Velbon

Velbon (full name: Velbon Tripod Co., Ltd.) is a manufacturer of photographic accessories, specialising in tripods. The company is based in Japan. It was established in 1955 as Mitsuboshi Co., Ltd..

The trademark "Velbon" was registered in 1958. The company name is a combination of Japanese pronunciation of 'very' and the bon.

Products
Velbon produces tripods, monopods, tripod heads, and other stands and accessories for cameras, video cameras and smartphones.

Factories
The manufacturer has a factory in Myanmar. It also opened factories in Taiwan and Japan over the years. Its former factory in Akeno, Yamanashi, Japan, was purchased and became an artists' space in 2020.