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L. Kafka
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Did the Japanese military use German-made cameras or did they use Japanese-made cameras? I'm thinking they may have use Leicas. Anyone know?
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In the absence of any answers so far may I suggest this link, which may go some way to answering your question.


http://www.photographyhistory.com/CS01/gokoku.html

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Good stuff, Simon. Thanks for the info.
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