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Production of cameras in Asia has been dominated by Japanese companies.

While others might have produced cameras, they pale in comparison to the Japanese. There were the powerhouses of Nikon and Canon, but many others have had important roles in photography, notably Olympus, Pentax, Yashica (later Kyocera), Minolta and Konica.

Japanese camera makers, many of whom had been producing cameras in the early 20th Century, began to emerge as serious contenders in the late 1950s and by the 1970s controlled the global photographic industry, starting with 35mm single-lens reflex cameras and eventually entering the medium- and large-format segments.

This is not a list of all models produced by each camera maker – just those that have reviews or photos available. 

Canon
  • Canon AE-1
  • Canon A1
Nikon
  • Nikkormat FT series
  • Nikon EL2
  • Nikon F2A
  • Nikon FM
  • Nikon FE
  • Nikon M
  • Nikon S (APS)

Konica
  • Konica I
  • Konica II
  • Konica III
  • Konica C35 Automatic
  • Konica Hexar RF
Minolta
  • Minolta SR T 202
  • Minolta XD-11
  • Minolta XK
Olympus
  • Olympus OM-1
  • Olympus OM-2
  • Olympus Pen
  • Olympus Pen FT
  • Olympus 35 (rangefinder)
  • Olympus 35 RC
  • Olympus XA

Pentax

  • Pentax 110
  • Pentax Spotmatic
  • Pentax K1000
  • Pentax KX
  • Pentax ME
  • Pentax MX
  • Pentax ME F

Vivitar

  • Electronic flash units
  • Series 1 lenses
  • Vivitar 35 CA
  • Vivitar XC-2/XC-3
  • Vivitar Ultrawide & Slim

Yashica (Kyocera)

  • Yashica Electro 35 GSN
  • Yashica FX-1
  • Contax III
  • Contax 139
  • Contax 167 MD

Others

  • Chinon Bellami
  • Mamiya NC1000
  • Petri
  • Kowa Komaflex-S
  • Ricoh FF-1
  • Ricohflex VII
  • Ricolet
  • Voigtlander Bessa-R
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