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Note About Topcon UV Lenses: Topcon also had a lineup of interchangeable lenses with a lens mount called the Topcon UV mount which was designed for their leaf shutter SLR cameras that is incompatible with the RE Super. They do not mount, and to my knowledge, no adapter was ever made. Sadly, these UV lenses are far more common than RE lenses, so in the event you encounter one, don’t try to mount it, because it won’t. Tokyo Kogaku KK launched their first 35mm SLR camera in 1957, about two years before the Nikon F and the Canonflex. This was the Topcon R, with bayonet lens mount from the Exakta Varex camera from Ihagee in Dresden, successor to the Kine Exakta of 1936. It was also inspired by the Zeiss Ikon Contax S as well as the Japanese Miranda T—most obviously the body shape by the former, and the detachable finder prism by the latter. However, it was not until 1963 the Topcon name became famous by introducing the Topcon RE Super, an event that took the entire camera industry by surprise: This camera featured through-the-lens ( TTL) exposure metering, at full lens aperture. The RE Super was fully prepared for professional work, supported by a choice of lenses and accessories to complement it. The United States importer was the Charles Beseler Company and it was sold as the Beseler Topcon Super D. [1] This is a Topcon R, a 35mm single lens reflex camera made by Tokyo Kogaku in Tokyo, Japan between the years 1957 and 1960. The Topcon R was Tokyo Kogaku’s first 35mm SLR and like their later RE series, used the Exakta bayonet mount and had interchangeable viewfinders. The Topcon R was a very heavy and solidly built camera and was marketed towards the professional photographer. Although sharing the same lens mount with the Exakta, not every lens would work on it, nor would most Topcon lenses work on Exakta bodies. When exported to the United States, the Topcon R was sold as the Beseler-Topcon B. In use, semi-automatic lenses work the same way as fully automatic ones, as long as you remember to keep pushing down on that lever before each and every exposure. If you aren’t bothered by a darker viewfinder, or just really like previewing depth of field, you can skip this step and use the camera normally.
The view finder is beautiful to look through.Bright and clear, which is obviously helped by the f/1.4 lens on the camera.The meter’s T-indicator is a little strange initially, though it works very well.The hardest bit was to remember which direction to adjust the shutter speed to the metering. I never noticed this while testing the camera as I must have never had the lens set to infinity. I found that with the lens at anything closer than 15 feet, it was fine, but anything beyond that and it would hit the mirror. May 1963—Released the first single-lens reflex camera with through the lens metering (TTL) - TOPCON RE Super [5]Topcon RE Super / Beseler Topcon Super D: type 46A, serial no. prefix 46. Prod. period: 1963 to 1971 Super DMs are great but the wind-on action is not as nice as the RE Super, still very robust but not as smooth. The Super DM has some other differences but nothing earth shattering.
This thing is a monster! If it’s not clear in the image above of a Topcon next to a Spotmatic, here’s another image! The only other camera made by Tokyo Kogaku prior to the war was the Minion, a horizontally folding strut camera that took 4cm x 5cm images on 127 film. The Minion was much more successful than the Lord as it was made until 1943 and then again shortly after the war. July 2008—Established in Turin (Italy) TIERRA SPA, a joint venture with Divitech spa entering in the Telematic and Remote Diagnostic market segmentsOctober 1978—Started selling a refractometer RM-100 incorporating near-infrared beam and a television system. July 2005—Transferred from part of the Hoya Corporation Vision Care Company's ophthalmic instruments segment in Japan. Cameron, Alan (May 31, 2020). "Javad Ashjaee, 1949-2020". Inside GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design . Retrieved February 4, 2022. Wondering what is your data requirement? We have that covered in the later sections of this blog. Is the SIM card Properly Inserted? Unlike Nippon Kogaku however, whose first attempt at their own camera was the hugely successful Nikon S rangefinder from 1948, Tokyo Kogaku’s first attempt was far less successful. In 1937, a camera called the Lord was released, a solid bodied 6×4.5 medium format rangefinder with a collapsible lens. It is estimated that only 50 were ever made between 1937 and 1938 and that production was halted due to an outbreak of war between Japan and China. Some historians believe this to be only part of the reason, as the Lord was known to be poorly built and unreliable. This 1937 Lord camera should not be confused with another Lord series of cameras made in the mid 1950s by Okaya Kogaku who was also a child company of Seikosha. Apparently, they liked the name “Lord” so it was re-used on this completely unrelated camera. The Minion II was an early 4×5 folder made by Tokyo Kogaku prior to WWII.
The view through the standard prism viewfinder is very large and bright and shows the match needle readout at the bottom. This is one way in which the large size of the entire camera proves to be a big asset. Big camera = Big viewfinder. The brightness of the viewing screen, while not as bright as those from the 80s and 90s, is still very good, and likely was a huge selling point to customers when this camera was a current model. The bottom of the camera is nicely designed with a unique door release button. A11: If you want to save videos to FTP, you need to insert a micro SD card into your camera. Then the camera will save the alarm recordings to your FTP. With the 35mm Topcon RE Super of 1963, the company pioneered full-aperture, through-the-lens metering. Round about 1973 the production of the SLR IC-1 AUTO started; „IC“ means „Integrated Circuit“, used for aperture control. [16] The company continued to innovate until leaving that line of business in 1981. The Charles Beseler Company imported the camera line into the US, with the RE-Super being rebranded as the Super-D.True to my experience with the later Topcon RE Super, the results I got from the Topcon R were just as excellent. I guess it should be no surprise to see similar results from two cameras using one of Tokyo Kogaku’s excellent Topcor lenses. The Auto-Topcor being an older design mechanically, but I believe it to be the same optically as the later lens. Although an older design, the Auto-Topcor delivered results as good as any other Topcon lens I’ve shot.
Topcon acquires Wachendorff Electronik GmbH". OEM Off-Highway. November 21, 2014 . Retrieved August 27, 2023. When you need to get to the details, the Topcor 58mm f/3.5 RE Macro Auto lens is a great choice.It has a 1:2 maximum magnification ratio, achieved at the closest focusing distance, but can easily be made to 1:1 with an extension tube.Minimum focusing distance is 25.4cm but the closest working distance is 13cm.The optical formular for this lens is similar to a Xenotar which is designed to give almost no distortion and with no focus or light fall off. Topcon originally formed in 1932 as Tokyo Kogaku Kikai K.K. which translates in English as Tokyo Optical Company, Ltd. The new company was a dependent subsidiary of Hattori Tokei-ten which had a precision manufacturing branch called Seikosha who themselves would eventually be known as Seiko. Tokyo Kogaku would remain a dependent of Seikosha until 1947 at which time would become it’s own entity.
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A9: After the camera has been installed on the wall, it is not necessary to remove the camera. You can use AP mode to connect your camera. Most cameras have a cup screwed around the release button, and this part is itself known in two slightly different shapes. [5] At least one example is known with a small milled ring instead. [6] On other examples, the part is altogether missing, directly showing the screw thread around the release button. After Word War II, Tokyo Kogaku would release a 35mm version of the Minion called the Minion 35, and a 6×6 TLR called the Topcoflex. The Topcoflex would be the first time the letters “TOPCO” would be used in any products made by the company, hinting at their eventual change to Topcon.
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