Slik Corporation

SLIK Corporation is a manufacturer and brand of camera tripods^[1]^[2] with headquarters located in Hidaka City, Japan.

History

The company was founded in 1956 as SLICK Elevator Tripod Co., Ltd. by a mechanical engineer and photography enthusiast, Takatoshi Shiraishi. Shiraishi started designing and building his own tripods in a suburb of Tokyo, Japan, in 1948. In 1963, the company name was changed to SLICK Tripod Co., Ltd. In 1967 a factory was constructed in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In 1988, SLIK (Thailand) Co., Ltd. was established with a factory located in a Bangkok, Thailand suburb. In 1989, sales and manufacturing operations were consolidated and the company was renamed SLIK Corporation.^[3]

References

^ "SLIK U 2000 - tripod". CNET. 2005-04-15. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
^ Leonard Goh (April 15, 2009). "Scientists say bad tripods increase camera shake". CNET. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
^ "SLIK CORPORATION - the most copied line of tripods today".

External links

http://www.slik.co.jp/slik_com/ SLIK Japan
https://slikusa.com/ SLIK USA

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[1] "SLIK U 2000 - tripod". CNET. 2005-04-15. Retrieved 2010-05-03.

[2] Leonard Goh (April 15, 2009). "Scientists say bad tripods increase camera shake". CNET. Retrieved 2010-05-03.

[3] "SLIK CORPORATION - the most copied line of tripods today".

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