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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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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It was June 1934 and the ad was placed by Seiki-Kogaku Kenkyusho (Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory), the forerunner of Canon Inc. Seiki-Kogaku was started to develop the KWANON which was conceived by Goro Yoshida (1900-1993).
