We search the biggest Voigtländer-Camera!

[Emil Schildt]

I'll make some snaps for you.. (if I can find a digicamera...)

[Steven Tribe]

Here some important Görlitz photographic names:
I am certain the one's marked in bold made early cameras.


Paul Dittrich & Co. | Koppe & Moh | Max Hecht | Curt Bentzin | Ernst Herbst & Firl | Oscar Simon | Mlitz & Kügler | Gaertig & Thiemann | Gebr. Herbst | Kügler & Co. | Optisch-Mechanische-Industrie-Anstalt Hugo Meyer & Co. | Kamera-Werke Plamos Aktiengesellschaft | Krecker & Ehrentraut | Heinrich Eberlein | Alfred Lange | Paul Strobach | Secco-Film-Gesellschaft Dr.Adolf Hesekiel, Moh & Co. | Theodor Soennecken & JohannRiedl | Schulze & Billerbeck | Görlitzer Camera-Industrie Gustav Kügler & Co. | Görlitzer Camera-Werke Paul Quill | Richard Thiel | Robert Reinsch - Neue Görlitzer Camera-Werke | VEB Neue Görlitzer Kamerawerke (DDR?)| VEB Feinoptisches Werk Görlitz (DDR?)

There is a fun website for a society/museum at fotomuseum-goerlitz.de

There is also another interesting website on early lenses and cameras at Voigtländer' starting point in Vienna. photohistory.at.

[Tin Can]

Here some important Görlitz photographic names:
I am certain the one's marked in bold made early cameras.


Paul Dittrich & Co. | Koppe & Moh | Max Hecht | Curt Bentzin | Ernst Herbst & Firl | Oscar Simon | Mlitz & Kügler | Gaertig & Thiemann | Gebr. Herbst | Kügler & Co. | Optisch-Mechanische-Industrie-Anstalt Hugo Meyer & Co. | Kamera-Werke Plamos Aktiengesellschaft | Krecker & Ehrentraut | Heinrich Eberlein | Alfred Lange | Paul Strobach | Secco-Film-Gesellschaft Dr.Adolf Hesekiel, Moh & Co. | Theodor Soennecken & JohannRiedl | Schulze & Billerbeck | Görlitzer Camera-Industrie Gustav Kügler & Co. | Görlitzer Camera-Werke Paul Quill | Richard Thiel | Robert Reinsch - Neue Görlitzer Camera-Werke | VEB Neue Görlitzer Kamerawerke (DDR?)| VEB Feinoptisches Werk Görlitz (DDR?)

There is a fun website for a society/museum at fotomuseum-goerlitz.de

There is also another interesting website on early lenses and cameras at Voigtländer' starting point in Vienna. photohistory.at.

Very good websites.

I like the design of, Lechner square enlarger "IDEAL"
in the form of sample cases 30x40. Putting lens mid frame and using rest for hood.

Thanks Steven.