Komamura Corporation

Komamura Corporation is a Japanese company that most notably manufactured medium- and large-format cameras. The company's first camera, the PC-101, was offered in 1948 as a police inspection camera; this was soon developed into a press camera, the Horseman 102, which was the first Horseman Professional branded camera.

History

In 1933, Komamura Brothers was founded in Kyoto; the first camera produced was the PC-101, an inspection camera for the National Police Agency produced in 1948. This was developed into the Horseman 102, which was also designed for police inspection and offered in 1950.

Komamura relocated in Tokyo in 1982. In 1992, Komamura signed the first of several licensing agreements to be the exclusive distributor for foreign photographic and video products in Japan, including Rodenstock and Schneider Kreuznach lenses, Gossen light meters, and Anton Bauer batteries.

Komamura transferred the Horseman Professional photographic business assets to Kenko Professional Imaging in 2012; Kenko continues to market the cameras and photographic accessories developed by Komamura under the Horseman brand. Komamura's primary business is currently centered on sales of night vision scopes and cameras.

Products

Current

Komamura developed and launched the Falcon Eye KC-2000 high-sensitivity camera in 2014, providing full-color imaging.

Past

Past cameras developed by Komamura and marketed under the Horseman Professional brand include:

35mm

• DigiFlex / DigiFlex II
• Horseman 3D

Medium format

Large format

Accessories marketed by Horseman include:

35mm

• VCC (View Camera Converter)
• LD / LD Pro (L-series View Camera for Digital SLRs)

Medium format

• VCC (View Camera Converter)

Large format

• ISS (Intelligent Shutter System)

References

External links

• "Horseman 970" (PDF). Pacific Rim Camera. Komamura Photographic Co. Ltd.
• "Modern tests: 2-1/4 X 3-1/4 Horseman 980 Technical Camera" (PDF). Modern Photography. October 1971.
• "Calumet / Horseman Technical Camera [980] Guidebook" (PDF). Pacific Rim Camera. Calumet Photographic Inc.