Cosmicar
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| Cosmicar lenses in C-mount are sometimes adapted for use with Micro Four Thirds cameras. image by Graham Gibson (Image rights) |
Cosmicar is a lens brand used beginning in 1961[1] by Asahi Precision Co., Ltd., and is most associated with CCTV and other industrial lenses. Releases after 1993[1] added the name Pentax from the more familiar brand of the company's parent Pentax Corporation and the Cosmicar name was eventually dropped. After the 2011 merger of Pentax with Ricoh the entire CCTV lens business was wound down.
A small number of Cosmicar 35mm SLR lenses were offered in Pentax K mount as a lower-cost alternative to Pentax's own versions. Discreet "Cosmicar" engraving is also seen on a few lenses marketed as CPC Phase 2 and perhaps others.
Still-camera lenses (PKA mount)
- 28mm f/2.8 (Taiwan)
- 28-80mm f/3.5-4.5
- 35-70 f/3.5–4.8 (CPC f/4.0 version?)
- 70-200mm f/4.0
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 See the "History" page in a 2012 Pentax catalog of machine vision lenses
