The history of the camera lens
Say first leica, saying the leica brand did not set up in 1849, before the 23-year-old German mathematician Carl's Llner) was established in a wizz (Wetzlar) "optical association," began to lens with microscope.This is the leica.Ernst Leitz took over the company in 1869 and became the only manager, he gave his name to the company.This is the famous Leitz (was) company having camera series.Specifically to the leica (leica) the birth of the brand, have to say first 135 camera.Oscar (Oskar Barnack), by a talented German mechanic, and at the same time as we are a persistent people.In the last century, the industrial revolution shengxing.
Leica (Leica) the history of the camera is from Oscar, as Mr Bernanke was an research director of the company wiht mote. Germany optical ZhuXiong, leica, way of doing something small.Schneider cultured is tolerance is a great, strong internal forces.ROM the pier, the most famous is dark (room) (the) (it's zoom lens) and chase is a universal master.Carl Zeiss T * 135 wide lens is the only way to compete the leica's brand.In 120 in the picture the hasselblad also rely on the Zeiss T * lens group of dominating the field.Is in sharp, Carl Zeiss also have a little like a Planar T * 135 mm / 3.5 is being called the largest in sharp lens aperture.
German town jena Jeona is the famous Carl Zeiss optics's hometown.Maybe at that time no one thought of Carl Zeiss, Carl Zeiss, 1816 ~ 1888), a high school graduate's apprentice will be here to create a world optical giant.
With interest in optical and chemical for many years, Carl after apprenticeship with long term at the university of jena in local court.In 1846 Carl Zeiss is just at the age of 30, he set up a studio, there are 20 employees, early products is a magnifying glass and a simple microscope, due to benefit from the two scientists ernst abbe and otto - short of help, Zeiss factory is the world leader in the quality of the optical lens.Before world war ii in dresden production workshop is one of the world's largest camera factory.
Disaster, on February 14, 1945 in the evening, dresden camera factory by us forces to blow up, it's a disaster.In nearly at the end of world war ii, general patton's third army occupied the jena, was going to let the factory reopen, but as a result of the position of the Yalta treaty provisions of the U.S. must backward west, Germany was divided, jena town and dresden all by Soviet occupation, so before the button out of dresden, in order not to let the marched in jena Soviet to obtain and make use of the optical technology, the city of the world and factories, patton ordered destroyed dresden camera core part of the factory.U.S. withdrawal as well as the Zeiss company with 126 of key management personnel and technicians, in the United States to support the federal republic of Germany (west Germany) baden-wurttemberg Mr. Heng (Oberkochen) to build factories, Carl Zeiss reborn in "capitalism" society.
After the Soviet invasion of jena, for the optical giant wealth, the former Soviet union, of course, will not use, so will a lot of Zeiss technicians were transferred to the base of the Soviet union Po, as a compensation for war, Soviet forces also removed the remaining 94% of the Carl Zeiss factory and factory.Established the Kiev camera manufacturers in base Po (so Russia lens by stolen technology can still occupy a position in the field of optical image).But the German technology like rob don't walk, under the support of the university of jena, Carl Zeiss Jeona LOGO soon appeared in dresden.But Zeiss factory also so divided in two.
East German products branded as: Carl Zeiss Jeona history (Carl Zeiss jena) said "east CAI".Production of minzhu camera panHistory of west Germany product name: Carl Zeiss said "west CAI".
