Difference between revisions of "Wild"
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| − | '''Wild''' was an optical company based in Heerbrugg, Switzerland. It was founded in 1921 and made survey instruments and microscopes. It also made some camera lenses. | + | '''Wild''' was an optical company based in Heerbrugg, Switzerland. It was founded in 1921 and made survey instruments and microscopes. It also made some camera lenses. In 1962 Wild Heerbrugg took over the [[Leidolf]] camera factory and it was then used for manufacturing surveying equipment. Wild Heerbrugg merged with Ernst [[Leitz]] in 1987, was renamed Wild Leitz AG in 1989, and became part of the Leica holding company in 1990. Today it's incorporated in Leica Geosystems, a company now separated from [[Leica|Leica Camera AG]]. |
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Revision as of 03:32, 8 January 2013
Wild was an optical company based in Heerbrugg, Switzerland. It was founded in 1921 and made survey instruments and microscopes. It also made some camera lenses. In 1962 Wild Heerbrugg took over the Leidolf camera factory and it was then used for manufacturing surveying equipment. Wild Heerbrugg merged with Ernst Leitz in 1987, was renamed Wild Leitz AG in 1989, and became part of the Leica holding company in 1990. Today it's incorporated in Leica Geosystems, a company now separated from Leica Camera AG.
Lenses
- Falconar 1:1,4 f=9,8cm
