Ricoh Imaging Instrument Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., PENTAX, one of the top ten brands of digital cameras, began in Japan in 1919, a brand of Ricoh Corporation, a leading manufacturer of imaging instruments

The history of PENTAX's camera business

In 1919, he founded the Asahi Koko Industrial Joint Venture and began to produce glasses and remake lenses for films

In 1938, Asahi Optics Industrial Co., Ltd. was founded, and lens design, photo camera lenses and telescopes were produced

In 1952, Japan's first SLR camera was released

In 2002, Asahi Optics Industrial Co., Ltd. officially changed its name to PENTAX Co., Ltd

In 2008, it merged with Hoya Co., Ltd

History of RICOH's camera business

In 1936, it became an independent company from Riken Photosensitive Paper Co., Ltd

In 1938, the company name was changed to Riken Optical Industry Co., Ltd

In 1953, the affiliated companies Asahi Precision Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. and Aiko Shoji Co., Ltd. were merged and the Omori Factory was established in Ota-ku, Tokyo. Unfold the manufacture of the camera.

In 1963, the company name was changed to Co., Ltd

On October 1, 2011, Pentax Ricoh Imaging Co., Ltd. was established as a 100% owned subsidiary of Ricoh

On August 1, 2013, the company name was changed to Ricoh Imaging Co., Ltd

RICOH IMAGING CHINA Co. Ltd. was established in Shanghai on February 9, 2007, and is engaged in the import and sales of digital cameras and their accessories, lenses and other optical instruments, and CCTV monitoring equipment in China, sales support, advertising, and after-sales service. We aim to contribute to the Chinese imaging industry and bring better products to consumers by strengthening marketing to the Chinese market and establishing a complete sales system from sales, sales support, advertising, and after-sales service to expand the sales of our main products, mainly digital cameras, in the Chinese market.