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'''Ludwig''' or '''Ernst Ludwig''' was a German optical company. It was based at Lausa, a small town near Dresden that merged with the neighbour town of Weixdorf in 1938. Some prewar lenses were thus marked ''Ludwig Lausa Dresden''. | '''Ludwig''' or '''Ernst Ludwig''' was a German optical company. It was based at Lausa, a small town near Dresden that merged with the neighbour town of Weixdorf in 1938. Some prewar lenses were thus marked ''Ludwig Lausa Dresden''. | ||
Ludwig made entry level lenses, often with three elements. After the war, they were offered as a low price alternative to the [[Carl Zeiss Jena]] or [[Meyer]] lenses. In 1972 it was absorbed in VEB Kamerafabrik Freital, and in 1980 it fell under VEB [[Pentacon]]. | Ludwig made entry level lenses, often with three elements. After the war, they were offered as a low price alternative to the [[Carl Zeiss Jena]] or [[Meyer]] lenses. In 1972 it was absorbed in VEB Kamerafabrik Freital, and in 1980 it fell under VEB [[Pentacon]]. | ||
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Trademarks used for Ludwig lenses: | Trademarks used for Ludwig lenses: | ||
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* Vidar | * Vidar | ||
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Cameras equipped with a Ludwig lens: | Cameras equipped with a Ludwig lens: | ||
| − | * Altix - Meritar 2.9/50 mm | + | * [[Altix]] - Meritar 2.9/50 mm |
* [[Beirette]] - Meritar 2.9/45 mm, later 2.8/45 mm | * [[Beirette]] - Meritar 2.9/45 mm, later 2.8/45 mm | ||
* [[Beirette|Beirette SL 200]] - Meritar 2.9/45 mm, later 2.8/45 mm | * [[Beirette|Beirette SL 200]] - Meritar 2.9/45 mm, later 2.8/45 mm | ||
* [[Beirette|Beirette SL 300]] - Meritar 2.9/45 mm, later 2.8/45 mm | * [[Beirette|Beirette SL 300]] - Meritar 2.9/45 mm, later 2.8/45 mm | ||
| − | * Beltica - Meritar 2.9/50 mm | + | * [[Belca Beltica]] - Meritar 2.9/50 mm |
* [[Certo KN 35]] - Kosmar 2.8/45 and Meritar 2.8/45 alternatively | * [[Certo KN 35]] - Kosmar 2.8/45 and Meritar 2.8/45 alternatively | ||
* Exa - Meritar 2.9/50 mm (bayonet mount) | * Exa - Meritar 2.9/50 mm (bayonet mount) | ||
* [[Minifex]] | * [[Minifex]] | ||
* Precisa - Meritar 3.5/75 mm | * Precisa - Meritar 3.5/75 mm | ||
| − | * Reflekta II - Meritar 3.5/75 mm | + | * [[Reflekta]] I - Meritar 3.5/75 mm |
| + | * [[Reflekta]] II - Meritar 3.5/75 mm | ||
* [[Super Dollina II]] | * [[Super Dollina II]] | ||
| − | * Weltaflex - Meritar 3.5/75 mm | + | * [[Weltaflex]] - Meritar 3.5/75 mm |
| + | * [[Wirgin]] Auta (1935) with E. Ludwig Lausa 6.3 /1 0.5cm lens<ref>Note that the use of 'cm' instead of mm indicates pre-World war II usage</ref> | ||
''See their [[Exakta lenses#Ludwig|Exakta lenses]], [[42mm screw lenses#Ludwig|42mm screw lenses]] and [[Praktiflex lenses#Ludwig|Praktiflex lenses]].'' | ''See their [[Exakta lenses#Ludwig|Exakta lenses]], [[42mm screw lenses#Ludwig|42mm screw lenses]] and [[Praktiflex lenses#Ludwig|Praktiflex lenses]].'' | ||
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* Naumann H.: Das Auge meiner Kamera; Verlag von Wilhelm Knapp, Halle (Saale), 1951. | * Naumann H.: Das Auge meiner Kamera; Verlag von Wilhelm Knapp, Halle (Saale), 1951. | ||
* Puskov V.V.: Poradnik fotograficzny; PWT, Warsaw, 1956. | * Puskov V.V.: Poradnik fotograficzny; PWT, Warsaw, 1956. | ||
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* [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/firmengeschichte/firmen/firmen.html Company history] at [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/ dresdner-kameras.de] | * [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/firmengeschichte/firmen/firmen.html Company history] at [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/ dresdner-kameras.de] | ||
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| Ludwig Meritar 3.5/75 in Blitz I shutter (Image rights) |
Ludwig or Ernst Ludwig was a German optical company. It was based at Lausa, a small town near Dresden that merged with the neighbour town of Weixdorf in 1938. Some prewar lenses were thus marked Ludwig Lausa Dresden. Ludwig made entry level lenses, often with three elements. After the war, they were offered as a low price alternative to the Carl Zeiss Jena or Meyer lenses. In 1972 it was absorbed in VEB Kamerafabrik Freital, and in 1980 it fell under VEB Pentacon.
Trademarks used for Ludwig lenses:
- Auxanar (simple triplet, enlarger lens)
- Cosmar (five element triplet with cemented first and third groups)
- Enoldar
- Kosmar (four element triplet with cemented front group)
- Meritar (simple triplet or a Tessar type)[1]
- Peronar
- Victar (simple triplet)
- Vidar
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| Wirgin Auta (1935) with a Ludwig 6.3/10.5cm (Image rights) |
Cameras equipped with a Ludwig lens:
- Altix - Meritar 2.9/50 mm
- Beirette - Meritar 2.9/45 mm, later 2.8/45 mm
- Beirette SL 200 - Meritar 2.9/45 mm, later 2.8/45 mm
- Beirette SL 300 - Meritar 2.9/45 mm, later 2.8/45 mm
- Belca Beltica - Meritar 2.9/50 mm
- Certo KN 35 - Kosmar 2.8/45 and Meritar 2.8/45 alternatively
- Exa - Meritar 2.9/50 mm (bayonet mount)
- Minifex
- Precisa - Meritar 3.5/75 mm
- Reflekta I - Meritar 3.5/75 mm
- Reflekta II - Meritar 3.5/75 mm
- Super Dollina II
- Weltaflex - Meritar 3.5/75 mm
- Wirgin Auta (1935) with E. Ludwig Lausa 6.3 /1 0.5cm lens[2]
See their Exakta lenses, 42mm screw lenses and Praktiflex lenses.
Notes
Sources
- Fincke H.E.: Das Objektiv deiner Kamera; Fotokinoverlag Halle, Halle, 1959.
- Naumann H.: Das Auge meiner Kamera; Verlag von Wilhelm Knapp, Halle (Saale), 1951.
- Puskov V.V.: Poradnik fotograficzny; PWT, Warsaw, 1956.
