Century Precision Optics Explained

Century Precision Optics is an American lens manufacturing firm. It was founded in 1948 in North Hollywood, California as Century Photo Optics. Steven Manios Sr.^[1] purchased the company in 1973 and created many of the optics.^[2] Century Optics makes a variety of digital, broadcast, projection, and industrial lenses. They have offices in Hauppauge, New York and Van Nuys, California.^[2]

The company received a Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 1991.^[3] Manios Sr. sold the company to Tinsley Laboratories in 1993.^[4] In 2000 it was then acquired by Schneider Optics, the U.S. subsidiary of the German firm Schneider Kreuznach.^[2] The Century name continues as a Schneider brand.

Manios Sr. died in January 2021 from COVID-19 at age 82.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: In Memoriam: Steven Manios Sr. (1938-2021) . 2024-10-14 . . en.
2. Web site: About Schneider . Schneider Kreuznach . March 22, 2018.
3. Web site: https://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/Search/GetResults?query=%7B%22AwardCategory%22:[%2230%22,%2231%22,%2232%22,%2233%22,%2234%22,%2235%22,%22Sort%22:%223-Award%20Category-Chron%22,%22Search%22:%22Basic%22%7D The Academy Awards Database ]. awardsdatabase.oscars.org . 15 June 2024 . 1991: To CENTURY PRECISION OPTICS for the opto-mechanical design and development of the Canon/Century Precision Optics Zoom Lens. [Lenses and Filters] .
4. Web site: Steven Manios Sr. 1938-2021 - Film and Digital Times . Fauer . Jon . Film and Digital Times . 6 January 2021 . 15 June 2024 .
5. Web site: Steven Manios Sr. Dies From Covid-19: Former Owner Of Century Precision Optics Was 82 . Ramos . Dino-Ray . Deadline . 2021-01-07 . 15 June 2024 .