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| − | '''CPC''' or '''Combined Products Corporation''' was a distributor of imported photographic goods rebadged with their own brands, operating from New Jersey, USA.<ref name="USPTO">U.S. Patent & Trademark Office records show [https://uspto.report/company/Combined-Products-Corp several registration applications] in the 1978–1988 time frame.</ref> In 1978 the company applied for the trademark '''CPC Phase 2''',<ref>Claiming [https://uspto.report/TM/73181315 March, 1978 as its date of first use].</ref> their branding most commonly encountered today. Later registrations for photography accessories include '''Ozunon''', '''Topaz''', and '''Tempo'''.<ref name="USPTO"/> | + | '''CPC''' or '''Combined Products Corporation''' was a distributor of imported photographic goods rebadged with their own brands, operating from New Jersey, USA.<ref name="USPTO">U.S. Patent & Trademark Office records show [https://uspto.report/company/Combined-Products-Corp several registration applications] in the 1978–1988 time frame.</ref> In 1978 the company applied for the trademark '''CPC Phase 2''',<ref>Claiming [https://uspto.report/TM/73181315 March, 1978 as its date of first use].</ref> their branding most commonly encountered today. Later registrations for photography accessories include '''Ozunon''', '''Topaz''', and '''Tempo'''.<ref name="USPTO"/> '''Magnum''' appears to be another of their brands: both they and CPC lenses feature a designation '''CCT''' (for "computer controlled technology," according to CPC period packaging). |
| − | A ''Modern Photography'' test from August 1984 showed good optical results for several CPC lenses in [[K mount lenses |Pentax KA]] mount.<ref>A post towards the bottom of [https://www.photo.net/ | + | A ''Modern Photography'' test from August 1984 showed good optical results for several CPC lenses in [[K mount lenses |Pentax KA]] mount.<ref>A post towards the bottom of [https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/482772-as-original-as-it-gets/ this PhotoNet discussion] has a scan of the review, which attributes their manufacture to [[Cosmicar]].</ref> However CPC lenses were at the budget end of the spectrum, originating from different manufacturers in Japan, Taiwan, or Korea; and so there may be little consistency from example to example. |
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CPC or Combined Products Corporation was a distributor of imported photographic goods rebadged with their own brands, operating from New Jersey, USA.[1] In 1978 the company applied for the trademark CPC Phase 2,[2] their branding most commonly encountered today. Later registrations for photography accessories include Ozunon, Topaz, and Tempo.[1] Magnum appears to be another of their brands: both they and CPC lenses feature a designation CCT (for "computer controlled technology," according to CPC period packaging).
A Modern Photography test from August 1984 showed good optical results for several CPC lenses in Pentax KA mount.[3] However CPC lenses were at the budget end of the spectrum, originating from different manufacturers in Japan, Taiwan, or Korea; and so there may be little consistency from example to example.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Patent & Trademark Office records show several registration applications in the 1978–1988 time frame.
- ↑ Claiming March, 1978 as its date of first use.
- ↑ A post towards the bottom of this PhotoNet discussion has a scan of the review, which attributes their manufacture to Cosmicar.
