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The '''Royal Camera Company''', Daiou Shashinki Kōki or DSK, was a camera fabricator established in Tokyo, Japan, during the later half of the 1950's. As well as producing and exporting cameras under its own company label, it had ties locally through [[Ogikon 35E|Ogino]] exporting and I S Photo of Japan, [[Hanimex]] in Australia, [[Wirgin]] in Europe, [[Brumberger]] and [[Mansfield Skylark|Mansfield Industries]] in America. It produced well-made [[rangefinder camera|rangefinders]] assembled with [[Tomioka]] optics, [[Copal]] shutters and [[Sekonic]] meters. The company logo was a crowned shield with the letter R and C in it. On the earlier models it was engraved in the accessory cold shoe. On later models the logo was embossed into the leatherette on the left front panel.
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The '''Royal Camera Company''', Daiou Shashinki Kōki or DSK, was a camera fabricator established in Tokyo, Japan, during the later half of the 1950's. As well as producing and exporting cameras under its own company label for approximately four years, it developed ties worldwide through [[Ogikon 35E|Ogino]] exporting and I S Photo of Japan, [[Hanimex]] in Australia, [[Wirgin]] in Europe, [[Brumberger]] and [[Mansfield Skylark|Mansfield Industries]] in America. It produced well-made [[rangefinder camera|rangefinders]] assembled with [[Tomioka]] optics, [[Copal]] shutters and [[Sekonic]] non-coupled selenium cell meters. The company logo was a crowned shield with the letter R and C in it. On the earlier models it was engraved in the accessory cold shoe. On later models the logo was embossed into the leatherette on the left front panel.
   
 
The company disappeared during the unregulated expansion of Japanese photographic industry of the late 1950's.
 
The company disappeared during the unregulated expansion of Japanese photographic industry of the late 1950's.
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* 1957 [[Royal 35p|Royal 35P]]
 
* 1957 [[Royal 35p|Royal 35P]]
   
Royal Camera also rebadged its cameras for sale by the other distributors mentioned above.
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Royal Camera also [[Clones, Rebadges and Rebrands|rebadged]] its cameras for sale by the other distributors mentioned above.
 
 
[[Category:Camera makers]]
 
[[Category:Camera makers]]
 
[[Category:Japanese camera makers]]
 
[[Category:Japanese camera makers]]

Revision as of 00:26, 2 January 2012

The Royal Camera Company, Daiou Shashinki Kōki or DSK, was a camera fabricator established in Tokyo, Japan, during the later half of the 1950's. As well as producing and exporting cameras under its own company label for approximately four years, it developed ties worldwide through Ogino exporting and I S Photo of Japan, Hanimex in Australia, Wirgin in Europe, Brumberger and Mansfield Industries in America. It produced well-made rangefinders assembled with Tomioka optics, Copal shutters and Sekonic non-coupled selenium cell meters. The company logo was a crowned shield with the letter R and C in it. On the earlier models it was engraved in the accessory cold shoe. On later models the logo was embossed into the leatherette on the left front panel.

The company disappeared during the unregulated expansion of Japanese photographic industry of the late 1950's.

Royal Camera Company models

Royal Camera also rebadged its cameras for sale by the other distributors mentioned above.