Category: Viewfinder

Sanei Sangyo Samoca late models All Samoca models list page  Early Samoca models page The early Samoca models were peculiar-looking, basic, sturdy, but able cameras. It offered the entry-level user all needed for picture taking if she/he was immune to odd remarks by other camera owners. To conform with mainstream camera styles, Samoca graduated to classic-looking cameras. As with most...

Sanei Sangyo Samoca 35 All Samoca models list page Late Samoca models page Samoca began making cameras in 1952, presenting a line of 35mm viewfinder models, marked as 35, 35II, 35III, 35IV and =35=, commonly called 35V. The camera shape did not follow any design convention, having a tiny, rounded body, with a square turret that looks like an afterthought...

Samoca camera list Early Samoca models page Late Samoca models page Sanei Sangyo made Samoca cameras, projectors and light meters in Japan in the post-war years. The company operated between 1952 and introduced the last model in 1963. In this short time, the company had presented an impressive array of cameras, many more than the typical camera makers of that...