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11/03/2006 02:04:11 AM · #1 |
| I was searching through my dad's old stuff and found some old cameras and accessories with the CHINON brand. You guys heard of this brand before? |
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11/03/2006 02:07:38 AM · #2 |
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11/03/2006 02:08:51 AM · #3 |
Yes - I have...
It was pretty big af few decades ago - at least here in Denmark where I live.
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11/03/2006 02:42:30 AM · #4 |
It's no longer around, is it?
I'm thinking about scavenging some of the Chinon branded stuff, hehe... |
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11/03/2006 02:42:47 AM · #5 |
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11/03/2006 07:42:28 AM · #6 |
Chinon first became known just after WWII (late 40's) as manufacturers of lens barrels and mounts. They were a pretty constant player in the 35mm and 8mm market for many years. I think most of their cameras were K-mounts (Pentax compatible). They did 8mm movie cameras too. They manufactured a number of Kodak cameras for rebranding, if I'm not mistaken. They may have been involved also in ALPA cameras if I recall correctly. Under their own name they were never a high-end manufacturer. Kodak bought 'em out, as BeeCee mentions, I think in the mid-70's. It's all a little fuzzy for me :-)
R.
ETA: That's way off: Kodak bought 'em in 2004... Chinon actually were the manufacturers of some of the Kodak branded digital cameras...
Message edited by author 2006-11-03 07:48:40. |
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11/03/2006 07:44:43 AM · #7 |
| They were almost the own brand for the Dixon's group, here in teh UK back in the 70s and 80s. |
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11/03/2006 08:29:30 AM · #8 |
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