fotobiblios
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Over the years I have acquired one or two Japanese camera books -- via camera fairs or UK and Hong Kong eBay - very much "equipment porn" but illustrated by photos taken with the equipment and obviously produced by enthusiasts - not surprisingly there is a plethora of Leica stuff but these are not exclusive and usually include much comparison with Voigtlander-Cosina/Hexar/Contax old Canon/Nikon etc, also strip-downs and user reports.
These books are so well illustrated that I don't worry too much about only getting to page 2 of "Learn Japanese Script". For example I spent a long time thinking a star rating of all the lenses in one book was for bokeh when it stood for rarity.
If any members have seen these they'll know what I mean. Publishers series "For Tasty Life" (!), Gaken Camera Mook and others, sizes A5 to A4, typically soft bound and 100-150 pp, with few ads. I'm not referring to the monthly camera periodicals or the current camera model user books/manuals.
Question -- how can occidentals buy these? I can find some on Japanese Amazon, but cannot bid etc with my log on. Is there any European/American language supplier with a broad range out there?
post by fotobiblios (interest - mostly 'serious' books of photography, but I get a boost of camera and especially lens acquisition syndrome on a regular basis (and then take my best pix with a battered old half-frame Konica vfdr))
These books are so well illustrated that I don't worry too much about only getting to page 2 of "Learn Japanese Script". For example I spent a long time thinking a star rating of all the lenses in one book was for bokeh when it stood for rarity.
If any members have seen these they'll know what I mean. Publishers series "For Tasty Life" (!), Gaken Camera Mook and others, sizes A5 to A4, typically soft bound and 100-150 pp, with few ads. I'm not referring to the monthly camera periodicals or the current camera model user books/manuals.
Question -- how can occidentals buy these? I can find some on Japanese Amazon, but cannot bid etc with my log on. Is there any European/American language supplier with a broad range out there?
post by fotobiblios (interest - mostly 'serious' books of photography, but I get a boost of camera and especially lens acquisition syndrome on a regular basis (and then take my best pix with a battered old half-frame Konica vfdr))
