• Indexes
    • Company
    • Model
    • Film Format
  • Camerosity Podcast
  • Reference Library
    • Articles
    • Guides
    • Reviews
    • Keppler’s Vault
  • Zeiss
  • RSS
  • Contact
  • Search
mike eckman dot com
mike eckman dot com
...they still make film!
Skip to content
  • Indexes
    • Company
    • Model
    • Film Format
  • Camerosity Podcast
  • Reference Library
    • Articles
    • Guides
    • Reviews
    • Keppler’s Vault
  • Zeiss
  • RSS
  • Contact
  • Search
Tag: Japan
Home Posts tagged "Japan"

Tag: Japan

Cameras made in Japan

Yashica J-3 (1963)

Yashica J-3 (1963)

0

This is a Yashica J-3, a 35mm Single Lens Reflex camera made by Yashica Co., Ltd. in 1963.  It was an update to the earlier Yashica Penta J, adding a coupled CdS exposure meter and top plate readout, but retaining that model’s M42 screw mount.  The Yashica J-3 was an…

December 13, 2022 December 13, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Japan / Yashica
Continue Reading"Yashica J-3 (1963)"
Toa Koki Gelto DIII (1937)

Toa Koki Gelto DIII (1937)

1

This is a Gelto DIII, a collapsible lens viewfinder camera made by Tōa Kōki Seisakusho starting in 1937 and produced until at least 1952.  The Gelto DIII shoots 3cm x 4cm images on 127 format roll film.  A large number of variations exist for the Gelto, some with leather covered…

December 6, 2022 December 6, 2022 Photography / Reviews  127 / Gelto / Japan
Continue Reading"Toa Koki Gelto DIII (1937)"
Nikon F3 (1980)

Nikon F3 (1980)

2

This is the Nikon F3, a 35mm single lens reflex camera produced by Nippon Kogaku of Tokyo, Japan between the years 1980 and 2001, making it the longest list Nikon camera ever made and one of the longest ever produced cameras in history.  The Nikon F3 was the third in…

November 29, 2022 November 29, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Japan / Nikon
Continue Reading"Nikon F3 (1980)"
Teraoka Auto Terra Super (1959)

Teraoka Auto Terra Super (1959)

5

This is an Auto Terra Super, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by K.K. Teraoka Seikōjo in Japan between the years 1959 and 1960.  The Auto Terra Super was one of the last and most advanced in a line of Auto Terra cameras made between 1954 and 1960.  The signature feature…

November 22, 2022 January 8, 2023 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Japan / Teraoka
Continue Reading"Teraoka Auto Terra Super (1959)"
Zenobia 35 F2 (1957)

Zenobia 35 F2 (1957)

3

This is a Zenobia 35 F2, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Zenobia Optical Co.,LTD of Japan between 1957 and 1958.  This version of the camera has an upgraded f/2 lens compared to a second model, simply called the Zenobia 35 that has a 46mm f/2.8 Zenobia O-Hesper lens, but…

November 4, 2022 November 7, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Japan / Zenobia
Continue Reading"Zenobia 35 F2 (1957)"
Miranda A (1958)

Miranda A (1958)

4

This is a Miranda A, a 35mm single lens reflex camera made by the Miranda Camera Company in Japan starting in 1958.  The Miranda A was the first Miranda camera to have a film advance lever, instead of a knob, but still shared many characteristics of their earlier models such…

October 25, 2022 October 25, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Japan / Miranda
Continue Reading"Miranda A (1958)"
Sankyo Kohki Komura 500mm f/7

Sankyo Kohki Komura 500mm f/7

3

In my last lens review for the Schneider-Kreuznach Tele-Xenar 135mm f/3.5 in April 2021, I mention that I do not try, nor do I want, to review lenses.  However, in this hobby, sometimes a lens shows up in a box, or in the deep bowels of the online marketplace that…

October 20, 2022 October 20, 2022 Photography / Reviews  Japan / Komura / Lens
Continue Reading"Sankyo Kohki Komura 500mm f/7"
Canon Canonet 19 (1961)

Canon Canonet 19 (1961)

5

This is a Canonet 19, a 35mm rangefinder camera built by Canon of Japan starting in January 1961 and sold in the United States by Bell & Howell.  When sold with the Bell & Howell name, it was known as the Canonet 19, but when sold by Canon, it was…

October 11, 2022 October 11, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Canon / Japan
Continue Reading"Canon Canonet 19 (1961)"
Koni-Omega Rapid (1964)

Koni-Omega Rapid (1964)

9

This is a Koni-Omega Rapid, a medium format rangefinder press camera that shoots 6cm x 7cm images on 120 and 220 roll film.  The Koni-Omega Rapid is the successor to the original Omega 120 made by Simmon Bros Inc in 1954, which itself was based off an earlier military camera…

October 4, 2022 October 4, 2022 Photography / Reviews  120 / Japan / Konica
Continue Reading"Koni-Omega Rapid (1964)"
Mamiya ZE-X (1981)

Mamiya ZE-X (1981)

9

This is a Mamiya ZE-X, a 35mm Single Lens Reflex camera made by Mamiya Optical Co., Ltd. of Japan starting in 1981.  The ZE-X was Mamiya’s most advanced 35mm SLR and came standard with a huge number of advanced electronic features, most notably an error-proof type of Auto Exposure which…

September 28, 2022 September 28, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Japan / Mamiya
Continue Reading"Mamiya ZE-X (1981)"
Fujicaflex Automat (1954)

Fujicaflex Automat (1954)

1

This is a Fujicaflex Automat, a medium format Twin Lens Reflex camera produced by Fuji Photo Industries in Japan starting in 1954.  The Fujicaflex was the company’s first and only attempt at a twin lens reflex camera, shooting 6cm x 6cm images on 120 format roll film.  The Fujicaflex was…

