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Here is a list of all the cameras made by Cosina, this list includes
cameras made by Cosina for other camera companys.
This list was
compiled by the 200+ Members of the Camera Collector Message Board, this
is the biggest group effort to date. To go back to the beginning of this
reasearch, please follow this link; Cosina
Research Thread
This list is growing constantly because
Mr. Kobayashi and his Cosina Camera Company is one of the only games in
town in this digital age. Many camera companies have either gone out of
business or into other endeavors, but not Cosina!
I may have these clones
Cosina manuals on my site !
Petri camera that are
Cosina clones with links to manuals on my site.
And here is our current list: These links go to a server that is very slow.
- ARGUS/COSINA STL-1000
- BAUER RX1
- BAUER RX2
- CANON T60
- CARENA CX-300
- CARENA CX-500
- CARENA KSM-1
- CARENA KSM-2
- CAVALIER MSTL
- CIMKO LS-1
- COSINA C1
- COSINA C2
- COSINA C3
- COSINA C4
- COSINA CT-1
- COSINA CT-1EX
- COSINA CX-2
- COSINA CT-1A
- COSINA CT-1G
- COSINA CT-1 SUPER
- COSINA CS-1
- COSINA CS-2
- COSINA CS-3
- COSINA CT-4
- COSINA CT-7
- COSINA CT-7D
- COSINA CT-9
- COSINA CT-10
- COSINA CT-20
- COSINA CT-90
- COSINA EL SOLAR
- COSINA HI-LITE
- COSINA HI-LITE HDL
- COSINA HI-LITE EC
- COSINA HI-LITE 405
- COSINA CSM
- COSINA C1A
- COSINA SLR
- ELICAR MN-1
- EXAKTA TWIN TL
- EXAKTA HS-2
- EXAKTA HS-4
- EXAKTA HS-3
- EXAKTA HS-10
- EXAKTA HS-40
- EXAKTA KE-5
- HAKING HG1
- HAKING HG2
- HANIMEX DR-1
- IFBAFLEX (fr) T-1000
- KENLOCK KG1
- KONICA TC-X
- MINOLTA HI-MATIC 7S-II
- MIRANDA MS-1
- MIRANDA MS 2
- MIRANDA MEMOFLEX
- NIKON FM-10
- NIKON FE-10
- OLYMPUS OM-2000
- PANAGOR CT1EX
- PANAGOR CT90
- PENTAX P30T
- PETRI GX-1
- PETRI GX-2
- PETRI GX-3
- PETRI GX-4
- PETRI MF2
- PETRI MF3
- PETRI MF4
- PETRI MF101
- PETRI MF102
- PETRI MF103
- PETRI MF104
- PHOENIX P1 (same as COSINA C2)
- PHOENIX P2 (same as COSINA C3)
- PORST COMPACT REFLEX
- PRINZFLEX SUPER TTL
- PROLOISIRS (fr) HI-LITE
- QUANTARAY R400
- QUANTARAY RZ800
- QUANTARAY DZ-RZ
- SEARS SL2
- SEARS TLS
- SEIMAX SV7
- SEIMAX SV9
- SOLIGAR SC-1
- TOPCON AM-1
- TOPCON RE-200
- TOPCON RE-300
- VIVITAR 220SL
- VIVITAR 250SL
- VIVITAR 420SL
- VIVITAR 650SL
- VIVITAR XC1
- VIVITAR XC2
- VIVITAR XC3
- VIVITAR XC4
- VIVITAR XC5
- VIVITAR XV1
- VIVITAR XV2
- VIVITAR XV3
- VIVITAR XV4
- VIVITAR XV5
- VIVITAR XV20
- VIVITAR V335
- VIVITAR V2000
- VIVTAR V4000
- VIVITAR V6000
- VOIGTLANDER BESSAMATIC TM
- VOIGTLANDER VSL 43
- YASHICA FX-3 SUPER 2000
- ZODEL 2MTL
Cosina Company Ltd
Based in Tokyo & Nakano City, Nagano, Japan
Cosina is a producer of cameras, mostly for house
brands. The company was founded by Mr B. Kohayashi in February 1959 as a
lens factory. The Nakamo factory was established in January 1966, and
produced it's first 35mm camera that year, they also produce lenses for
cameras and projectors, and machined and moulded parts. In February 1968
the Obuse factory was established for glass melting and pressing. The
Liyama factory was established in December 1972. This plant made 35mm
camera lenses, other lenses and lens polishing, and eventually LCD
projector engines.
The Vivitar Brand is produced under license
and Vivitar Cameras are re-branded Cosina models. March 1980 saw the
opening of the Nanase factory which made over the years various lenses,
dichroic prisms, mirrors, 3CCd prisms, and mechanical moulding of parts.
A research and development division was started in October 1987. In
February 1989, Mr Hirofumi Kohayashi became the second president, taking
the reins from his father who had founded the company.
Production of Voigtlander Bessa brand camera bodies and lenses began in
April 1999. April 2000 the marketing Division and R&D; divisions were
combined as Cosina Marketing Research and Development Division, and also
began to produce cameras for Phoenix Camera LTD. In February 2002, the
four factories combined as one company under the Cosina brand name.