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Vinten is a manufacturer of camera supports founded in 1910 and based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. ==History== Vinten, then trading as 'W. Vinten Cinematograph Engineers', was formally founded by William Vinten in 1910 and was originally based at 89-91 Wardour Street, London. The company began in 1909 by manufacturing Kinemacolor projectors for Charles Urban.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Re-creating Kinemacolor on the screen ) Retrieved 03-2009〕 In 1914, the company workshops were taken over by the government and Vinten were invited by Sopwith at Kingston upon Thames to work alongside them in their aeroplane factory. This led in 1915 to an invitation by the Royal Flying Corps for William Vinten to design and build a special cine-camera for use in aircraft. Vinten developed the Model B - the first cine-camera that could be operated while hung over the side of an aircraft and as a result began to work in close co-operation with both the military and the film industry. In 1928 Vinten expanded and moved to Cricklewood, North London, mainly supplying the film industry by creating specialised equipment for companies such as Kodak. By 1937 around three-quarters of all films shown in Britain were processed using equipment developed by Vinten. The company also had a strong presence in creating both sound and production equipment. The Second World War created an increased requirement for reconnaissance cameras and military contracts secured world market presence for reconnaissance work. In the late 1940s, the broadcast market began to flourish and Vinten developed the first telerecording camera. As a result the British Broadcasting Corporation became increasingly involved with Vinten. The BBC became the world benchmark for whom Vinten adapted many of their original film camera supports creating equipment more suitable for television cameras.〔Images of Success, Samson and Vinten, 1993, Wolsey Press Ltd〕 In 1964 Vinten moved to Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. In 1972, Vinten was floated on the London Stock Exchange. In the early 1980s Vinten began to develop remote control TV systems early in conjunction with the BBC for use in their main N1, N2 and N3 news studios. Shortly after this a second venture was undertaken with the Saskatchewan Legislature, using the system to televise State governmental proceedings. In 1984 the company changed its name to Vinten Group plc. In 1988 Vinten split into two separate entities. W Vinten Ltd (now Thales Optronics Ltd) focused solely on reconnaissance equipment and moved into new premises. Vinten Broadcast Ltd remained on the same site, concentrating on broadcast mounting equipment solutions. From 1989 Vinten Group began a series of acquisitions: Manfrotto Group (1989), Bexel (1991), Gitzo (1992), Bogen Imaging (1993), TSM Inc (for AutoCam product range )(1993), Sachtler (1995).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Vitec Group plc::History ) Retrieved 03-2009〕 Vinten Group plc changed its name to Vitec Group plc in 1995 but the Vinten name continued as Vinten Broadcast Ltd continued to trade as part of the group. Following the acquisition of Radamec in 2003 a new brand Vinten Radamec was created to take over the manufacture of robotic camera support products. Vinten continues to be a leading manufacturer of lighweight, television studio and outside broadcast camera supports such as tripods, pedestals and pan and tilt heads.〔 Retrieved 03-2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vinten」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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