When it comes to DSLR mirrorless cameras, people immediately think of the three major brands: Canon, Nikon, and Sony. So, besides the three major camera brands mentioned above, what other top camera brands are there? Below, the editor will introduce the top ten camera brands in the world:
1、 Hasselblad; Hasselblad
In 1906, Victor; Hasselblad was born in Gothenburg, Sweden and is the creator behind Hasselblad cameras. In 1941, the Hasselblad brand was born. Hasselblad cameras have witnessed and recorded numerous milestone moments in human development history, including the first human landing on the moon.
One of Hasselblad's most iconic moments in space was the moment when Apollo 11 landed on the moon; — This is the first time humans have left their planet. A Hasselblad 500EL camera was selected to record this historic moment, thus becoming the first lunar camera.
In 2016, Hasselblad launched the first-ever mirrorless medium format digital camera X1D-50c, bringing medium format cameras into the public eye.
2、 Feisi Phase One
Feisi Phase One A/S was founded in the early 1990s and is a world leading supplier of medium format digital photography systems and imaging solutions for professional photographers and industrial applications. Feisi is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with offices in New York, Tokyo, Cologne, Shanghai, and Tel Aviv.
The Feisi camera consists of three parts: XF body, digital back, and lens. The digital back has two series: IQ4 and IQ3. The XF IQ4 150MP camera system is the world's first 151 megapixel camera, with a sensor area 2.5 times larger than 35mm full frame and a tolerance of 15 levels.
3、 Leica Leica
Leica is a brand of cameras produced by a German company of the same name, consisting of the initials Leitz and Camera. Leica was the pioneer of 135 format cameras, and the first 135 format camera was produced by Leica.
4、 Ricoh Ricoh
In 1936, Shimura Kiyoshi established the Institute of Physical Chemistry, and in 1963 the company name was changed to Ricoh Corporation. On October 1, 2011, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ricoh, Pentax Ricoh Imaging Co., Ltd. was established. On August 1, 2013, the company name was changed to Ricoh Imaging Co., Ltd. The main cameras include: PENTAX/Pentax medium format professional digital SLR camera 645Z and Ricoh RICOH GR III portable digital camera.
5、 Fujifilm
In January 1934, in order to achieve the goal of film localization, the predecessor of Fujifilm -; — Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. was established in Japan in 1934. The main cameras include the FUJIFILM GFX 50S medium format mirrorless digital camera and the FUJIFILM X100F mirrorless digital camera. Currently, the GFX 100 medium format mirrorless digital camera is about to be launched.
6、 Canon Canon
The founder of Canon is a Japanese medical doctor, and the inspiration for this name comes from him looking up at the sky. The original name of Canon Company was“ Precision Optics Research Institute; It is a precision optical instrument research institute established in Tokyo in 1933. In 1934, Canon developed Japan's first 35mm focal plane shutter camera. In 1937, the predecessor of Canon Inc; Jingji Optical Industry Co., Ltd; Established. Canon's camera products mainly include EOS DSLR/mirrorless cameras, EF/RF lenses, and small digital cameras.
7、 Nikon Nikon
Nikon was founded in 1917, formerly known as Japan Optical Industry Corporation, and was renamed Nikon Corporation in 1988. “ Nikon” The name comes from“ Japanese Optics; The Roman acronym for Japanese pronunciation (Nippon Kogaku), which incorporates the spelling of kon in the German Zeiss Ikon camera. Among Nikon's numerous camera products, the most important ones are the Nikon D series digital SLR cameras, Nikkor camera lenses, Z-series mirrorless cameras, and consumer digital camera Coolpix series.
8、 Sony, Sony
In 1946, 38 year old Jing Shenda and 25-year-old Akio Morita founded the company with 190000 yen in cash raised from various sources; Tokyo Telecommunications Industry Co., Ltd;. In 1955, Jing Shen and Sheng Tian made another great decision to create a new product trademark in order to take the company global; — Sony， And ultimately changed the company name to Sony. “ Sony "is a Latin root that represents sound; sonus” And the meaning is ""; Smart and Cute; The '; sonny” Composed of two words, its etymology is' ldquo '; A lively and mischievous child;. Representative products: Full width mirrorless A9 and A7 series.
9、 Panasonic
Panasonic Corporation was founded in 1918 by a founder known as“ The God of Management; Mr. Konosuke Matsushita. At the beginning of its establishment, it was a small workshop composed of three people, one of whom was Mr. Inoue Suio, the founder of Sanyo. The Chinese name for Panasonic is“ Panasonic” Originally called National, it gradually changed to Panasonic in 1986 and was fully unified as Panasonic on October 1, 2008. Representative products: LUMIX S1R full frame mirrorless camera, LUMIX GH5 M4/3 mirrorless camera.
10、 Olympus
In 1919, the founder, Yamashita Nagamasa, established Takachiho Productions. In 1942, Takachiho Manufacturing Company was renamed Takachiho Optics Co., Ltd., and optical products became the main pillar of the company. In 1949, it was renamed Olympus Optics Limited again with the aim of enhancing its corporate image. In 2003, the company was renamed Olympus Corporation. In Greek mythology, Mount Olympus is the place where the twelve supreme gods reside. Olympus is named after this mountain, reflecting its strong desire to create world-renowned high-quality products. Since the period of Takachiho Productions (predecessor of Olympus Corporation), it has been using the term '; Olympus” As a trademark. Representative product: OM-D E-M5 Mark II miniature single lens camera.
