Editing Binoculars (section)

== List of binocular manufacturers ==
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There are many companies that manufacturer binoculars, both past and present. They include:
* [[Barr and Stroud]] (UK) – sold binoculars commercially and primary supplier to the Royal Navy in [[World War II|WWII]]. The new range of Barr & Stroud binoculars are currently made in China (Nov. 2011) and distributed by Optical Vision Ltd.
* [[Bausch & Lomb]] (US) – has not made binoculars since 1976, when they licensed their name to Bushnell, Inc., who made binoculars under the Bausch & Lomb name until the license expired, and was not renewed, in 2005.
* [[BELOMO]] (Belarus) – both porro prism and roof prism models manufactured.
* [[Bresser (corporation)|Bresser]] (Germany)
* [[Bushnell Corporation]] (US)
* [[Blaser]] (Germany)– Premium binoculars<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://optics-info.com/blaser-primus-binoculars/ |title=Blaser Primus bonoculars presentation |date=12 June 2017 |access-date=2019-06-06 |archive-date=2019-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530082306/https://optics-info.com/blaser-primus-binoculars/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Canon (company)|Canon Inc]] (Japan) – I.S. series: porro variants
* [[Celestron]] (US).
* [[Docter Optics]] (Germany) – Nobilem series: porro prisms
* [[Fujinon]] (Japan) – FMTSX, FMTSX-2, MTSX series: porro
* [[I.O.R.]] (Romania)
* [[Kazan Optical-Mechanical Plant]] (KOMZ) (Russia) – manufactures a variety of porro prism models, sold under the trade name ''Baigish''
* [[Kowa (company)|Kowa]] (Japan)
* [[Krasnogorsky Zavod]] (Russia) – both porro prism and roof prism models, models with optical stabilizers. The factory is part of the [[Rostec#Shvabe Holding|Shvabe Holding Group]]
* [[Leica Camera]] (Germany) – Noctivid, Ultravid, Duovid, Geovid, Trinovid: most are roof prism, with a few high end porro prism examples
* [[Leupold & Stevens|Leupold & Stevens, Inc]] (US)
* [[Meade Instruments]] (US) – Glacier (roof prism), TravelView (porro), CaptureView (folding roof prism) and Astro Series (roof prism). Also sells under the name ''Coronado''.
* [[Meopta]] (Czech Republic) – Meostar B1 (roof prism)
* [[Minox]] (Germany)
* [[Nikon]] (Japan) – EDG, High Grade, Monarch, RAII, and Spotter series: roof prism; Prostar, Superior E, E, and Action EX series: porro; Prostaff series, Aculon series
* [[Olympus Corporation]] (Japan)
* [[Pentax]] (Japan) – DCFED/SP/XP series: roof prism; UCF series: inverted porro; PCFV/WP/XCF series: porro
* {{ill|Sill Optics (Optolyth brand)|de|Sill Optics|vertical-align=sup}} (Germany) – both porro prism and roof prism models<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://manualzz.com/doc/26229257/optolyth%C2%AE-alpin |title=Optolyth catalog |access-date=2022-04-28 |archive-date=2022-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909045411/https://manualzz.com/doc/26229257/optolyth%C2%AE-alpin |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Steiner-Optik]] {{in lang|de}} (Germany)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steiner-binoculars.com|title=www.steiner-binoculars.com|access-date=2009-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107034127/http://steiner-binoculars.com/|archive-date=2009-01-07|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[PRAKTICA]] (UK) for birdwatching, sightseeing, hiking, camping
* [[Swarovski Optik]] (Austria)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.regionhall.at/en/the-swarovski-story.html |title=www.regionhall.at —The Swarovski story |publisher=Regionhall.at |access-date=2009-11-03 |archive-date=2010-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907083926/http://www.regionhall.at/en/the-swarovski-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Takahashi Seisakusho]] (Japan)
* [[Tasco (company)|Tasco]] (US)
* [[Vixen (telescopes)]] (Japan) – Apex/Apex Pro: roof prism; Ultima: porro
* [[Vivitar]] (US)
* [[Vortex Optics]] (US)
* [[Carl Zeiss AG|Zeiss]] (Germany) – FL, Victory, Conquest: roof prism; 7×50 BGAT/T: porro, 15×60 BGA/T: porro, discontinued