Hi Adam! I congratulate you on the series "The cameras of the GDR", I find it extremely interesting. You have a great collection of classic cameras. I encourage you to continue with photography topics. Greetings from Uruguay, Ricardo Ll.
I believe that the Nikon S and Contax are virtually the same and that Germany sent the patents with a number of other plans and schematics to Japan in the final months of the Second World War. Strong elements of the design is was still present in the Nikon F and even F2.
This documentary has movie footage of the Americans taking the plans and the heads to the west, and eye witness accounts of the heads of Carl Zeiss talking about it - ruclips.net/video/J43ZxE78Wdk/видео.html can use auto translate on it, for what it's worth
So what you’re saying is that the only reason that GDR cameras would have ruled the world except that the awful Americans took the terrific German cameras to Japan to become Nikons because the western powers subjugated the poor Japanese in order to humble the the GDR?
Well not sure that Japanese needed the plans to copy German cameras. They all (canon, Nikon, Minolta etc…) began by copying the ones who were the kings of the cameras in the world : Leica and Zeiss. These équipements are all mechanical so to copy it s simple : you buy one, you dismount all of it, you make the same pieces and then you re assemble it… easier to copy than a new Ci. The advantage of Japan was their price and the quality of their fabrication as they copy very well. Then when you have saved months and year of R&D , tests and you just deliver you win a lot of time and money and you can concentrate all your efforts for developing new functionalities… what they did really well mainly with Pentax and Minolta. In your video you say that the first reflex made in Japan was a Miranda for me it s rather Pentax but never mind it s probably a matter of days or weeks and the two brands make beautiful reflex. Again congratulation for your work and I am eager to discover episode 11 !. Have a nice day.
Miranda was an exception - they made pieces that fit between different cameras and lenses. Their camera had two different lens mounts on one camera - an M42 thread on the inside and a custom bayonet on the outside. I love creators who bear in mind the past compatibility as they move forward with a new design - only the best do that.
@@saraofnorthwales perhaps there may be thread adapters m42 / m44 but when I look at a m39/m42 it s already very thin so not sur it s exists . Honestly it s a pity Miranda didn t integrate an m42 thread inside their bayonet mount. Their own lenses were very good but I suspect expensive and giving access to the m42 world could have help them … but we will never know :)
Hi Adam! I congratulate you on the series "The cameras of the GDR", I find it extremely interesting. You have a great collection of classic cameras. I encourage you to continue with photography topics. Greetings from Uruguay, Ricardo Ll.
Thanks Ricardo and greetings to you too
Tenho três Miranda, e realmente são de ótima qualidade!
I believe that the Nikon S and Contax are virtually the same and that Germany sent the patents with a number of other plans and schematics to Japan in the final months of the Second World War. Strong elements of the design is was still present in the Nikon F and even F2.
This documentary has movie footage of the Americans taking the plans and the heads to the west, and eye witness accounts of the heads of Carl Zeiss talking about it - ruclips.net/video/J43ZxE78Wdk/видео.html can use auto translate on it, for what it's worth
@@saraofnorthwales thanks - I'll check it out. I think I've discovered another Chanel that is going to cost me money!
So what you’re saying is that the only reason that GDR cameras would have ruled the world except that the awful Americans took the terrific German cameras to Japan to become Nikons because the western powers subjugated the poor Japanese in order to humble the the GDR?
Well not sure that Japanese needed the plans to copy German cameras. They all (canon, Nikon, Minolta etc…) began by copying the ones who were the kings of the cameras in the world : Leica and Zeiss. These équipements are all mechanical so to copy it s simple : you buy one, you dismount all of it, you make the same pieces and then you re assemble it… easier to copy than a new Ci. The advantage of Japan was their price and the quality of their fabrication as they copy very well. Then when you have saved months and year of R&D , tests and you just deliver you win a lot of time and money and you can concentrate all your efforts for developing new functionalities… what they did really well mainly with Pentax and Minolta. In your video you say that the first reflex made in Japan was a Miranda for me it s rather Pentax but never mind it s probably a matter of days or weeks and the two brands make beautiful reflex. Again congratulation for your work and I am eager to discover episode 11 !. Have a nice day.
Miranda was an exception - they made pieces that fit between different cameras and lenses. Their camera had two different lens mounts on one camera - an M42 thread on the inside and a custom bayonet on the outside. I love creators who bear in mind the past compatibility as they move forward with a new design - only the best do that.
@@saraofnorthwales are you sure of m42… I red somewhere it was m44 …
@@philmtx3fr You are quite right, I just checked - the one I have has Miranda Bayonet, I never tried the "M42" and it is too big! Thanks for that.
@@saraofnorthwales perhaps there may be thread adapters m42 / m44 but when I look at a m39/m42 it s already very thin so not sur it s exists . Honestly it s a pity Miranda didn t integrate an m42 thread inside their bayonet mount. Their own lenses were very good but I suspect expensive and giving access to the m42 world could have help them … but we will never know :)
@@philmtx3fr You said it