Article on Noritsu lenses

I hope this is in the right place here... I wasn't sure, but since it touches on a couple of different subjects (photographic history, printing, adapted lenses...) yet, isn't entirely published here (which I presume is the idea for the "photographic history" section(?), I thought I'll just post it here and ask @AlanSh to move it, if there is a more appropriate place...

The weirdos escaped from the (mini)labs! by simple.joy, on Flickr

I've finally managed to publish my second article on a quite unusual family of industrial lenses, namely the ones labeled Noritsu and used in their minilabs/one-hour-labs in the 80s and 90s. Some of those lenses are made by big names such as Nikon or Tamron and there are even rumors of Tomioka/Zeiss being involved... In addition to some information about these unusual lenses, I also tried to show an array of images taken with them.

If you're interested you can find the article here:
deltalenses.com/the-makers-noritsu/

I appreciate any feedback or help in correcting errors, adding additional information and hope that at least some people enjoy reading about an unusual topic no one has ever attempted to write about (of course, why would they want to... 😂) as far as I'm aware.

Congratulations, you're a real enthusiast. 👍
I hope you get as much information as possible.
A truly impressive article!

Thanks a lot - I really appreciate it!

In case someone doesn't have the time or motivation to take a look at the full article, here are a couple of shots made with some of these lenses, to perhaps give you an idea, why I found it a worthwhile endeavor to try adapting and using those unusual lenses:

Pinch watching by simple.joy, on Flickr

You're a light collector as well? by simple.joy, on Flickr

Sing our names in unison by simple.joy, on Flickr

Newlywets by simple.joy, on Flickr

Grass-ping life by simple.joy, on Flickr

Ante up! by simple.joy, on Flickr

Protection no longer in production by simple.joy, on Flickr

I had indeed a lot of fun, even though the research part can be a bit tiresome from time to time!

Great work, fascinating read and wonderful results.

Thanks a lot!

I used one of those lenses again recently and they're still lots of fun to play around with:

Shellscape by simple.joy, on Flickr

Royal touch shell by simple.joy, on Flickr

Now, if I'd only know for sure who made them! Damn you, Nikon for not commenting...