The Seica!

[NIKON KIU]

Discovered in 2019 was this old pre-war Nippon Kogaku Nikkor Lens… along with this:



Read more here:

Seica (4.5×6) - Camera-wiki.org - The free camera encyclopedia

camera-wiki.org

Kiu

 

[UV76]

What a great find!!! Are there any other reported copies of Seica 6x4.5 camera with Nikkor 7.5cm lens?

 

[p.giannakis]

So was this lens taken off a rare prototype camera? Or was it one of the stock shutter/lens assembly that never made it to a camera?

 

[NIKON KIU]

From what I read, the lens and the camera were offered separately by the same seller, the purchaser examined it after winning the items and noticed that they are were meant to be together, fitting perfectly with the leather case.
The camera is one of a kind, none others have ever been seen. This is basically a myth becoming true!

Kiu

 

[JeffS7444]

The distinctive typeface used for the Seica logo matches the style found on my scale model of the Hansa-Canon.

 

[nsp9107]

what is the info and the serial number on the lens?

 

[NIKON KIU]

It reads;

Nr. 75109 Nikkor 1:4.5 f=7.5cm Nippon-Kogaku

I have seen one other, it’s number is 755

July 2025, Nikon Kenkyukai 3

redbook-jp.com

It is well documented that NK was supplying Lenses to SK before the war.

In a way, this is the mother of all Nikkors


Kiu