LOMO

LOMO or Leningradskoye Optiko Mechanichesckoye Obyedinenie (Leningrad Optical Mechanical Union) is an advanced optical manufacturer in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Founded in 1914 as the Russian Optical and Mechanical Company, it manufactured gun sights during World War I. It makes optical military, scientific and consumer products. It produced the first Russian camera in 1930.

The company became LOMO plc in 1993 and is traded on the RTS Classic Stock Market.

The company is ISO 9001 certified and exports world-wide. Night-vision devices and telescopes account for 30% of the company's exports. Germany is the largest importer of LOMO products.

Its consumer cameras, especially the LOMO compact, are a minor product for LOMO but have a large following around the world: see lomography.

External links

• http://www.lomo.com
• http://lomo.box.sk