Goko
In 1989 the Sansei Kōki Co., Ltd. (三星光機株式会社) took its camera brand name Goko as its company name, Goko Camera Co., Ltd. (Gokoカメラ株式会社[1]) The company had been founded in 1953 by Gotō Tadashi (後藤 正). It produced optical parts and accessories for different types of cameras. In 1960 it developed a zoom lens for 8mm movie cameras and invented a film editing machine. Its Ina (伊那) factory in Nakagawa, Nagano Prefecture (Japan) which produced plastic parts fully automatically ("no-man-power") became famous in 1967 as model company for rationalization.
In 1982 Goko got into the camera-making business by introducing its patented UF (Universal Focus) camera, a fixed-focus camera for both, macro and infinity focusing. It was one of the first viewfinder cameras usable with motor drive for film advance.
Nowadays Goko has become a company group. One of its camera branches is located in Malaysia.
Cameras
Many of Goko's cameras are sold together with accessories for macro photography, or such accessories are available.
35mm
- Goko UF (1982)
- Goko UF-0 (1986)
- Goko UF-1 (1985)
- Goko UF-2 (1985)
- Goko UF-5AF (1986)
- Goko UF-10 Macro (1988)
- Goko UF-20 AF (1988)
- Goko UF-30 AF (1989)
- Goko UF-50 AF (1989)
- Goko UF-70 Tele (1991)
- Goko UF-100 (1991)
- Goko K-20 Macro (1992)
- Goko FR-350 Macromax (1998)
- Goko AZS-700AF (1998)
- Goko AZS 1150AF (1999)
- Goko HMB-135 (1999)
- Goko MAC-10 Z3000 (2000)
- Goko MAC-10 Z3200
and more
APS
- Goko Macromax FR 2200
- Goko Maginon P-75 AF
- Goko HMB-240
and more
Notes
- ↑ With Goko in Roman letters.
