Century Precision Optics
Century Precision Optics is an American lens manufacturing firm. It was founded in 1948 in North Hollywood, California as Century Photo Optics. Steven Manios Sr.[1] purchased the company in 1973 and created many of the optics.[2][3] Century Optics makes a variety of digital, broadcast, projection, and industrial lenses. They have offices in Hauppauge, New York and Van Nuys, California.[3]
The company received a Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 1991.[4][2] Manios Sr. sold the company to Tinsley Laboratories in 1993.[5][2] In 2000 it was then acquired by Schneider Optics, the U.S. subsidiary of the German firm Schneider Kreuznach.[3] The Century name continues as a Schneider brand.
Manios Sr. died in January 2021 from COVID-19 at age 82.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "In Memoriam: Steven Manios Sr. (1938-2021)". The American Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ a b c d Ramos, Dino-Ray (2021-01-07). "Steven Manios Sr. Dies From Covid-19: Former Owner Of Century Precision Optics Was 82". Deadline. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "About Schneider". Schneider Kreuznach. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "The Academy Awards Database". awardsdatabase.oscars.org. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
1991: To CENTURY PRECISION OPTICS for the opto-mechanical design and development of the Canon/Century Precision Optics Zoom Lens. [Lenses and Filters]
- ^ Fauer, Jon (6 January 2021). "Steven Manios Sr. 1938-2021 - Film and Digital Times". Film and Digital Times. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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