Pentax Tapestries
Description: The Asahi Pentax series of cameras, by the Asahi Optical Co., Ltd., was a pivotal development in modern photography. They were the earliest Pentax cameras. In 1957, the Asahi Optical Company (later "Pentax") introduced the Pentax, a 35 mm Single-lens reflex camera (SLR) camera which was so well received that it influenced the design of 35 mm SLRs worldwide for years to come. The Pentax and its later development and likewise classic 1964 Pentax Spotmatic allowed Asahi Optical Company to develop into a photographic multinational company, eventually leading the company to rename itself "Pentax" after its seminal product.
Description: Minolta Co., Ltd. was a Japanese manufacturer of cameras, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, and laser printers. Minolta Co., Ltd., which is also known simply as Minolta, was founded in Osaka, Japan, in 1928 as Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten. It made the first integrated autofocus 35 mm SLR camera system. In 1931, the company adopted its final name, an acronym for "Mechanism, Instruments, Optics, and Lenses by Tashima".
Description: A vibrant, retro-style representation of an Asahi Pentax Spotematic F camera with a dripping paint effect. The camera body features hot pink, teal, and yellow polka dots and bold dripping elements. The lens displays text "AANADM" and "S0A0R". Below the camera, the text reads "ASAHI PENTAX SPOTEMATIC F".
Description: You need imagination in photography. This design represents the imagination flowing through your camera. Use your inspiration to achieve greatness. Use colour or the lack of it. Your DSLR or whatever gear you have is not limiting you. Your imagination is your only limit. Travel the world and seek love.
Description: This shot of Morro Bay was taken from the hills above Montana De Oro State Park, south of the bay, as the overcast sky was breaking up. The three smoke stacks to the right of Morro Rock are part of the power plant, which was closed in February, 2014. Photographed in May, 2015, with a Pentax 645Z.
Description: Canon Inc. is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, specializing in optical, imaging, and industrial products, such as lenses, cameras, medical equipment, scanners, printers, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The origins of Canon date back to the founding of Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory in Japan in 1933 by Takeshi Mitarai, Goro Yoshida, Saburo Uchida and Takeo Maeda. It became the company Precision Optical Instruments, Co., Ltd. in 1937. Canon has a primary listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the TOPIX Core 30 and Nikkei 225 indexes. It used to have a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Description: Kodak began as a partnership between George Eastman and Henry A. Strong to develop a film roll camera. After the release of the Kodak camera, Eastman Kodak was incorporated on May 23, 1892. Under Eastman's direction, the company became one of the world's largest film and camera manufacturers, and also developed a model of welfare capitalism and a close relationship with the city of Rochester. During most of the 20th century, Kodak held a dominant position in photographic film, and produced a number of technological innovations through heavy investment in research and development at Kodak Research Laboratories.
