QUIZ Test Your Photo Knowledge

A few questions to test your knowledge of photography.

1 The Minolta Corporation, Osaka, Japan was founded in 1928 by:

a) Hiroshi Chino b) Kazuo Tashima c) B Kobayashi d) Michihiro Yamaki 2

The Chinon International Corporation, Tokyo, Japan was well known in the 1960s, 70s and 80s for making SLR cameras both under the Chinon name and for others like GAF, Sears, Dixons etc. Eventually Chinon was taken over in 2000 by : a) Canon b) Fuji c) Kodak d) Konica 3

The Sigma Corporation, Tokyo, Japan is well known as a leading manufacturer of high quality lenses for SLR and mirrorless cameras. Its first product in 1961, however, was: a) a flashgun b) a filter c) a compact camera d) a teleconverter 4 The Miranda T was the first Japanese SLR with a true pentaprism. However, four months before the company could launch it in 1955, another Japanese company launched an SLR with a porroprism finder. That company was:

a) Pentax b) Soligor c) Kowa d) Tokiwa Seiki 5

VEB Pentacon of Dresden, former East Germany was formed by a combination of several key imaging companies in the Dresden-Jena area. Identify the correct 3 out of 4 companies listed below:

a) KW, manufacturers of the Practiflex and Praktina brands b) Carl Zeiss

c) Ihagee

d) Zeiss Ikon 6 The Yashica camera company started in 1953 and earned its reputation with twin lens reflex cameras. It was later absorbed into: a) Kyocera Corporation b) Contax c) Schneider d) Leica

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Olympus’ ace designer, Yoshihisa Maitani developed the first half frame 35 mm camera christened the Pen in 1959. Olympus was followed by the following : ( tick the correct names) a) Ricoh

b) Minolta c) Canon d) Yashica

8 Petri Camera Company, Japan used to make cameras for a particular European brand. Tick the correct one.

a) Braun b) Leica c) Alpa d) Exakta

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In the 1970s and 80s, the Haking Camera Company with its Halina brand became quite popular with its basic and cheap compact cameras. Where was Haking based?

a) Taiwan b) Korea c) Hong Kong d) China 10The

Ricoh Company of Tokyo, Japan started in 1936. Its first product was : a) photo sensitive paper b) miniature cameras c) an SLR d) a flashgun