SLIK Corporation is a manufacturer and brand of camera tripods[1][2] with headquarters located in Hidaka City, Japan.
The company was founded in 1956 as SLICK Elevator Tripod Co., Ltd. by a mechanical engineer and photography enthusiast, Takatoshi Shiraishi.
Shiraishi started designing and building his own tripods in a suburb of Tokyo, Japan, in 1948.
In 1967 a factory was constructed in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
In 1989, sales and manufacturing operations were consolidated and the company was renamed SLIK Corporation.