Velbon
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| Velbon Corporation | |
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| Industry | Photographic accessories and tripods |
| Founded | 11 March 1955 |
| Key people | Ken Nakatani (President & CEO) |
| Website | velbon.net |
Velbon (full name: Velbon Tripod Co., Ltd.) is a manufacturer of photographic accessories, specialising in tripods. The company is based in Japan.[1] It was established in 1955 as Mitsuboshi Co., Ltd.
The trademark "Velbon" was registered in 1958.[2] The company name is a combination of Japanese pronunciation of 'very' and the French: bon, lit. 'good'.[3]
Products
[edit]Velbon produces tripods, monopods, tripod heads, and other stands and accessories for cameras, video cameras, and smartphones.
Velbon Sherpa 600R camera tripod
Velbon mini tripod
Velbon RUP-43 monopod
Velbon pan/tilt converter
Velbon DX-888 Digital tripod
Factories
[edit]The manufacturer has a factory in Myanmar.[1] It also opened factories in Taiwan and Japan over the years. Its former factory in Akeno, Yamanashi, Japan, was purchased and became an artists' space in 2020.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "About us". Velbon Tripod. Velbon. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ "Velbon History". Velbon. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ "Velbon Catalog 2011" (PDF). Velbon. 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ Palm, Erik Augustin (28 August 2023). "Gasbon Metabolism: A Vibrant Art Hub in Akeno". Tokyo Weekender (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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