Voigtländer
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Voigtländer (German pronunciation: [ˈfoːktlɛndɐ]) was a significant long-established company within the optics and photographic industry, headquartered in Braunschweig, Germany,[1] and today continues as a trademark for a range of photographic products.
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Replica of the world's first all-metal camera from 1840,[1] the daguerreotype camera No. 84 Voigtländer & Son in Vienna, at the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. The revolutionary lens is light-fast so that exposure time could be reduced to around one minute. | |
Industry | optics and photography (lens and camera manufacturer) |
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Founded | 1756; 268 years ago (1756) in Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
Founder | Johann Christoph Voigtländer |
Defunct | 1972 (1972) |
Fate | Brand acquired by Rollei (1973) Plusfoto GmbH & Co. (1983) RINGFOTO GmbH & Co. ALFO Marketing KG (1997) |
Successor | Schering AG (1923) Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung (1956) Carl Zeiss AG, state of Lower Saxony and Rollei (1972) |
Headquarters | , |
Products | optical lenses, cameras, and other related products |
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