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| Industry | Photographic Accessories and Tripods |
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| Founded | March 11th 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. It was established in 1955 as Mitsuboshi Co., Ltd..
The trademark "Velbon" was registered in 1958. The company name is a combination of Japanese pronunciation of 'very' and the: French: bon, lit. 'good'.
Products※
Velbon produces tripods, monopods, tripod heads, and other stands and accessories for cameras, video cameras and smartphones.
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Velbon Sherpa 600R camera tripod -
Velbon mini tripod -
Velbon RUP-43 monopod -
Velbon pan/tilt converter -
Velbon DX-888 Digital tripod
Factories※
The manufacturer has a factory in Myanmar. 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."
References※
- ^ "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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