Samoca
Sanei Sangyō K.K. (三栄産業㈱) was a Japanese camera maker. It made cameras under the Samoca brand from 1952. It was renamed to Samoca Camera K.K. (サモかカメラ㈱, Samoca Camera Co., Ltd.) in 1955.[1] Samoca cameras and accessories were distributed by Hattori Tokei-ten at least until 1956.[2] The company was perhaps renamed Sanei Sangyō again in 1958,[3] and Samoca cameras are known at least until 1962.
The logo of the company consisted of AAA forming a triangle; the three "A" are certainly inspired by the company name "Sanei", which can be phonetically understood as "three A" in Japanese.
Contents
Camera list
35mm viewfinder
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| Samoca 35 II viewfinder model. | Samoca 35 rangefinder model. |
| Pictures by Steve Chatfield (Image rights) | |
- Samoca 35
- Samoca 35 II
- Samoca 35 III
- Samoca 35 IV
- Samoca 35 V
- Samoca 35 EM
- Samoca 35 J
- Samoca Flash 35EE
- Samoca Winderflash EE
- Samoca Winderflash EES
35mm rangefinder
- Super Samoca 35
- Samoca 28 X and 35 X
- Samoca 35 L
- Samoca 35 LE
- Samoca 35 LD
- Samoca 35 LE-II
- Samoca 35 M-28
- Samoca 35 M-35
- Samoca MR
- Samoca EE 28
35mm TLR
Accessories
- Samoca light meters
- Samoca flash guns
- Samoca tripod
- Romanslide slide projectors:
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| Photo Art no.80, June 1955. | Shashin Kōgyō April 1956. |
| Advertisements showing Samoca accessories. (Image rights) | |
Notes
- ↑ Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.139, show "Sanei Sangyō" in February 1955 and "Samoca Camera" in May 1955.
- ↑ Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.139 and 252.
- ↑ Attribution of the Samoca cameras in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.388.
- ↑ The Romanslide Z is announced as a new model in the advertisement on p.124 of Photo Art no.80, June 1955.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Advertisement on p.124 of Photo Art no.80, June 1955, and advertisement in Shashin Kōgyō April 1956, p.237.
- ↑ Example observed in an online auction.
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.
- Photo Art rinji zōkan: Kamera akusesarī zensho (フォトアート臨時増刊・カメラアクセサリー全書, Photo Art special issue: All the camera accessories). June 1955, no.80 of the magazine. Advertisement by Hattori Tokei-ten on p.124.
- Shashin Kōgyō April 1956. Advertisement by Hattori Tokei-ten on p.237.
Links
In English:
- Samoca 35 LE, article in the February 2007 issue of Shutterbug
- Listing of Samoca cameras at orphancameras.com
In Japanese:
In French:
- Camera at www.collection-appareils.fr
- Samoca page at Collection G. Even's site
