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Velbon

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Velbon Corporation
IndustryPhotographic Accessories and Tripods
FoundedMarch 11th 1955
Key people
Ken Nakatani (President & CEO)
Websitevelbon.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

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Velbon produces tripods, monopods, tripod heads, and other stands and accessories for cameras, video cameras and smartphones.

Factories

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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

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  1. ^ a b "About us". Velbon Tripod. Velbon. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Velbon History". Velbon. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Velbon Catalog 2011" (PDF). Velbon. 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ 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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