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| − | + | "Fritz Kuhnert, Optische Anstalt", an optics factory, had been producing optical equipment for the German Luftwaffe<ref>In 1944 his workforce comprised of 142 men and 91 women of which 41 (39 men and 2 women were forced labour from various parts of Europe). Source: Bernd Spitzmüller (2004) ''Aber das Leben war unvorstellbar schwer. Die Geschichte der Zwangsarbeiter und Zwangsarbeiterinnen in Freiburg während des Zweiten Weltkriegs'' . Freiburg : Stadtarchiv Freiburg im Breisgau. P. 106.—The factory was destroyed in the Allied massed bomber attack on Freiburg 27 November 1944.</ref> in the Lehener Straße of Freiburg/Breisgau, and had been destroyed in WWII. | |
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| − | Futura marketed from 1950 to 1958 four different 35 mm rangefinders with interchangeable lenses, all with the same threaded mount. | + | After the war its founder Fritz Kuhnert built a new factory nearby in Gundelfingen. In 1947 he introduced the Efka 24, a viewfinder camera for 24×24mm frame format. His flagship product became the Futura rangefinder camera, introduced at the first [[Photokina]] in 1950. |
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| + | The Hamburg ship-line owners Ernst und Eduard Komorowski took over the company an renamed it to Futura Kamerawerk GmbH. Futura marketed from 1950 to 1958 four different 35 mm rangefinders with interchangeable lenses, all with the same threaded mount. | ||
Later production (specifically the [[Futura S]]) had a modified, functional, light baffle between the flange and the shutter leaves, which serves to allow the 50mm to couple with and drive the longer lenses (see esp. the [[Futura Tele-Elor 5.6/90]]). | Later production (specifically the [[Futura S]]) had a modified, functional, light baffle between the flange and the shutter leaves, which serves to allow the 50mm to couple with and drive the longer lenses (see esp. the [[Futura Tele-Elor 5.6/90]]). | ||
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| + | Lens calculations were made by lens maker [[Schneider]]'s optician Werner Giesbrecht for Futura. Al lenses were of Futura's own production. | ||
*Futura Ampligon 4.5/35 | *Futura Ampligon 4.5/35 | ||
*Futura Futar 3.5/45 | *Futura Futar 3.5/45 | ||
Revision as of 18:44, 25 October 2013
History
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"Fritz Kuhnert, Optische Anstalt", an optics factory, had been producing optical equipment for the German Luftwaffe[1] in the Lehener Straße of Freiburg/Breisgau, and had been destroyed in WWII.
After the war its founder Fritz Kuhnert built a new factory nearby in Gundelfingen. In 1947 he introduced the Efka 24, a viewfinder camera for 24×24mm frame format. His flagship product became the Futura rangefinder camera, introduced at the first Photokina in 1950.
The Hamburg ship-line owners Ernst und Eduard Komorowski took over the company an renamed it to Futura Kamerawerk GmbH. Futura marketed from 1950 to 1958 four different 35 mm rangefinders with interchangeable lenses, all with the same threaded mount.
Later production (specifically the Futura S) had a modified, functional, light baffle between the flange and the shutter leaves, which serves to allow the 50mm to couple with and drive the longer lenses (see esp. the Futura Tele-Elor 5.6/90).
In 1958 Futura stopped its production.
Cameras
viewfinder cameras
- Efka 24
rangefinder cameras
- Futura (Standard)
- Futura P
- Futura S
- Futura S III
Lenses
Lens calculations were made by lens maker Schneider's optician Werner Giesbrecht for Futura. Al lenses were of Futura's own production.
- Futura Ampligon 4.5/35
- Futura Futar 3.5/45
- Schneider Xenar 2.8/45
- Futura Frilon 1.5/50
- Futura Evar 2.0/50
- Futura Elor 2.8/50
- Futura Frilon 1.5/70
- Futura Tele Futar 3.8/75
- Futura Tele Elor 3.8/90
- Futura Tele-Elor 5.6/90
Links
- UK Cameras
- Futura camera images in a Yahoo blog
- Butkus' Manual and Brochure
Notes
- ↑ In 1944 his workforce comprised of 142 men and 91 women of which 41 (39 men and 2 women were forced labour from various parts of Europe). Source: Bernd Spitzmüller (2004) Aber das Leben war unvorstellbar schwer. Die Geschichte der Zwangsarbeiter und Zwangsarbeiterinnen in Freiburg während des Zweiten Weltkriegs . Freiburg : Stadtarchiv Freiburg im Breisgau. P. 106.—The factory was destroyed in the Allied massed bomber attack on Freiburg 27 November 1944.
