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Miranda Camera Company

Logo: Miranda Camera Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Japanese photography company

The Miranda Camera Company (ミランダカメラ㈱), originally named the Orion Camera K.K. (オリオンカメラ㈱) in 1955 and Orion Seiki Sangyō Y.K. (オリオン精機産業有限会社) in 1947, manufactured cameras in Japan between 1955 (1955) and 1976 (1976). Their first camera was the Miranda T. Many of their products were single-lens reflex cameras for 135 film (35 mm). Unlike many Japanese made cameras, Miranda did not make their own lenses and had to rely on other manufacturers to supply them.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1955Founded1
  • HeadquartersKomae1
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1

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Miranda Sensorex
Photo: CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Miranda Camera Company (ミランダカメラ㈱), originally named the Orion Camera K.K. (オリオンカメラ㈱) in 1955 and Orion Seiki Sangyō Y.K. (オリオン精機産業有限会社) in 1947, manufactured cameras in Japan between 1955 (1955) and 1976 (1976). Their first camera was the Miranda T. Many of their products were single-lens reflex cameras for 135 film (35 mm). Unlike many Japanese made cameras, Miranda did not make their own lenses and had to rely on other manufacturers to supply them.2

Products and brands

In the early 1980s, the British electrical and photographic retailer Dixons acquired the rights to the Miranda brand and used it on a range of photographic equipment. This included badge-engineered versions of Cosina cameras which were distributed in several European countries.

As of May 2011, Dixons Retail (later merged into Dixons Carphone which in turn became today's Currys plc) still had the rights to the brand in several countries but no longer used it and planned to sell the brand off.

From Wikipedia’s article on Miranda Camera Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. Dec 1976Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1955Founded Founded1

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