Difference between revisions of "Centon"
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| − | '''Centon''' | + | '''Centon''' was the house brand of the UK camera store Jessops, for cameras and accessories including lenses, flash equipment and power winders.<ref>The trademark 'Centon' was registered with the US Patent & Trademark Office, serial no. 75559845 on 28 September 1998 by Jessop Group Limited of Leicester, UK, and registered with reg. no. 2833465, and was cancelled on 26 November 2010; search trademarks at the [http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=login&p_lang=english&p_d=trmk USPTO search page] (results page is not linkable).</ref> |
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| − | Centon DF 300, also branded as [http://www.kamera-geschichte.de/files/carena_df300_d.htm Carena DF 300] | + | Centon DF 300, also branded as Carena DF 300 or SX 300<ref>[http://www.kamera-geschichte.de/files/carena_df300_d.htm Carena DF 300] and [http://www.kamera-geschichte.de/files/carena_slr_sx300_d.htm Carena SX 300] at ''Kamera-geschichte.de'' (German)</ref>, and Vivitar V50<ref>[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=1244 Vivitar V50] at ''Collection Appareils''</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:17, 15 August 2016
Centon was the house brand of the UK camera store Jessops, for cameras and accessories including lenses, flash equipment and power winders.[1]
Centon cameras are either re-badged or are clones of older Japanese models - perhaps using the original tooling - but some in newer materials. At least some were made in China.
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| Centon DF 300 image by _Tophee_ (Image rights) |
Cameras
| Name | Type | Original camera |
| Centon DF 300 | 35mm SLR | Minolta X-300 or Minolta X-370s or Seagull DF-300 |
| Centon K100 | 35mm SLR | Pentax K1000 |
| Centon K200 | 35mm SLR | |
| Centon K400 | 35mm SLR |
Centon DF 300, also branded as Carena DF 300 or SX 300[2], and Vivitar V50[3]
Notes
- ↑ The trademark 'Centon' was registered with the US Patent & Trademark Office, serial no. 75559845 on 28 September 1998 by Jessop Group Limited of Leicester, UK, and registered with reg. no. 2833465, and was cancelled on 26 November 2010; search trademarks at the USPTO search page (results page is not linkable).
- ↑ Carena DF 300 and Carena SX 300 at Kamera-geschichte.de (German)
- ↑ Vivitar V50 at Collection Appareils
