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| − | The '''Olympic Camera Works''' were a camera maker in Japan. It made the sophisticated [[Olympic]] and [[Super Olympic]] bakelite viewfinder cameras, and it made the ''Olympic Enlarger'' and tripods. Its cameras were distributed by [[Asahi Bussan]] in the UK. In 1937 it was bought by [[Ricoh|Riken Kankōshi]] which renamed it to '''Asahi Kōgaku Kōgyō''' (Asahi Optical Industries Co., Ltd.) and continued the Olympic series, and even released new Olympics like the [[Semi Olympic]]. In 1938 the Riken group gave itself a new name ''Riken Kōgaku Kōgyō'', and after 1938 neither the company name "Olympic Camera Works" nor the company name "Asahi Kōgaku Kōgyō" were continued.
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| − | [[Category:Japanese camera makers]] | + | [[category:sports]] |
