Mamiya was founded in May 1940 by Mamiya Seiichi and Sugawara Tsunejiro as Mamiya Koki Seisakusho, Mamiya Optical Works). It was based in Tokyo, Hongo, and its first camera was the Mamiya Six, a 6×6 folder with coupled rangefinder that focused by moving the film plane. Read more about Mamiya at Camerapedia |