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| − | '''Feinwerktechnik GmbH''' was a camera maker in Germany at least in the late 1950s and 60s. The company made the [[Mec 16]] and [[Mec 16 SB]] cameras for 16mm film. McKeown states that it was a subsidiary of INA-Werk (Wilhelm and Georg Schäffler), makers of industrial bearings and of the [[Navax (35 mm)]].<ref>{{McKeown12}} p445-6.</ref> A patent for the Mec 16 viewfinder gives the company address as 13 Lotzbeckstrasse, Lahr.<ref>[ | + | '''Feinwerktechnik GmbH''' was a camera maker in Germany at least in the late 1950s and 60s. The company made the [[Mec 16]] and [[Mec 16 SB]] cameras for 16mm film. McKeown states that it was a subsidiary of INA-Werk (Wilhelm and Georg Schäffler), makers of industrial bearings and of the [[Navax (35 mm)]].<ref>{{McKeown12}} p445-6.</ref> A patent for the Mec 16 viewfinder gives the company address as 13 Lotzbeckstrasse, Lahr.<ref>[https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DDE1773992U German Patent 1773992], ''Sucheinrichtung für Kameras'' (Camera Viewfinder), granted to Feinwerktechnik GmbH on 11 September 1958, describing the pull-out optical finder of the Mec 16. Archived at [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/ Espacenet], the patent search facility of the European Patent Office.</ref> ''Collection appareils'' states that the company ceased production in 1961.<ref>[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/historique.php?marque=Feinwerktechnik Brief historical note on Feinwerktechnik GmbH] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection Appareils].</ref> |
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Feinwerktechnik GmbH was a camera maker in Germany at least in the late 1950s and 60s. The company made the Mec 16 and Mec 16 SB cameras for 16mm film. McKeown states that it was a subsidiary of INA-Werk (Wilhelm and Georg Schäffler), makers of industrial bearings and of the Navax (35 mm).[1] A patent for the Mec 16 viewfinder gives the company address as 13 Lotzbeckstrasse, Lahr.[2] Collection appareils states that the company ceased production in 1961.[3]
Notes
- ↑ McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p445-6.
- ↑ German Patent 1773992, Sucheinrichtung für Kameras (Camera Viewfinder), granted to Feinwerktechnik GmbH on 11 September 1958, describing the pull-out optical finder of the Mec 16. Archived at Espacenet, the patent search facility of the European Patent Office.
- ↑ Brief historical note on Feinwerktechnik GmbH at Collection Appareils.
