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Steiner made two cameras:
 
Steiner made two cameras:
* Steinette (1956) - also called
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* Steinette (1956) - also sold as
 
** Brelland (1958 - sold by Foto Brelle in Cologne)
 
** Brelland (1958 - sold by Foto Brelle in Cologne)
 
** [[Hunter 35]] (sold by [[R. F. Hunter]] in Britain)
 
** [[Hunter 35]] (sold by [[R. F. Hunter]] in Britain)
 
** Reporter (1958 - sold by Kaufhof stores in Germany)
 
** Reporter (1958 - sold by Kaufhof stores in Germany)
  
* Steinette RF - a Steinette with an un[[coupled rangefinder]].
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* Steinette RF - a Steinette with an un[[coupled rangefinder]] - also sold as
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** [[Hunter 35|Hunter 35R]] (sold by [[R. F. Hunter]] in Britain).
  
  

Revision as of 08:05, 30 December 2017

Steiner-Optik GmbH is a renowned maker of binoculars. The company is based in Bayreuth (Frankonia, Germany). In the past it was also known as maker of good camera lenses. Companies like Franka and Vredeborch sold some of their cameras with lenses from Steiner.

Steiner made two cameras:

  • Steinette (1956) - also sold as
    • Brelland (1958 - sold by Foto Brelle in Cologne)
    • Hunter 35 (sold by R. F. Hunter in Britain)
    • Reporter (1958 - sold by Kaufhof stores in Germany)


Bibliography

  • Heimatbeilage zum Oberfränkischen Schulanzeiger, Bayreuth Februar 2008 Nr. 334: Fotogeräte und -zubehör aus Oberfranken - Spurensuche, Teil 2: Die anderen Namen, Heft 1 Author: Bernd Arnal, Editor: Government of Oberfranken ([1])
  • McKeown p903 in 2005 (12th) edition