ALPA's history began back in the era after the Second World War. The first ALPA camera had already been on the market for four years, but it was not until 19 February, 1946, that Swiss manufacturer Pignons SA registered the trademark. In the years and decades that followed, the name ALPA and the 35-millimeter camera became a legend. This soaring development ended in the 1990s when globalization began to trouble the Swiss economy. Many...