September 14, 2022 December 19, 2022 Photography / Reviews  120 / Fujica / Japan
Continue Reading"Fujicaflex Automat (1954)"
Konica FS (1961)

Konica FS (1961)

7

This is a Konica FS, a 35mm single lens reflex camera made by Konishiroku Photo Industries, Ltd in Tokyo, Japan between 1961 and 1964.  The Konica FS was the follow-up to the poor selling, but highly innovative Konica F from 1960.  It was a simpler camera without an exposure meter…

September 6, 2022 September 6, 2022 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Japan / Konica
Continue Reading"Konica FS (1961)"

Posts navigation

1 2 3 … 17

Subscribe

Enter your email address to subscribe to Mike Eckman Dot Com and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 162 other subscribers

Listen to the Latest Podcast

Recent Activity

  • Recent Posts
  • Popular Posts
  • Recent Comments
  • Tags
  • Camerosity Podcast

    Episode 41: Dr. Brandon Monroe, Contax M.D.

    January 20, 2023

  • Camerosity Podcast

    Bonus Pentax Discussion

    January 9, 2023

  • Camerosity Podcast

    Episode 40: Pentax Part Deux

    January 6, 2023

  • Articles / Photography

    2022 Year in Review

    December 23, 2022

  • Camerosity Podcast

    Episode 39: Camerosity Trivia Challenge

    December 22, 2022

  • Photography / Reviews

    Welta Superfekta (1935)

    December 20, 2022

  • Articles / Photography

    3 Outstanding Cameras from 2022

    December 16, 2022

  • Articles / Photography

    Oskar Barnack’s First Leica

    December 15, 2022

  • Photography

    Rating Vintage Cameras

    Oct 20, 2015

  • Articles, Photography

    Film Cameras in Movies and TV Shows

    Jan 7, 2021

  • Photography, Reviews

    Chinon CE II Memotron (1976)

    Nov 30, 2016

  • Guides, Photography

    The Outdoor Eight Rule – Metering without a Meter for Beginners

    Feb 22, 2017

  • Photography, Reviews

    Yashica 35 (1958)

    May 30, 2017

  • Guides, Photography

    Breathing New Life into Old Cameras

    Mar 21, 2016

  • Photography, Reviews

    Topcon RE Super (1963)

    Jan 19, 2018

  • Photography, Reviews

    Canon T90 (1986)

    Oct 21, 2020

  • mike:
    Hi Mariusz! I agree the images I got from mine aren't...
  • Mariusz Ciesielski:
    Hi Mike! I'm surprised to see a "Start B" review amongst...
  • Eastwestphoto:
    Bravo, great article. I saw my first Topcon Beseler RE super...
  • Dmitri:
    Thank you for sharing this resource, Mike. The range of prices...
  • Orhan Fettahlioglu:
    Excellent article and advice & information.
  • Steve:
    Well thanks for some info on this camera I have one...
  • Peter:
    Love the black and white images out of the Contax! Even...
  • nyceblog:
    that depends on what you are having shipped. i recently got...
  • 35mm 120 127 620 828 AGFA ANSCO Argus Canon Dead Digital France Fujica Germany Half Ihagee Japan Keppler's Vault Kiev KMZ Kodak Konica Kowa KW Leica Mamiya Minolta Miranda Nikon Olympus Pentax Petri Polaroid Recommended Reading Retina Ricoh Rotoloni Soviet Topcon USA Voigtländer Wirgin Yashica Zeiss-Ikon Zeiss Historica

Articles

  • A Look Back at the Prices of Film
  • Japanese Leica Copies
  • 5 Camera Books I Use the Most
  • How to Spot a Fake Leica
  • Kodak Prototypes of the 1930s
  • GAS Attack! Buying Cameras on eBay
  • Wehrmacht Leica
  • Miranda: The Story Behind the Ads

Featured Guides

  • Reloading Instamatic Film (The Better Way)
  • What Is My Camera Worth?
  • Breathing New Life into Old Cameras
  • Mike’s Guide to Buying Old Cameras
  • The Outdoor Eight Rule – Metering without a Meter for Beginners

Blogroll

  • Aly's Vintage Camera Alley
  • Antique & Classic Cameras
  • Casual Photophile
  • Emulsive Camera Reviews
  • Gashaus
  • Hamish Gill's 35mmc.com
  • Japan Camera Hunter
  • Jim Grey's Down the Road Camera Reviews
  • Kosmo Photo
  • Matt Denton's Classic Cameras
  • Mike Butkus Camera Manuals
  • Mike Connealy's Camera Reviews (mirror)
  • Photo Thinking
  • Quirky Guy with a Camera
  • Simon Hawkett's Photo Blog

Tags

35mm (305) 120 (58) 127 (26) 620 (14) 828 (7) AGFA (10) ANSCO (8) Argus (17) Canon (27) Dead (39) Digital (6) France (7) Fujica (9) Germany (122) Half (16) Ihagee (7) Japan (193) Keppler's Vault (103) Kiev (5) KMZ (14) Kodak (63) Konica (10) Kowa (7) KW (5) Leica (12) Mamiya (6) Minolta (24) Miranda (7) Nikon (27) Olympus (7) Pentax (11) Petri (8) Polaroid (7) Recommended Reading (38) Retina (6) Ricoh (7) Rotoloni (6) Soviet (34) Topcon (5) USA (85) Voigtländer (14) Wirgin (5) Yashica (17) Zeiss-Ikon (17) Zeiss Historica (74)

Hit Counter

  • 2,812,507 hits

Advertisement

© 2014 - 2022 mike eckman dot com
Click here for our Privacy Policy.
Back to Top
 

Loading Comments...