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'''Braun''' (Carl Braun Camerawerk) of Nuremberg, Germany, was originally founded in 1915<ref>The date is from the company history page linked below</ref> as an optical and metal-fabrication house. The photography company is not related to the electronics and appliance giant  [[Braun GmbH]].
 
'''Braun''' (Carl Braun Camerawerk) of Nuremberg, Germany, was originally founded in 1915<ref>The date is from the company history page linked below</ref> as an optical and metal-fabrication house. The photography company is not related to the electronics and appliance giant  [[Braun GmbH]].
 
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In 1948, Braun company began producing box cameras for [[rollfilm]], followed in 1950 with [[35mm|35mm format]] models which became quite successful. Its best known cameras are the [[Paxette]] series of 35mm [[rangefinder camera]]s. Most of the company's cameras were consumer-level models, though the company did briefly produce several more advanced 35mm [[rangefinder camera|rangefinder designs]] as well as an interesting 35mm [[SLR]] line with [[leaf shutter]]s, the [[Braun Paxette Reflex|AMC/Paxette Reflex]]. The most advanced of Braun's rangefinders and SLRs had interchangeable lenses and built-in light meters.
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In 1948, Braun company began producing box cameras for [[rollfilm]], followed in 1950 by [[35mm|35mm format]] models which became quite successful. Its best known cameras are the [[Paxette]] series of 35mm [[rangefinder camera]]s. Most of the company's cameras were consumer-level models, though the company did briefly produce several more advanced 35mm [[rangefinder camera|rangefinder designs]] as well as an interesting 35mm [[SLR]] line with [[leaf shutter]]s, the [[Braun Paxette Reflex|AMC/Paxette Reflex]]. The most advanced of Braun's rangefinders and SLRs had interchangeable lenses and built-in light meters.
  
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In 1954, the company began producing slide projectors, a mainstay of its business for the next forty years.
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In 1954, the company began producing slide projectors, many with the name '''Paximat''', a mainstay of the business for the next forty years.
  
 
Braun's cameras after the 1960s were sourced from the Far East, due to high domestic labour costs and a resultant inability to compete in the consumer-level camera market. The company began to focus on its established line of slide and optical projectors, selling more than four million units by 1997.  
 
Braun's cameras after the 1960s were sourced from the Far East, due to high domestic labour costs and a resultant inability to compete in the consumer-level camera market. The company began to focus on its established line of slide and optical projectors, selling more than four million units by 1997.  
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* [[CB 35 M / CB 35 M-AF]]
 
* [[CB 35 M / CB 35 M-AF]]
 
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* [[Gloriette]]
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* [[Handy]]
 
* [[Handy]]
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* Handy 2
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* Handy Fun
 
* [[New Handy]]
 
* [[New Handy]]
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* Big Finder Joker
 
* [[Paxette electromatic]]
 
* [[Paxette electromatic]]
 
* [[Trend Micro SM]]
 
* [[Trend Micro SM]]
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=='''APS film'''==
 
=='''APS film'''==

Revision as of 01:45, 14 March 2023

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Two eras of Braun logos
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Braun Paxette I and Super Paxette
image by Rick Soloway (Image rights)


Braun (Carl Braun Camerawerk) of Nuremberg, Germany, was originally founded in 1915[1] as an optical and metal-fabrication house. The photography company is not related to the electronics and appliance giant Braun GmbH.

In 1948, Braun company began producing box cameras for rollfilm, followed in 1950 by 35mm format models which became quite successful. Its best known cameras are the Paxette series of 35mm rangefinder cameras. Most of the company's cameras were consumer-level models, though the company did briefly produce several more advanced 35mm rangefinder designs as well as an interesting 35mm SLR line with leaf shutters, the AMC/Paxette Reflex. The most advanced of Braun's rangefinders and SLRs had interchangeable lenses and built-in light meters.

In 1954, the company began producing slide projectors, many with the name Paximat, a mainstay of the business for the next forty years.

Braun's cameras after the 1960s were sourced from the Far East, due to high domestic labour costs and a resultant inability to compete in the consumer-level camera market. The company began to focus on its established line of slide and optical projectors, selling more than four million units by 1997.

In 2000 the company became insolvent. It was reorganized, rebranded as Braun Photo Technik, and entered new markets such as digital picture frames, dash-cams, as well as binoculars and other lifestyle products. It still exists as of 2023.

120 film cameras

Rangefinder

Folding

Box

Compact viewfinder cameras

127 film cameras

35mm film cameras

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Paxette II
image by Alf Sigaro (Image rights)

SLR

Rangefinder

Viewfinder

APS film


126 Cartridge

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Braun Paxette 28LK
image by Yumi Abe (Image rights)
  • Braun Automatic 300
  • Paxette 28 (1965-68)
  • Paxette 28 Auto (1967)
  • Paxette 28B (1967)
  • Paxette 28BC (1967)
  • Paxette 28F (1967)
  • Paxette 28LK (1967)


Notes

  1. ↑ The date is from the company history page linked below

Links

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