Tokyo Canal Water

January Meeting

The Ginza area of Tokyo is close to the sea. We crossed the bridge over the canal to get to the January meeting.

Winter Canal

Winter Scene

Streetscape

KWANON Camera and KASHAPA

Do you know a Kasyapa 50mm F3.5 lens of the phantom? No one knows whether for the KWANON camera to exist or not to do.

Beautiful Blueprint of Seiki Kogaku

Meetings of the Young Boys

A member reported on study results concerning the KWANON camera and Kasyapa 50mm F3.5 to us.

Showa 9 (1934) KWANON Ads

Excellent Article by Seiichi Mamiya (1939)

Ryu's Press Lecture

Ryu Koakimoto, a professional photojournalist, introduced some interesting photos to us. Koakimoto explained what kind of movie camera had been used in the news film.

Ryu Koakimoto's Motion Picture Camera Way

How to operate the Eyemo camera

Ryu Koakimoto explained the Eyemo 35mm movie camera and the Filmo 16mm movie camera made by the U.S. Bell & Howell.

Ryu-san's News Equipment Commentary

A photo below is a news material taken a picture of in the summer of 1958. A beautiful woman at the center is a travel show star, Kaoru Kanetaka. She established the record that traveled round the world in 73 hours. Her traveling abroad TV program continued for 31 years from 1959. An Ikemen nice guy on the right who has the JOKR-TV DENSKE recorder is young Ryu Koakimoto!

Kaoru Kanetaka and Ryu Koakimoto (1958)

Nikomat Fun

A member of the Nikomat specialist reported on the research on early Nikomat FT and Nikomat FS to us.

Early Model Serial Number

Transparent Plastic Film Spool

Very Nice Nikomat FS Collection

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