In 1933, the price of a Leica camera model II is 420 yen. At that time the salary of a graduate of Japan's leading universities working in the bank is 70 yen per month. Of course the camera to be priced items that are not affordable to buy.
The fact is addressed, of course with a variety of diverse reactions. There was an angry reaction to the Japanese "positive creative", it makes a new history of photography in those days, namely Goro Yoshida. Of "anger" Yoshida's idea to make the camera very motivated. The anger was triggered by two things:
The fact is addressed, of course with a variety of diverse reactions. There was an angry reaction to the Japanese "positive creative", it makes a new history of photography in those days, namely Goro Yoshida. Of "anger" Yoshida's idea to make the camera very motivated. The anger was triggered by two things:
- First, When he came to Shanghai to buy camera parts he was asked by Roy E. Delay: "Why have you come here just to buy a spare camera? My country has been able to make battleships and airplanes. If you, the Japanese could make a great battleships, there is no reason why you can not afford to spare camera?
- Second, after he examined the material and how to work the Leica camera, he was "surprised" because he did not find any expensive item in the camera, only the components made of brass, aluminum, steel and rubber, there is no diamond in the camera's . He was "angry" therefore, why the cheap goods that can be sold so expensive.
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Yoshida could make a 35 mm camera prototype range finder that is named "KWANON", taken from the name of god in Buddhism. In fact he gave the name of the lenses with the name of Kasyapa, was taken from a Buddhist disciple, Mahakasyapa.
There are three types of Kwanon camera in its ads, but none of them were found in the market. It turns out it was only three types Kwanon camera models only. There Kwanon camera Model D which was discovered in 1955, but even then mimic the Leica Camera Models II and not made by Yoshida, who the author is unknown.
In his quest for the commercialization of products Kwanon by Saburo Uchida, Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory, in collaboration with Nippon Kogaku Kogyo (Japan Industrial Lenses for Nikon Company) to use a Nikkor lens to be used by Kwanon.
Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory and Nippon Kogaku made a cooperation agreement to create a "Hansa Canon" (using the Nikkor 50mm f/3.5 standard lens). Camera Canon's first marketed in February l936 (some sources say is already on the market in October l935). In the manufacture of Hansa Canon, Nippon Kogaku responsible for making lenses, lens mount, optical and mechanical systems of the rangefinder viewfinder, while the Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory is responsible for making the camera body including the focal-plane-shutter, rangefinder cover and assemble.
Kwanon name was later replaced with Canon, which is derived from Canon's standard for judgment, which means the script of the Bible.
When the "Hansa Canon" was released, the name of Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory was not included. Because the company does not have its own marketing network, then the firm in cooperation with Omiya Shashin Yohin Co., Ltd. (Omiya camera and accessories store). "Hansa" became a trademark of Omiya, taken from the word Hansa Treaty, the agreement between the European Union in the Middle Ages.
There are three types of Kwanon camera in its ads, but none of them were found in the market. It turns out it was only three types Kwanon camera models only. There Kwanon camera Model D which was discovered in 1955, but even then mimic the Leica Camera Models II and not made by Yoshida, who the author is unknown.
In his quest for the commercialization of products Kwanon by Saburo Uchida, Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory, in collaboration with Nippon Kogaku Kogyo (Japan Industrial Lenses for Nikon Company) to use a Nikkor lens to be used by Kwanon.
Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory and Nippon Kogaku made a cooperation agreement to create a "Hansa Canon" (using the Nikkor 50mm f/3.5 standard lens). Camera Canon's first marketed in February l936 (some sources say is already on the market in October l935). In the manufacture of Hansa Canon, Nippon Kogaku responsible for making lenses, lens mount, optical and mechanical systems of the rangefinder viewfinder, while the Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory is responsible for making the camera body including the focal-plane-shutter, rangefinder cover and assemble.
Kwanon name was later replaced with Canon, which is derived from Canon's standard for judgment, which means the script of the Bible.
When the "Hansa Canon" was released, the name of Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory was not included. Because the company does not have its own marketing network, then the firm in cooperation with Omiya Shashin Yohin Co., Ltd. (Omiya camera and accessories store). "Hansa" became a trademark of Omiya, taken from the word Hansa Treaty, the agreement between the European Union in the Middle Ages.
In June l936, Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory moved to the area of Meguro, Japan and renamed Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory. This name appears in the public media in the ad "Hansa Canon" August l936, published by Asahi Camera.
During its development, the mid-1937, Canon manufactures its own lenses with SERENAR name. Then in 1942, Takeshi Mitarai friends Saburo Uchida, became president of Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory. On 15 September 1947, Mitarai change its corporate name to Canon Camera Co.., Ltd. Cameras and lenses made since 1953, was named Canon.
During its development, the mid-1937, Canon manufactures its own lenses with SERENAR name. Then in 1942, Takeshi Mitarai friends Saburo Uchida, became president of Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory. On 15 September 1947, Mitarai change its corporate name to Canon Camera Co.., Ltd. Cameras and lenses made since 1953, was named Canon.
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