Leica is a German optics company that has been producing cameras since 1913. KODAK is an American technology company that has been producing cameras since 1888. Minolta is a Japanese optics company that has been producing cameras since 1928. Nikon is a Japanese optics company that has been producing cameras since 1917. CANON is a Japanese optics company that has been producing cameras since 1933. Eastman is an American technology company that has been producing cameras since 1880. All of these companies are big names in the camera industry and have been producing cameras for over a century.