 

Freitaler Kameraindustrie Beier & CO. was founded in 1923, in Freital, Germany by Woldemar Beier. In 1934 the company name was changed to Kamera-fabrik Woldemar Beier Freital.
After WWII, the entire plant was moved to the Soviet Union city of Ulianovsk. Although the company had ceased production of cameras temporarily, the manufacturing of cameras was restored in 1949.
In 1972, the company was nationalized and the name was changed to VEB Kamerafabrik Freital. Within a few years Karl Pouva Kamerafabrik and the Ludwig
Optisches Werk Weixdorf were merged into the VEB Kamerafabrik Freital. Later, in 1976, as with most of the East German manufacturers, this company was merged into the
VEB Pentacon. |