1939 was Ōsaka-shi Nishi-ku Awaza-nakadōri 1-chōme (大阪市西区阿波座中通一丁目). Source: advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp. | + | '''Yamamoto Shashinki-ten''' (山本写真機店, meaning Yamamoto Camera Shop) was a Japanese distributor at the end of the 1930s, based in Osaka.<REF> Its address from 1937 to 1939 was Ōsaka-shi Nishi-ku Awaza-nakadōri 1-chōme (大阪市西区阿波座中通一丁目). Source: advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.59–60. </REF> It distributed a number of cameras and accessories called Weha, and was certainly the owner of the Weha brand. |
''See also [[Yamamoto Shashinki Kōsakusho]], a camera maker based in Tokyo which is probably not related.'' | ''See also [[Yamamoto Shashinki Kōsakusho]], a camera maker based in Tokyo which is probably not related.'' | ||
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== Weha cameras and accessories == | == Weha cameras and accessories == | ||
<div class="plainlinks floatright" style="text-align: center;">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/470008033/in/pool-camerapedia/ http://farm1.static.flickr.com/196/470008033_6e73227902_t_d.jpg]<br>''Weha Chrome Six''</div> | <div class="plainlinks floatright" style="text-align: center;">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/470008033/in/pool-camerapedia/ http://farm1.static.flickr.com/196/470008033_6e73227902_t_d.jpg]<br>''Weha Chrome Six''</div> | ||
| − | * Weha Light (6.5×9 plate folder)<REF> Mentioned in McKeown, p. 255 (where it is wrongly attributed to [[Ehira]]) and in [http://www.ksmt.com/eos10d/eos_nikki_body5.htm#051210 this page] and [http://www.ksmt.com/eos10d/classic2.htm#17 this page] at [http://www.ksmt.com/ ksmt.com]. </REF> | + | * Weha Light (6.5×9 plate folder)<REF> Mentioned in {{McKeown}}, p. 255 (where it is wrongly attributed to [[Ehira]]) and in [http://www.ksmt.com/eos10d/eos_nikki_body5.htm#051210 this page] and [http://www.ksmt.com/eos10d/classic2.htm#17 this page] at [http://www.ksmt.com/ ksmt.com]. </REF> |
| − | * [[Weha Six]] (6×6 folder) | + | * [[Weha Six]] (6×6 folder made by [[Ehira]]) |
| − | * [[Weha Chrome Six]] (6×6 rangefinder) | + | * [[Weha Chrome Six]] (6×6 rangefinder made by [[Ehira]]) |
| − | * Weha accessory rangefinder, chrome, long base (sold ¥15 in 1936)<REF name="dec36"> [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/L1.jpg | + | * Weha accessory rangefinder, chrome, long base (made by [[Ehira]], sold ¥15 in 1936)<REF name="dec36"> Made by [[Ehira]]: Tanimura, p.33. Price: [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/L1.jpg advertisement] published in ''[[Sunday Mainichi]]'' (December 13, 1936), reproduced in the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]. </REF> |
* Weha accessory rangefinder, black, shorter base (marked ''WEHA'' at the top, sold in a case inscribed ''WEHA Range Finder'')<REF> Observed in an online auction. </REF> | * Weha accessory rangefinder, black, shorter base (marked ''WEHA'' at the top, sold in a case inscribed ''WEHA Range Finder'')<REF> Observed in an online auction. </REF> | ||
* Weha enlarger (1940–1)<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 60. </REF> | * Weha enlarger (1940–1)<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 60. </REF> | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* {{Showa10}} | * {{Showa10}} | ||
| + | * Tanimura Yoshihiko (谷村吉彦). "Ehira Shinjirō no kamera: Ehira Kōki, Uehā kara Eruchina made" (江平信次郎のカメラ・江平光機、ウエハーからエルチナまで, The cameras of Ehira Shinjirō, from the Weha to the Eltina). {{KKS051}} Pp.32–9. | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
Revision as of 23:23, 26 October 2007
Yamamoto Shashinki-ten (山本写真機店, meaning Yamamoto Camera Shop) was a Japanese distributor at the end of the 1930s, based in Osaka.[1] It distributed a number of cameras and accessories called Weha, and was certainly the owner of the Weha brand.
See also Yamamoto Shashinki Kōsakusho, a camera maker based in Tokyo which is probably not related.
Weha cameras and accessories
Weha Chrome Six
- Weha Light (6.5×9 plate folder)[2]
- Weha Six (6×6 folder made by Ehira)
- Weha Chrome Six (6×6 rangefinder made by Ehira)
- Weha accessory rangefinder, chrome, long base (made by Ehira, sold ¥15 in 1936)[3]
- Weha accessory rangefinder, black, shorter base (marked WEHA at the top, sold in a case inscribed WEHA Range Finder)[4]
- Weha enlarger (1940–1)[5]
Other distributed cameras
- Baby Lyra by Fuji Kōgaku (in 1936)[3]
- Semi Lyra by Fuji Kōgaku (in 1936)[3]
- Wester or Semi Wester (4.5×6 folder) by Nishida (authorized dealer for Kansai in 1943)[6]
Notes
- ↑ Its address from 1937 to 1939 was Ōsaka-shi Nishi-ku Awaza-nakadōri 1-chōme (大阪市西区阿波座中通一丁目). Source: advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.59–60.
- ↑ Mentioned in McKeown, p. 255 (where it is wrongly attributed to Ehira) and in this page and this page at ksmt.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Made by Ehira: Tanimura, p.33. Price: advertisement published in Sunday Mainichi (December 13, 1936), reproduced in the Gochamaze website.
- ↑ Observed in an online auction.
- ↑ Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 60.
- ↑ Advertisement dated March 1943 reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 59.
Bibliography
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10–40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7.
- Tanimura Yoshihiko (谷村吉彦). "Ehira Shinjirō no kamera: Ehira Kōki, Uehā kara Eruchina made" (江平信次郎のカメラ・江平光機、ウエハーからエルチナまで, The cameras of Ehira Shinjirō, from the Weha to the Eltina). Kamera Rebyū: Kurashikku Kamera Senka (カメラレビュー クラシックカメラ専科) / Camera Review: All about Historical Cameras no.51, June 1999. ISBN 4-257-13024-5. Kurashikku kamera supesharu (クラシックカメラスペシャル, issue about miscellaneous classic cameras). Pp.32–9.
Links
- Advertisement showing the Weha rangefinder, published in the December 13, 1936 issue of Sunday Mainichi, reproduced in the camera company page of the Gochamaze website
- First and second mention of the Weha Light at ksmt.com
