JCII Meeting Room
TOKYO 2004 TOKYO REPORT No. 2 February 23rd 2004 OPENING
Robert Rotoloni Monday, February 23, 2004. Today was the big day, and all those staying at the Akasaka Prince were in the lobby by 8:15am ready for the short walk or taxi ride to the JCII Headquarters and Museum. By 9am all had arrived at JCII. By 9:30am we were ready to roll.
Akihiko Suzuki and Robert Rotoloni
Yuki Kawai
Worldwide NHS Members The JCII 603 conference room was full. By me count there were 80 people present. 
Start the Meeting
Uli Koch, NIKKOR F Camera Uli Koch, author of the Nikon F Trilogy, led off with a talk on the German market "NIKKOR" F and its literature.
Kenji Toyoda, Prototype Story We then had a one-hour presentation by Kenji Toyoda. Toyoda-san was the main organizer and researcher for the special exhibit on the Nikon prototypes that we would after lunch in JCII Museum.
Michio Akiyama, Industrial Nikkor Michio Akiyama talked about the industrial Nikkor lenses. Rotoloni-san wrote the impression as follows by the Nikon Journal No. 83. Akiyama-san kept us spellbound as he presented some of the strangest and most exotic Nikkors imaginable.... He presented his treasures with humor and kept us all entertained.
Coffee Break We then broke for refreshments that were arranged by Suzuki-san. Coffee, tea, green tea, oolong tea, orange and apple juice, and cola were prepared in the morning. Pizza, snacks, beer, whisky, and wine were prepared in the afternoon. You were able to drink even champagne! Nice People
Camera Magazine People Akihiko Suzuki and press people. They are from big Japanese camera magazine, the ASAHI CAMERA, the CAPA and the Classic Camera Senka.
Fumio Nakamura Fumio Nakamura is a popular photographer in Japan. He came to cover the ASAHI CAMERA magazine. The lens in his left hand is Nikkor 20cm F3.5. It might be an Aero camera lens.
Meet the Specialists Robert Rotoloni, Kenji Toyoda, ULi Koch and Tekeshi Hagiya. Toyoda-san is a Nikon specialist in Japan. Hagiya-san is a chief editor of famous camera magazine in Japan.
Hans Braakhuis Hans Braakhuis then followed with an introduction to a paper he recently completed on the history of the Dutch connection with the Japanese optical industry highlighting Nikon's history from 1917 to 1949 when they entered the camera business. He gave us super presentation and CD. I am studying about Nikon history by his great research.
Mike H. Symons Mike Symons (Canada) is a specialist in the collecting of historical NIKON equipment. My Regno-Nikkor 10cm is in his hand.
Tony Hilton and Peter Lownds The left person is Tony Hilton from Australia. Tony-san gave us very good presentation about the early history of the BRONICA Nikkors. The right person is Peter Lownds from Holland. My Ultra Micro Nikkor 165mm is in his BIG hand.
Tom Abrahamsson He has a new Nikon Super Wide camera. His Nikon F has special made rapidwinder.
Jimmy Koh KOH'S CAMERA SALES & SERVICE INC in New York.
We are very exciting! Mark Gehlar and his cousin, Ken Gehlar, hold the record for the most senior members to ever attend one of the NHS conventions. Mark is in his upper 80's and Ken is only 83! God bless both of you!
Tony Hurst Tony Hurst gave us very beautiful "Slide Show" presentation by his photographs. Bravo!! Tony-san!!!
NHS CON 9 2004 A poster studded with photographs taken by photographer Tony Hurst. All images of the rangefinder Nikon of yesteryear. The beautiful photographs published in each issue of the NHS Journal are taken by him.
Nice shot! Tuulikki Abrahamsson and Alex Shishin. Alex-san is taking pictures with his rangefinder Nikon.
Lens Meeting From the left, Katsuharu Takashima, Michio Akiyama and Syusaku Suzuki.
Old Friend From the left, Mike Symons, Bill Kraus and Peter Lownds. Big Surprise
White Gloves Show Mikio Itoh, Chief Archivist for Nikon, brought into the room special cameras. They were the rangefinder prototypes Nikon No. 6091 and No. 6094. He had removed them from the Museum exhibit, and we were allowed to see them on a tabletop.
Nikon No. 6094 No touching (Itoh-san wore white gloves when handling them), but photos were allowed as both cameras were left on the table for quite some time, allowing everyone the chance to get within inches of "Mother One" and the 4th prototype.
NIPPON KOGAKU TOKYO No. 6094
The Nikon Camera No. 6091 Additional Information The Nikon Camera No. 6091 is now on permanent display at the Nikon Museum (Shinagawa, Tokyo), which opened in October 2015. Next Page Articles → Next Report 3 Museum Tour Shortcuts
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