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'''Promaster''' is a brand name used by Photographic Research Organization, once styled '''P•R•O'''.<ref>[https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=login&p_lang=english&p_d=trmk Trademark search result], April 1965, at [http://www.uspto.gov/ United States Patent and Trademark Office].</ref> It is a American photographic accessory distributor known for lenses, filters, tripods, bags, memory cards, and lighting equipment. | '''Promaster''' is a brand name used by Photographic Research Organization, once styled '''P•R•O'''.<ref>[https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=login&p_lang=english&p_d=trmk Trademark search result], April 1965, at [http://www.uspto.gov/ United States Patent and Trademark Office].</ref> It is a American photographic accessory distributor known for lenses, filters, tripods, bags, memory cards, and lighting equipment. | ||
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==Cameras== | ==Cameras== | ||
'''Compact''' | '''Compact''' | ||
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Promaster is a brand name used by Photographic Research Organization, once styled P•R•O.[1] It is a American photographic accessory distributor known for lenses, filters, tripods, bags, memory cards, and lighting equipment.
P•R•O products were offered as far back as the 1960s as accessories sold through independent local stores, giving them access to the breadth of products and buying power to compete with large chains.
Cameras
Compact
- Promaster AF-1
- Fuji Promaster DL-160
SLR
- Promaster 2000PK Super (name variant of Cosina C1s)
- Promaster 2500PK Super (see Hikari 2002, etc.)
- Promatic SLF/1.7
Notes
- ↑ Trademark search result, April 1965, at United States Patent and Trademark Office.
