Originally posted by MMVIII And what happened to the telescopes?
I think Hoya sold off surveying shortly after 2008, in a different deal to the Ricoh transaction and what happened to the medical business.
Eg for surveying
TI Asahi Co., Ltd was the buyer (or vehicle for the sale):
"TI Asahi Co., Ltd. was established in November 2009, for the purpose of succeeding and further developing PENTAX surveying instrument business."
Pentax Survey | C.R.Kennedy Survey Solutions
All buyers of the Pentax businesses that Hoya sold off no doubt had to agree 'to increase the value of the brand' whilst Hoya retained overall trademark/brand ownership.
Interestingly, you can even buy Pentax-branded drones now like the
UP-1, to mount your K-1 on
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