Visual Instrumentation Corp.

Visual Instrumentation Corporation (VIC) is headquartered in beautiful, downtown Lancaster, California. Lancaster is part of the Antelope Valley region of the western Mojave Desert. Neighboring Palmdale, with Los Angeles about 70 miles south of us and the legendary Edwards Air Force Base to our north, up CA-14 and on the right.

VIC was established in 1964 by Gilbert J. Pendley, a pioneer in the development of high-speed photography. Gil served in the US ARMY as a photographer and motion picture cameraman in the late 1950s, touring Europe and the Pacific Islands. His passion for photographic imaging continued after his tour of duty and Visual Instrumentation Corporation was born in Burbank, California. Gil recognized a need for precision gear in the high-speed imaging industry and he delivered beautifully crafted precision equipment including cameras, lenses, lighting, supports and more