Zeiss

Another well-known German camera manufacturer is Zeiss Ikon, which was formed in 1926 by the merger of two camera manufacturers, Contessa-Nettel and Ica. The company's primary focus at the time was on 35mm film cameras, but it also produced movie projectors and lenses for other photography brands. In the 1930s, Zeiss Ikon began producing its own cameras under the brand name Contax, which quickly became popular among both amateur and professional photographers throughout Europe.

During WWII, however, it was forced into a deal with the Nazi government that allowed them to produce a film for propaganda purposes only while giving Kodak other business opportunities. Following WWII, Zeiss Ikon was divided into two companies, one in Stuttgart and one in Munich. In the early 2000s, both companies were sold to a US investment group known as private equity firm Jenoptik, which merged them. They are now known as Carl Zeiss AG and continue to manufacture optical products in Germany and other countries around the world.

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