The research on camera lenses was transferred to a new plant in Shibuya, Tagoto-chō in 1936. It was located in the same factory ground, and it was declared as a separate company only because of the rules for the allotment of electric energy. In October 1935, a dependent company, called Mizuho Kōgaku Kenkyūjo (瑞穂光学研究所, meaning Mizuho Optical Research Institute), was set up for this purpose. The company underwent research in camera lenses from about 1934, to diversify its activities. It offered an apparatus (the PM I) to take pictures with a microscope, consisting of a prism, a basic shutter and a dark-box taking a ground glass or 56×93mm glass plates, and a similar device, the PM II, with a bellows instead of a rigid dark-box. The company supplied microscopes to the Japanese Navy and became a "Navy approved factory" (海軍指定工場, kaigun shitei kōjō) in late 1933. The Olympus Tokyo logo was applied for in mid-1931 and registered a little later. The trade name Olympus was applied for on the same year 1920 and granted in early 1921. The first microscope was released in early 1920, and was sold by Tokiwa Shōkai under its own Tokiwa brand. Olympus has been renowned to this day for its research on medical equipment. The company had the clear ambition to rival, and even surpass, these high precision foreign imports. At that time, Japan imported all its microscopes (and other instruments), mainly from Germany. The chief engineer was Terada Shintarō (寺田新太郎), who previously worked for M & Katera Kōgaku Kikai Seisakusho, and the first products of Takachiho Seisakusho were microscopes and thermometers. The founder was previously employed by Tokiwa Shōkai, which provided the financial support for the new company. The address was Toyotama-gun Yoyohata-chō Hatagaya (豊多摩郡代々幡町幡ヶ谷) in Tokyo. Takachiho Seisakusho (㈱高千穂製作所, meaning Takachiho Works Co., Ltd.) by Yamashita Takeshi (山下長). The company was founded on Octounder the name K.K. Downloaded from the IPDL, in accordance to the IPDL policies. Registration of the Olympus trademark (1920–21). 2.4.5 AIR: MILC Hybrid (Micro Four Thirds mount).2.4.4 OM-D: MILCs (Micro Four Thirds mount).2.4.3 PEN: MILCs (Micro Four Thirds mount).2.4.2 E-System: DSLRs (Four Thirds mount).
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