Steiner
Steinette lens on a Hunter 35R image by stowupland (Image rights) |
Steiner-Optik GmbH is a renowned maker of binoculars. The company is based in Bayreuth (Frankonia, Germany). In the past it was also known as maker of good camera lenses. Companies like Franka and Vredeborch sold some of their cameras with lenses from Steiner.
Steiner made two cameras:
- Steinette (1956) - also sold as
- Brelland (1958 - sold by Foto Brelle in Cologne)
- Hunter 35 (sold by R. F. Hunter in Britain)
- Reporter (1958 - sold by Kaufhof stores in Germany)
- Steinette RF - a Steinette with an uncoupled rangefinder - also sold as
- Hunter 35R (sold by R. F. Hunter in Britain).
Steiner produced lenses for these cameras :
Praxanar Bayreuth for the Braun Gloria image by J Lim (Image rights) |
- Praxanar Bayreuth for the Braun Gloria
- Praxar Bayreuth for the Braun Paxina
- Steinar for the Braun Paxina
Bibliography
- Heimatbeilage zum Oberfränkischen Schulanzeiger, Bayreuth Februar 2008 Nr. 334: Fotogeräte und -zubehör aus Oberfranken - Spurensuche, Teil 2: Die anderen Namen, Heft 1 Author: Bernd Arnal, Editor: Government of Oberfranken
- McKeown p903 in 2005 (12th) edition