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Kamera-Fabrik Woldemar '''Beier''' was a German camera factory in Freital near Dresden. It was founded by Woldemar Beier in 1923 and began producing wooden plate cameras. 1932 Beier introduced its first 35mm camera model. After WWII Beier stayed independent until the East German state took over a big share of the company in 1959. Then the company produced its first "Beier-Matic" half-automatic cameras. After its complete takeover by the state in 1972 Beier was renamed to '''VEB''' (citizens' own company) '''Kamerafabrik Freital''', and later the Karl Pouva Kamerafabrik, the Tharand-Werke and the Optisches Werk Ernst Ludwig (Weixdorf) were taken over by the company.  
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'''Kamera-Fabrik Woldemar Beier''' was a German camera factory in Freital near Dresden. It was founded by Woldemar Beier in 1923 and began producing wooden plate cameras. In 1932 Beier introduced its first [[35mm]] camera model. After WWII Beier stayed independent until the East German state took over a big share of the company in 1959. Then the company produced its first "Beier-Matic" half-automatic cameras. After its complete takeover by the state in 1972 Beier was renamed to '''VEB''' (citizens' own company) '''Kamerafabrik Freital''', and later the [[Karl Pouva]] Kamerafabrik, the Tharand-Werke and the Optisches Werk Ernst Ludwig (Weixdorf) were taken over by the company.  
  
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== Cameras ==
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|image_text= Beier Precisa 6x6
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*1923: Edith, Erika
 
*1923: Edith, Erika
*1925: Lotte
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*1925: [[Lotte]]
 
*1929: Gloria (Beier's first roll film camera)
 
*1929: Gloria (Beier's first roll film camera)
*1930: Beier-Box, Box I
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*1930: [[Beier-Box]], Box 0, Box I
*1931: Box II, Beika (later Beira)
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*1931: [[Beira|Beika]] (later [[Beira]])
*1935: Box IIA, Beira-Okula
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*1934: [[Beier-Box]], Box 2, Box 2a
*1936: Beirax, Precisa, Rifax, Voran
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*1935: [[Beira]]-Okula
*1938: Beier-Flex
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*1936: [[Beirax]], [[Precisa]], [[Rifax]], [[Voran]]
*1939: Beier-Flex II, Beirette
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*1938: [[Beier-Flex]]
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*1939: Beier-Flex II, [[Beirette 1939|Beirette]]
 
*1941: Beirette II
 
*1941: Beirette II
 
*1951: Precisa 6x6
 
*1951: Precisa 6x6
 
*1955: Beirax II
 
*1955: Beirax II
*1956: Precisa IIa
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*1956: [[Precisa IIa]]
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*1958: [[Beirette]]
 
*1961: Beier-Matic
 
*1961: Beier-Matic
*1958-1990: several Beirette models
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*1958-1990: several [[Beirette]] models
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*1970: [[Beirette SL 300|Beirette SL 200 and SL 300]]
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*1973: [[Beirette SL 100]]
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*1974: [[Beirette vsn]]
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*1987: [[Beirette SL 100|Beirette SL 100N]]
  
 
* Made and exported the [[Boots Beirette BL]]
 
* Made and exported the [[Boots Beirette BL]]
  
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== Links ==
[[Category: Germany]]
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In German:
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* [http://archive.is/home.zugang.net/Petermann/beier.htm Beier] at [http://archive.is/home.zugang.net/Petermann/kameras.htm Frank Petermann's camera site] (archived)
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* [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/firmengeschichte/firmen/firmen.html#Beier Company history] at [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/ dresdner-kameras.de]
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* [http://www.beier-kamera.de/index.html History of Beier cameras] by Thomas Knorre.
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In French:
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* [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/696 Beier page] at [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/ Collection G. Even's site]
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[[Category: German camera makers]]
 
[[Category: East Germany]]
 
[[Category: East Germany]]
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[[Category: Beier|*]]

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Kamera-Fabrik Woldemar Beier was a German camera factory in Freital near Dresden. It was founded by Woldemar Beier in 1923 and began producing wooden plate cameras. In 1932 Beier introduced its first 35mm camera model. After WWII Beier stayed independent until the East German state took over a big share of the company in 1959. Then the company produced its first "Beier-Matic" half-automatic cameras. After its complete takeover by the state in 1972 Beier was renamed to VEB (citizens' own company) Kamerafabrik Freital, and later the Karl Pouva Kamerafabrik, the Tharand-Werke and the Optisches Werk Ernst Ludwig (Weixdorf) were taken over by the company.

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