CAMERA PRODUCTION IN DRESDEN AREA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001800360003-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 30, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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C'O!JNTRY Germ anv (Russian Znne)
PLACE
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Carrara Production in :Zresden Area
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Zeiss --Ikon A(L, Dresden.
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DATE DISTR.30 August 191.,,E
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I This state--ovmed enterprise, which also comprises the IKik-r;'erke, Dresden,
Ernemann, Drescenr~~nd Zeiss,, Jena, employs a total staff of 39,000. Of these
the greater part are employed at Zeiss-Jena, including 400 apprentices; and
'50 are employed at Ernemann, Dresden, which was at first Iareely dismantled
by the Russians and later rebuilt. IKA, Dresden was badly damaged by bombing
and the remainder of the factory has been dismantled.
2- The Dresden factory oroduces only Tenax 1, Contax II and Contax III. the latter
of which sells for R" ?40. Er.nemann produces large film projectors, complete
with accessories, for which the Russians pay 1,030 R" each. A contract he .s
recently been received from Switzerland to supnlir 30 of these, delivery of vihich
will count against reparations costs.
Iha ee, Kamera~-, -rke Dresdpn..KPlsevrit erstr
3. A state-owned enterprise, which employs 430 men, working in two shifts. Produf:"-?
tLon is limited to the photo a*-):oaratus ;ICi.ne Exakta" , fitted with the following
lenses -- Trionlan 3:2.9 and 13iotar 1:2. Production is 60 per day, delivery of
which is nermi. t led only to the S''A at a price of R" '170.
Ce to--Kanner wark2? _ t-IsdcnMKieln-Lschachwitz. 'i rnasci cn Lands? r. 170?
4. A private business , now completely under Soviet co,itroi, I mpl_ovs 74 men work"ng
in one shift from 0'300 to 1700 hours. ? onthly production of cameras is:
30 Certo-Dollina I (miniature)
-70 Super- )ollina (ri niaturi:, lltted with a range finder;
20 Super-6port-Dof3.v (6','.6 folding camera). Production not regularly
achieved).
The entire. production goes to the S?.,,1., which pays F /4.0 for the Ccrtov..Dollt.na
R" 90 for the Su.oer Ubllina and N." 26 for the Super--6port_Dolly; these nri. ces
corresporn.. to the peace-time SC'-:-LC of costs. 'Materials are delivered by the
Russians ? short measure and sometimes not at all. Certo--car'eras are fitted
with Zelsz--, "eyer-C6rlitz, Ludwig-Lassa and Zack lenses,
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Kamera terke Niedersecilitz near /)rest?en.
A state.owmed enterprise, which employs 310 workers, working in fro sizf_fts 0-,-I
production of the following equipment.
a. Praktiflex, 20-30 cameras per day, fitted vvith Vietar, TrioplanLank-- Lalytar
1:3.5 and Eiotar lenses. Selling price of these cameras is not known.
h. Pilot--Su-oer or Pilot 6. Production insignificant and irregular. Fitted with
Pilotar 1:3.5 and 1:2.9 lenses. Selling price is fixed at 8:?`.200.
We;lta- Week Fre i.tal near Dresden.
6e This state-owned enterprise produces the following:
a. Welta-Gaa-ant, fitted with 1:4.5 lens and an automatic shutter fo. 1/100
sec. Rate of production and selling; price not known..
b. ',delta miniature, fi-'Uted with Zeiss and '?ieyer lenses 1:4.5. Rate of production
is 15 cameras per day. Selling price has not vet been
established.
c.. tieltini miniature, fitted with 1:4.5 lens. aIly production 15 cameras,.
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