Kochmann

Franz Kochmann founded the Franz Kochmann Fabrik photographischer Apparate in 1921, beginning to produce folder cameras. The first reflexcamera was offered 1923. As improved version it became the "Enolde" camera, which was launched in 1924. The next main development were the Korelle viewfinder cameras for 3x4 and 6x6 format which came out in 1930 and the following years.

In 1938 Franz Kochmann emigrated from Germany. The company was renamed to Korelle-Werk G. H. Brandtmann. At the end of World War II the company burnt down when the city of Dresden had been bombed severely by the Allies. Since Dresden was part of soviet occupied East Germany the state took over the ownership of the company. 1947 these state-owned Korelle-Werke restarted production. 1948 the company was taken over by the state-owned VEB WEFO. The Meister-Korelle was launched in 1950. 1951 WEFO was taken over by VEB Welta-Kamerawerke, which produced the last Korelle-cameras until 1952 in their plant in Niedersedlitz.

cameras

• 1924: Enolde (reflex camera)
• 1930: Korelle P 4,5x6
• 1931: Korelle 3x4
• 1931: Korelle 4x6,5
• 1932: Korelle K 18x24
• 1935: Reflex-Korelle 6x6
• 1950: Meister-Korelle (reflex camera)