Photo News Sha (フォットニュース社) was a Japanese sales company in the 1930s. It was based in Kōbe, and used a P.O. box as its postal address.^[1] It imported a variety of products, including the Nagel cameras and Ensign movie cameras.^[2] Around 1940, it was the distributor of the Waltax in Kansai (Western Japan).^[3]

Advertisement for Nagel cameras in Asahi Camera February 1930. (Image rights)

Advertisement for Nagel cameras and for Ensign movie cameras in Asahi Camera June 1932. (Image rights)

Advertisement for the Arrow projector in Shashin Salon January 1934. (Image rights)

Catalogue by Photo News for Welta cameras, April 1936. (Image rights)

Leaflet by Photo News, November 1938. (Image rights)

Notes Edit

1. ↑ Advertisements in Asahi Camera February 1930, p.A7, and June 1932, pp.A7–8, in Shashin Salon January 1934, and leaflet dated November 1938.
2. ↑ Nagel: advertisements in Asahi Camera February 1930, p.A7, and June 1932, p.A7. Ensign: advertisement in Asahi Camera June 1932, p.A8.
3. ↑ Leaflet Waltax 4.5 / 6.

Bibliography Edit

• Asahi Camera. Advertisements by Photo News Sha in February 1930 (p.A7) and in June 1932 (pp.A7 and A8).
• Nihon Shōkai and Photo News Sha. Waltax 4.5 / 6. Leaflet published c.1940 (date not indicated). Document reproduced in this Flickr set by Rebollo_fr.
• Photo News Sha. Catalogue of Welta cameras, dated April 1936. Document reproduced in this Flickr set by Rebollo_fr.
• Photo News Sha. Leaflet presenting the Rolleicord, Perle, Semi Olympus II and Patent Etui, dated November 1938. Document reproduced in this Flickr set by Rebollo_fr.
• Shashin Salon. Advertisement by Photo News Sha in January 1934, no page number.