Leipziger Messe
The Leipziger Messe is a trade fair, held since the 12th century in Leipzig, Germany. Before Photokina, the German camera industry showed its latest products at the fair. For several years there was a separate "Photo, Optik, Kino" or "Photo, Optik, Kino, Projektion, Feinmechanik" section.
Photo-Kinomesse 1 March - 6 March 1936
Ihagee launched the Kine Exakta at the fair, considered "very remarkable" even at that time[1].
Photo-Kinomesse 1939
The fair was renamed the "Grossdeutsche Photo-Kinomesse", reflecting the "anschluss" of Austria in 1938. Ihagee launched the Exakta 6×6 and Beier the Beier-Flex II.
Notes
- ↑ Der Photograph Nr. 21, 10 March 1936, p. 77
