Will

Wilhelm Will was an optics maker in Wetzlar, Germany. Among other products were some camera optics. Better known were its Wilon enlarger lenses and its "Maginon" projector lenses.

In 1988, the company was dissolved into Helmut Hund GmbH. This still operates in Wetzlar, its optical branch now focused on microscopes.

Lenses

Will Wilon 1:4.5/50 enlarger lens image by Hospice of St Francis (Image rights)

• Adoxar (for Adox's Golf cameras)
• Wilon (for Kunik's Petitux cameras)
• Tessar copy and viewfinder for Minox's Minox 35 cameras

Links

• German Wikipedia
• Wilhelm Will thread at the Mikro-Forum (on German)

After Will: Maginon, the trademark

Maginon - after Will's time it was no more a projection lens brand but known among photo enthusiasts as somebody's trademark for photo accessories, from time to time even used for some cameras, and even for system camera lenses, of course not made by Will.

see also Maginon