The company was founded in November 1919 as Asahi Kogaku Goshi Kaisha by Kumao Kajiwara in a store in Tokyo’s Toshima district, and began manufacturing eyeglass lenses. Later, the company started producing cameras.
Today Pentax belongs to Ricoh.
The company was founded in November 1919 as Asahi Kogaku Goshi Kaisha by Kumao Kajiwara in a store in Tokyo’s Toshima district, and began manufacturing eyeglass lenses. Later, the company started producing cameras.
Today Pentax belongs to Ricoh.