Bronica

Bronica Co., Ltd.
Native name
ブロニカ株式会社
Bronica Co., Ltd.
FormerlyZenza Bronica Industries, Inc. (ゼンザブロニカ工業株式会社)
Shinkodo Works (新光堂製作所)
Company typeKabushiki Kaisha
Industryphotography (camera and lens manufacturer)
FoundedJune 30, 1956 (1956-06-30) in Tokyo, Japan
FounderZenzaburō Yoshino
FateAcquired by Tamron Co., Ltd. (July 1998)
SuccessorTamron Co., Ltd.
Headquarters,
Japan
ProductsCameras, optical lenses and other products

Bronica also Zenza Bronica (in Japanese: ゼンザブロニカ) was a Japanese manufacturer of classic medium-format roll film cameras and photographic equipment based in Tokyo, Japan. Their single-lens reflex (SLR) system-cameras competed with Pentax, Hasselblad, Mamiya and others in the medium-format camera market.