When the company known today as Pentax released their first camera in 1952, they were then known as Asahi Kōgaku Kōgyō K.K., or Asahi Optical Company in English.  At the time, Asahi Optical was a lens maker, producing photographic lenses for a variety of other Japanese companies. That first camera … Continue reading Keppler’s Vault 79: Pentax Goes Bayonet