Nishida was a Japanese camera maker, active at least in the 1950s. Its full name was Nishida Kōgaku Kōgyō K.K. (西田光学工業株式会社).
120 film
6×6 folders
- Wester Chrome Six
- Wester Chrome Six R, some with a Zuiko F.C. 75/3.5 lens
- Wester Autorol
- Wester S2
4.5×6 folders
McKeown lists the Mikado Semi 4.5×6 folding camera under both Nishida and Sumida, but a page of the AJCC attributes it to the latter, and a picture of the back of a Mikado shows a plate marked SUMIDA OPTICAL WORKS.
35mm film
- Auto West
Links
In English:
- An article about the Wester S2 in English and the original Japanese version, at Takahara Minoru's website
In Japanese:
- An article about the Wester Chrome Six at Puppy's Island, with an ad and some sample pictures
- Wester Chrome Six repair notes at kochi-med.net's camera site
- A post by Arcticchar with pictures of the Wester Chrome Six at his Fishing Diary blog
- Wester Chrome Six R and Wester S-2 at Japan Family Camera
- A Wester S2 at Vasolza's home page