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Tomioka was one of the excellent 3rd party optical glass makers who could give just about anyone a run for their money, and Yashica knew they had a good thing going. In 1968, Tomioka formally became part of Yashica.
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Here is a brief history of Tomioka.
Tomioka Optical Company, Ltd. had its origins in 1924, when Masashige Tomioka started a laboratory called Tomioka Kogaku Kenkusho in the Shin-agawa district of Tokyo to develop photographic lenses, designing optical products for military and industrial clients. From late 1949, it became the exclusive lens supplier for Yashica, becoming a Yashica affiliate/subsidiary in 1968, and named the Tomioka Optical Corporation from 1969. In 1973, the Western Carl Zeiss AG entered into a licensing agreement with the Japanese camera company Yashica to produce a series of high-quality 35 mm film cameras and lenses bearing the Contax and Zeiss brand names. In 1983 Tomioka become one member of the Kyocera ceramic group following its takeover of Yashica. It became the Kyocera Optics division and is still in business under this name. The Tomioka plant is the one where Carl Zeiss lenses are/were manufactured under contract for Japanese cameras (Carl Zeiss Japan).
This collaboration continued under Yashica's successor, Kyocera, until the latter ceased all camera production in 2005. Zeiss later produced lenses for the space industry and, more recently, has again produced high-quality 35 mm camera lenses.
Why Go For Classic Manual Lens When You Got AF? Just click on link in red below, to read this interesting article...Tomioka Optical Company, Ltd. had its origins in 1924, when Masashige Tomioka started a laboratory called Tomioka Kogaku Kenkusho in the Shin-agawa district of Tokyo to develop photographic lenses, designing optical products for military and industrial clients. From late 1949, it became the exclusive lens supplier for Yashica, becoming a Yashica affiliate/subsidiary in 1968, and named the Tomioka Optical Corporation from 1969. In 1973, the Western Carl Zeiss AG entered into a licensing agreement with the Japanese camera company Yashica to produce a series of high-quality 35 mm film cameras and lenses bearing the Contax and Zeiss brand names. In 1983 Tomioka become one member of the Kyocera ceramic group following its takeover of Yashica. It became the Kyocera Optics division and is still in business under this name. The Tomioka plant is the one where Carl Zeiss lenses are/were manufactured under contract for Japanese cameras (Carl Zeiss Japan).
This collaboration continued under Yashica's successor, Kyocera, until the latter ceased all camera production in 2005. Zeiss later produced lenses for the space industry and, more recently, has again produced high-quality 35 mm camera lenses.
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Item(s) condition: Mint and 100% working condition.
Package: Come with front lens cap and back lens protector
Warranty: 1 Week Personal For Testing
Price: Starts from RM800 depending on adapter
Dealing method: COD or add Poslaju cost
Location: Klang
Contact method: PM
Picture: Sample pixs from flickr etc. by others with a copy of Auto Reveunon 55mm f1.4 lens by Tomioka famous for its oil painting effect, actual will be uploaded soon!
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This post has been edited by Dennis2020: Aug 28 2016, 01:40 AM