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**jatrax** · 04-27-2021, 10:14 AM

So I was browsing the listing for the new HD Pentax-FA 43mm Limited and found that this lens features Shippo Yaki finger points. Would anyone care to explain to a simple photographer like myself what a Shippo Yaki finger point is?

stevebrot · 04-27-2021, 10:22 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by jatrax

So I was browsing the listing for the new HD Pentax-FA 43mm Limited and found that this lens features Shippo Yaki finger points. Would anyone care to explain to a simple photographer like myself what a Shippo Yaki finger point is?

The term refers to the pearlescent cloisonne enamel bump on the side of the lens that serves as a mounting reference.

Steve

**boriscleto** · 04-27-2021, 10:27 AM

The green bump...

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shippo yaki
Shippo \Ship*po"\, n. [Jap. shipp[=o] seven precious things; Chin. ts'ih seven + pao gem.] (Japanese Art) Cloisonn['e] enamel on a background of metal or porcelain; -- also called shippo yaki.

**jatrax** · 04-27-2021, 10:27 AM - **1 Like**

Silly me, I thought that was called a lens mounting reference bump.............. I guess I have no future in marketing.

Or is the Shippo Yaki part because it is made of pearlescent cloisonne?

texandrews · 04-27-2021, 10:28 AM - **2 Likes**

Shippo Yaki. Learn sumthin new every dang day.

Kwong · 04-27-2021, 11:22 AM

Originally posted by stevebrot

The term refers to the pearlescent cloisonne enamel bump on the side of the lens that serves as a mounting reference.

Steve

Wow, who knew, not i.

**EssJayEff** · 04-27-2021, 12:41 PM - **1 Like**

Nearly fifty years of making photographs, but never heard of that term before!

**jatrax** · 04-27-2021, 12:52 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by stevebrot

The term refers to the pearlescent cloisonne enamel bump

Thank you Steve!

So additional research provides the information that Shippo Yaki is a Japanese art form using cloisonne enamels. Often used on vases and other glass art.
The Charm of Shippoyaki│ANDO CLOISONNE (ando-shippo.co.jp)

So on regular lenses we get an orange plastic bump for lens mount alignment but on the FA Limiteds we get a lens mount alignment bump of enameled glass made with the Shippo Yaki process. In short, FA Limited lenses have an actual 'jewel' on them.

**PJ1** · 04-27-2021, 03:10 PM

I don't think I will be using Shippo Yaki in my everyday conversation - even with other Pentax users.

**DWS1** · 04-27-2021, 05:40 PM

Never heard of it before.

**travelswsage** · 04-27-2021, 05:51 PM

Yeh, that is a good one. A name that could have been right out of John Wick.

stevebrot · 04-27-2021, 10:34 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by jatrax

So additional research provides the information that Shippo Yaki is a Japanese art form using cloisonne enamels. Often used on vases and other glass art.
The Charm of Shippoyaki│ANDO CLOISONNE (ando-shippo.co.jp)

There was a limited edition 645D that I am pretty sure was done in that style enamel...

Steve

**pepperberry farm** · 04-28-2021, 04:06 AM

now that I think about it, why not name a band Shippo Yaki?

LennyBloke · 04-28-2021, 04:48 AM

It's an anagram of "I Ask Hippyo" - glad to have helped on this thread

**EssJayEff** · 04-28-2021, 06:45 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by LennyBloke

It's an anagram of "I Ask Hippyo" - glad to have helped on this thread

"A hippy is OK," too.

04-27-2021, 10:14 AM	#1
jatrax Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cascades Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,992	Shippo Yaki? So I was browsing the listing for the new HD Pentax-FA 43mm Limited and found that this lens features Shippo Yaki finger points. Would anyone care to explain to a simple photographer like myself what a Shippo Yaki finger point is?

04-27-2021, 10:22 AM - 1 Like	#2
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by jatrax So I was browsing the listing for the new HD Pentax-FA 43mm Limited and found that this lens features Shippo Yaki finger points. Would anyone care to explain to a simple photographer like myself what a Shippo Yaki finger point is? The term refers to the pearlescent cloisonne enamel bump on the side of the lens that serves as a mounting reference. Steve

04-27-2021, 10:27 AM	#3
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,477	The green bump... Quote: shippo yaki Shippo \Ship*po"\, n. [Jap. shipp[=o] seven precious things; Chin. ts'ih seven + pao gem.] (Japanese Art) Cloisonn['e] enamel on a background of metal or porcelain; -- also called shippo yaki.

04-27-2021, 10:27 AM - 1 Like	#4
jatrax Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cascades Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,992 Original Poster	Silly me, I thought that was called a lens mounting reference bump.............. I guess I have no future in marketing. Or is the Shippo Yaki part because it is made of pearlescent cloisonne?

04-27-2021, 10:28 AM - 2 Likes	#5
texandrews Moderator Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Baltimore Photos: Albums Posts: 3,400	Shippo Yaki. Learn sumthin new every dang day.

04-27-2021, 11:22 AM	#6
Kwong Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Photos: Albums Posts: 198	Originally posted by stevebrot The term refers to the pearlescent cloisonne enamel bump on the side of the lens that serves as a mounting reference. Steve Wow, who knew, not i.

04-27-2021, 12:41 PM - 1 Like	#7
EssJayEff Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: near Saxapahaw, NC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 976	Nearly fifty years of making photographs, but never heard of that term before!

04-27-2021, 12:52 PM - 1 Like	#8
jatrax Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cascades Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,992 Original Poster	Originally posted by stevebrot The term refers to the pearlescent cloisonne enamel bump Thank you Steve! So additional research provides the information that Shippo Yaki is a Japanese art form using cloisonne enamels. Often used on vases and other glass art. The Charm of Shippoyaki│ANDO CLOISONNE (ando-shippo.co.jp) So on regular lenses we get an orange plastic bump for lens mount alignment but on the FA Limiteds we get a lens mount alignment bump of enameled glass made with the Shippo Yaki process. In short, FA Limited lenses have an actual 'jewel' on them.

04-27-2021, 03:10 PM	#9
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,487	I don't think I will be using Shippo Yaki in my everyday conversation - even with other Pentax users.

04-27-2021, 05:40 PM	#10
DWS1 Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 1,169	Never heard of it before.

04-27-2021, 05:51 PM	#11
travelswsage Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 385	Yeh, that is a good one. A name that could have been right out of John Wick.

04-27-2021, 10:34 PM - 2 Likes	#12
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by jatrax So additional research provides the information that Shippo Yaki is a Japanese art form using cloisonne enamels. Often used on vases and other glass art. The Charm of Shippoyaki│ANDO CLOISONNE (ando-shippo.co.jp) There was a limited edition 645D that I am pretty sure was done in that style enamel... Steve

04-28-2021, 04:06 AM	#13
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,781	now that I think about it, why not name a band Shippo Yaki?

04-28-2021, 04:48 AM	#14
LennyBloke Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Worcestershire, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 678	It's an anagram of "I Ask Hippyo" - glad to have helped on this thread

04-28-2021, 06:45 AM - 1 Like	#15
EssJayEff Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: near Saxapahaw, NC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 976	Originally posted by LennyBloke It's an anagram of "I Ask Hippyo" - glad to have helped on this thread "A hippy is OK," too.