عالم التصوير .. كونيشيروكو Konishiroku ١٨٧٣ - ١٩٨٤ .. مجلة فن التصوير اللبنانية _ ع٢٥

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Konishiroku 1873-1984

What is prominent in the civilized course of the last quarter of the twentieth century is the development in the information industry and in the scientific technology that makes this development possible. After its emergence in 1873 as a modest producer of photographic equipment, Konishiroku quickly transformed into a pioneer of the information imaging industry in Japan, before A long time before this industry got its name, Konishiroku remains at the forefront, innovating and incorporating the technologies that will guide this new industry into the shape it will take for itself in the 21st century.

Konishiroku is the maker of Conica cameras and SAKURA films. Recently, the company's president, Megumi Aide, enumerated the characteristics of his company from 1873 to 1984, and said:
- The history of Konishiroku, which spans more than a century, is the history of what is now known as the information graphics industry in Japan, and changes in this industry are happening today very quickly.
Historically speaking, Konishiroku is proud of being Japan's first producer of cameras and films, as well as many of its innovations, such as the compact auto-focus camera, the world's first auto-wrap and auto-film-feed single-lens reflex camera.

Megumi continues:
- However, at the same time, the information imaging industry and its markets derive their strength from experience in the field of electronics and from industrial cross-breeding. These are matters that Konishiroku responds to by strengthening and diversifying its activities in the field of research, development and development, as well as in manufacturing, as well as by increasing our local and international sales. Emphasizes effectiveness, ingenuity and development of a talented and trustworthy management team. As for the new news from Konishiroku, it includes the following:

Widely demanded color photographic paper that gives color prints a life that is expected to last for more than a hundred years, Sakura / Konica SR series films for color negatives with high stability and very smooth stippling: The world's first fully automatic 35 mm half-frame camera; And a Konica color camcorder that can be carried and moved around with maximum ease. All this is in addition to the advancement of imaging medical analysis systems, the new field of electronic recording and magnetic imaging, and then the field of biological technology full of challenges.

Konishiroku History

1873 Shogiura Roku Saburo, founder of Konishiroku, began selling photographic materials and lithographs at his drugstore, Konishaya, in Tokyo.
1879 Koishaya's name was replaced with . Konishi Honten.
1882 started. Konishi, producing cameras and lithographs.
1896 Konishi started importing X-ray equipment. 1897 A movie camera was imported and produced. Konishi - the first Japanese movie.
1902 Establishment of a factory to study the production of dry sheets and photosensitive materials.
1903 The appearance of the first commercially produced Japanese camera, which is the manual camera. Cherry. : and a Japanese photographic paper is - Sakura Haken. both from . Konishi.
1921 Konishi B replaced Konishiroku and reorganized as a limited partnership.
1925 Small format pocket camera "Pearlette". 1929 Sakura movie, the first Japanese movie to be produced locally.
1931 Hikanon lenses are manufactured, the first.
1935 Half-frame pocket folding camera with Baby Pearl mechanism.
1936 Konishiroku is recognized as a joint stock company with the release of Sakura (Pan F)
1939 Konishiroku exhibits a photographic mural measuring 9 by 36 meters, as the largest mural in history.
The world at the time, at the New York World's Fair, was a view of Mount Fuji

1940 The first Japanese colored film, which was called Sakura Natural Col or Film (U - Bix)
1943 The name of the company changes to its current name, Konishiroku Photographic Industry Co., Ltd. . 1948 Konica's first 35mm brown Konishiroku camera appears.
1960 The first Konica single-lens reflex camera appears. and Konica F.
1963 A modern large-scale camera production plant opens in Hachioji
1966 The appearance of the color reflection film (Sakura Color 100-R)
1967 The appearance of the colored negative film - Sakura Color 100 - N.
1968 The first camera in the world with automatic exposure through the TTL lens. Konica C35, chunky e Konica Auto Reflex T. . 1969 An automatic photographic identification device for motor vehicle driver's licenses produced for the Japanese National Police Agency
1970 Appearance - Sakura plates of extreme dissolution, which are used in the manufacture of interlocking micro circuits 1971 The first normal Japanese copier papers manufactured locally, it is 1972 Production of photographic materials that do not cause pollution for Sakura plates for lithographic printing
1973 Konishiroku celebrates its 100th anniversary.
1974 The appearance of the colored negative - Sakura Color II, very fine stippling
1975 The world's first compact camera with built-in electronic flash, the Koica C3SEF, was produced. 1977 The appearance of the high-speed color film with very fine dotting. Sakura Color The world's first automatic focus compact camera, the Konica C35AF, was produced. .
1979 Production of the first SLR camera in the world with automatic feeding and automatic rewinding, it is Konica
1980 Work commenced with the production of magnetic tapes for audio and video.
1981 Agreement with Nippon Polaroid on the rights to sell Polaroid cameras and films locally by Konishiroku alone.
1982 Production of the compact camera characterized by a lens shutter, automatic feeding and focusing, this is Konica, in addition to the appearance of the color video camera, the very light weight Konica Disk 10 and Konica Disk.
1983 Production of cameras, Konica Color » (HR Dise) Sakura / Konica SR series color films with stabilization and disc film were produced. Extreme sakura and ultra-soft drip.
1984 The world's first fully automatic half-frame 35 mm camera, the Konica AA-35, appears. . Producing colored prints that last for a very long time, and they and Sakura / Konica are 100 years old.

- Complex and ... factories

And the production of Konishiroku Company is located within an innovative production complex that uses innovative technology
of Sensitive Chemicals, Optics, and Electronics, a stylized complex upon which Konishiroku's activities in the photographic industry were built.
Informatics.

Hino Factory
The products of this Hino factory include color photographic film, engraving film, medical X-ray film, and so on.

Hachioji Factory.
At this Hachioji factory, plain paper (U-Bix) copiers are made, another product of the Konishiroku combined technique.

Odawara Factory.
The Konishiroku Odawara factory for the production of colored photographic paper is a model of comprehensive mechanization. There is a central computer that coordinates all production processes.

Konica Magnetics Factory
(Donica Magnetix)
Completed in November 1983 in Kofu, this Konica Magnetics factory is the most modern workshop for the production of magnetic tapes.
Konica magnetic tapes produced here include audio tapes (EL), (ML), (GMI), (GM-II metal), and video tapes (Super SR) and (Super HG) series.

- Yamanashi Konica and Kofu Konica Factories The Yamanashi Konica and Kofu Konica factories manufacture Konica cameras and Hexanon lenses. Relying on the advanced visual technology of Konishiroku.