21 "Japanese Historical Cameras" of 2005 Named
The Historical Camera Committee (Chairperson – Ms. MORIYAMA, Mayumi), a review group established within the Japan Camera Industry Institute, has selected the 21 cameras below, as “Japanese Historical Cameras” of 2005.
We are pleased to announce of selecting historical camera models in this year 2005, in addition, we are also pleased to add “Nikon S3 Year 2000 Special model” to Year 2000’s historical model which was in the market in October 2000.
Film cameras chosen for “Japanese Historical Cameras” of 2005 (2 models)
| No. | Release Date | Name of Camera | Company Name | Model | Photosensitive Material | Frame Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005-3-18 | Nikon SP Limited Edition |
Nikon Corporation | Direct-view finder | 135 | 24x36mm |
| 2 | 2005-10-29 | Zeiss Ikon Rangefinder Camera |
Cosina | Direct-view finder | 135 | 24x36mm |
Digital cameras chosen for “Japanese Historical Cameras” of 2005 (19 models)
| No. | Release Date | Name of Camera | Company Name | Model | Storage Media | Numbers of Effective Pixels (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2005-02-09 | Fujifilm Q1 Digital 4.0 Ir |
Fuji Photo Film Co.,Ltd. | LCD monitor | xD-Picture CardTM / 16MB Built-in memory |
4.00 |
| 4 | 2005-02-15 | Canon EOS 20 Da | Canon Inc. | Single-lens reflex | CompactFlashTM | 8.20 |
| 5 | 2005-02-25 | Nikon Coolpix 5900 | Nikon Corporation | Direct-view finder / LCD monitor |
SD Memory Card / 13.5MB Built-in memory |
5.10 |
| 6 | 2005-03-12 |
Fujifilm FinePix F10 |
Fuji Photo Film Co.,Ltd. | LCD monitor | xD-Picture CardTM | 6.30 |
| 7 | 2005-03-17 | Canon EOS Kiss Digital N |
Canon Inc | Single-lens reflex | CompactFlashTM | 8.00 |
| 8 | The end of 2005-03 | Konicaminolta Digital GENBAKANTOKU DG-5W |
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | LCD monitor | SD Memory Card / MM Card |
4.00 |
| 9 | The end of 2005-03 | Pentax Optio WP | PENTAX Corporation | LCD monitor | SD Memory Card / 10.5MB Built-in memory |
5.00 |
| 10 | 2005-06-29 | Nikon D50 | Nikon Corporation | Single-lens reflex | SD Memory Card | 6.10 |
| 11 | 2005-07 | Pentax *ist DL | PENTAX Corporation | Single-lens reflex | SD Memory Card | 6.10 |
| 12 | 2005-08-19 | Konicaminolta -Sweet Digital |
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | Single-lens reflex | SD Memory Card / MM Card / CompactFlashTM |
6.10 |
| 13 | 2005-08-26 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 |
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | LCD monitor | SD Memory Card / MM Card |
8.40 |
| 14 | The end of 2005-08 | Konicaminolta Dimage X1 |
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | LCD monitor | SD Memory Card / MM Card |
8.00 |
| 15 | 2005-09-23 | Nikon Coolpix P1 | Nikon Corporation | LCD monitor | SD Memory Card / 32MB Built-in memory |
8.00 |
| 16 | 2005-09-28 |
Canon EOS 5D |
Canon Inc. | Single-lens reflex | CompactFlashTM | 12.80 |
| 17 | 2005-10-21 | Ricoh GR Digital | Ricoh Co.,Ltd. | LCD monitor | SD Memory Card / MM Card / 26MB Built-in memory |
8.13 |
| 18 | 2005-11-11 | Olympus E-500 | Olympus Corporation | Single-lens reflex | xD-Picture CardTM /CompactFlashTM |
8.00 |
| 19 | 2005-11-18 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 |
Sony Corporation | LCD viewfinder / LCD monitor |
Memory Stick PROTM / Compact FlashTM Type 1/II / MicrodriveTM |
10.30 |
| 20 | 2005-12-16 | Nikon D200 | Nikon Corporation | Single-lens reflex | CompactFlashTM / MicrodriveTM |
10.20 |
| 21 | 2005-12-21 | Mamiya ZD | Mamiya-OP (Japanese) |
Single-lens reflex | SD Memory Card / CompactFlashTM |
21.30 |
Film camera chosen for “Japanese Historical Cameras” of 2000 (1 model)
| No. | Release Date | Name of Camera | Company Name | Model | Photosensitive Material | Frame Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000-10 | Nikon S3 Year 2000 Limited Edition | Nikon Corporation | Direct-view finder | 135 | 24x36mm |
