Makina Optical
Makina Optical Co., Ltd is a Japanese manufacturer of cameras, lenses, and other photographic equipment.
Description
Makina Optical Co., Ltd is a Japanese manufacturer of cameras, lenses, and other photographic equipment. In Japan they are known as Makina Kogaku Kambushiki Kaisha. Makina has manufactured lenses and other equipment for OEM branding by other companies such as Vivitar. They also sell equipment under their own brand names, Makinon and Makinar. Their trademark filings from the late 1970s provide this contact information:
MAKINA OPTICAL CO., LTD. (MAKINA KOGAKU KAMBUSHIKI KAISHA) NO. 31-1, KITASENZOKU 2-CHOME OHTA-KU, TOKYO-TU Japan
According to trademark filings the Makinon brand name was first used in February of 1975. The Makinon trademark was filed in the United States on 11 November, 1976[1], in Canada on 15 November 1976[2], in Australia on 10 September 1979[3], and in Ireland on 23 October, 1979[4]. The Makinar trademark was filed in the United States on 8 November 1976[5] and in Canada on 15 November 1976[6]
