Hama Photo

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Hama GmbH & Co KG, is a German based manufacturer of photographic, optical, Audio/Video and computer accessories.

Founded in 1923 by Martin Hanke as Hamaphot in Dresden, Germany.

In 1945 the factory was moved to Monheim after the destruction of the original factory, during the extensive bombing of Dresden during World War II.

Among the products Hama manufacture are:

• Filters
• Tripods
• Memory cards
• Camera Bags
• Flash and Studio accessories
• AV cables (Coaxial and SCART)

along with various computer accessories including peripherals and USB and Firewire cables and other miscellaneous items.

In 1990, Hama established their UK branch Hama PVAC Ltd. (Hama Photo, Video, Audio, Communications) and are UK distributor for Celestron, Tasco, Sandisk, Vivitar and Koss products.

[edit] References

• Hama UK website