About S&W
S&W is one of those names that appears on thousands of eBay listings yet has no Wikipedia page - a true ghost brand of the 1960s. Research reveals it was a Japanese trading company house mark that never owned a lens factory. Instead it...
S&W is one of those names that appears on thousands of eBay listings yet has no Wikipedia page - a true ghost brand of the 1960s. Research reveals it was a Japanese trading company house mark that never owned a lens factory. Instead it curated from Tomioka, Kino and Komine. Its signature was the S&W Auto 35mm viewfinder with selenium meter. Collectors love S&W because under the modest badge often hides a sharp, all-metal Japanese prime that adapts perfectly to mirrorless with focus peaking, delivering character modern lenses lack.
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