Combined Products Corporation
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| Original CPC logo registration from USPTO records (Image rights) |
CPC or Combined Products Corporation was a distributor of imported photographic goods rebadged with their own brands, operating from New Jersey, USA.[1] In 1978 the company applied for the trademark CPC Phase 2,[2] their branding most commonly encountered today. Later registrations for photography accessories include Ozunon, Topaz, and Tempo.[1] Magnum appears to be another of their brands: both they and CPC lenses feature a designation CCT (for "computer controlled technology," according to CPC period packaging).
A Modern Photography test from August 1984 showed good optical results for several CPC lenses in Pentax KA mount.[3] However CPC lenses were at the budget end of the spectrum, originating from different manufacturers in Japan, Taiwan, or Korea; and so there may be little consistency from example to example.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Patent & Trademark Office records show several registration applications in the 1978–1988 time frame.
- ↑ Claiming March, 1978 as its date of first use.
- ↑ A post towards the bottom of this PhotoNet discussion has a scan of the review, which attributes their manufacture to Cosmicar.
