In 1952, the Asahiflex 35mm camera was released by Asahi Optical.
Asahi Optical Corporation went on later to become Pentax.
The Asahiflex 35mm single-lens reflex camera was the first SLR camera constructed in Japan.
Asahi Optical Co. Ltd was originally called, Asahi Kogaku Goshi Kaisha and was founded in 1919.
Research into the camera started in 1951 with the prototype ready in 1952.
By 1966, over one million Asahiflex camera had been produced.
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