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1. global.canon › en › c-museumView by period - 1933-1936 - Canon Camera Museum

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   During those years, there was a Japanese man who attempted to make the first domestic 35mm focal-plane-shutter rangefinder camera (hereafter called as the 35mm rangefinder camera) by disassembling and studying the inner workings of a “Leica Model II.” This person was Goro Yoshida (1900-1993).

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3. www.canonwatch.com › goro-yoshidaGoro Yoshida - The Man Behind Canon's First Ever Camera

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   Sep 2, 2014 · Learn about Goro Yoshida, the man who disassembled a Leica and made Japan's first 35mm focal-plane-shutter camera, the Kwanon. Discover his motives, his Buddhist faith and his legacy in Canon's history.

4. independent-photo.com › news › a-brief-history-of-canonA brief history of Canon | The Independent Photographer

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   Apr 12, 2019 · Their beginnings, however, were humble: a small street-side workshop in Tokyo where a man by the name of Goro Yoshida repaired motion picture cameras and projectors.

5. aboutphotography.blog › blog › history-of-canonHistory of Canon: From Humble Beginnings to Global Powerhouse

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   Jun 15, 2023 · The story of Canon as a camera brand begins in 1933, with the founding of the Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory in Tokyo, Japan. Established by Goro Yoshida and Saburo Uchida, the laboratory aimed to develop high-quality cameras that could rival the dominant European brands of the time.

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6. blog.michaeldanielho.com › 2014 › 09Man Behind Canon's First Camera - Goro Yoshida

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   Learn about Goro Yoshida, the Japanese engineer who created the Kwanon, Japan's first 35mm focal-plane-shutter camera. Discover how he disassembled a Leica camera and named his prototype after a Buddhist goddess.

7. kamera.club › the-fascinating-story-of-canonsThe Fascinating Story of Canon’s Founder, Goro Yoshida

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   Apr 3, 2023 · Goro Yoshida, the founder of Canon cameras, was a man ahead of his time. Born in Tokyo in 1894, Yoshida was a mechanical genius from a young age. As a child, he would often take apart and reassemble his toys, and he quickly developed a fascination with machines and how they worked.

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   Who is Goro Yoshida?

   • This person was Goro Yoshida (1900-1993). Yoshida was born in Hiroshima. He came to Tokyo before completing his middle school education and apprenticed at a company repairing and remodeling motion picture cameras and projectors.

   View by period - 1933-1936 - Canon Camera Museum

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   Why did Yoshida leave Nikon?

   • Yoshida left the company shortly after the adverts appeared, as a result of a disagreement about the future of the business, and the company went on to produce the Hansa Canon in 1936 – a camera created through collaboration with a military optical equipment company called Nippon Kogaku Kogyo (which became Nikon).

   Canon marks 80 years since the Kwanon, its first camera

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   Why did Yoshida name the camera Kwanon?

   • Yoshida called the camera Kwanon after the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy Kwannon, and the lens was named Kasyapa after one of Buddha's disciples, Mahakasyapa. The apartment block in Tokyo's Roppongi district from which the Seiki-Kogaku Kenkyusho company operated. The logo that adorned the Kwanon camera, showing the Buddhist goddess of mercy, Kwannon.

   Canon marks 80 years since the Kwanon, its first camera

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   Where did Yoshida go to school?

   • Yoshida was born in Hiroshima. He came to Tokyo before completing his middle school education and apprenticed at a company repairing and remodeling motion picture cameras and projectors. During the latter half of the 1920s, when Yoshida was in his late 20s, he frequently travelled to Shanghai, China to procure the necessary parts for his jobs.

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9. www.dpreview.com › articles › 3671172128Canon marks 80 years since the Kwanon, its first camera

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   Sep 2, 2014 · The company, whose name translates as Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory, was formed by movie camera repairman Goro Yoshida, who wanted to develop the first Japanese 35mm rangefinder camera in a world where European brands like Leica and Contax, dominated.