Voigtländer
Replica of the world's first all-metal camera from 1840, the daguerreotype camera No. 84 Voigtländer & Son in Vienna, at the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. The revolutionary lens is light-fast so that exposure time could be reduced to around one minute. | |
| Industry | optics and photography (lens and camera manufacturer) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1756 in Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
| Founder | Johann Christoph Voigtländer |
| Defunct | 1972 |
| Fate | Brand acquired by Rollei (1973) Plusfoto GmbH & Co. (1983) RINGFOTO GmbH & Co. ALFO Marketing KG (1997) |
| Successor | Schering AG (1923) Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung (1956) Carl Zeiss AG, state of Lower Saxony and Rollei (1972) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | optical lenses, cameras, and other related products |
Voigtländer (German pronunciation: [ˈfoːktlɛndɐ]) was a significant long-established company within the optics and photographic industry, headquartered in Braunschweig, Germany, and today continues as a trademark for a range of photographic products.