please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message meopta optika s.r.o. formerly called optikotechna industry optical opto mechanical and opto electronic systems founded 1933 founder alois bene alois mazurek headquarters p erov czech republic hauppauge new york area served worldwide products consumer industrial & military applications website 1 meopta optika sro is a czech republic based company that manufactures various products mainly in the field of optics . the company was started in 1933 under name optikotechna in p erov with the intention of producing a limited range of lenses and condensers however the production rapidly expanded to include enlargers composite lenses binoculars rifle scopes cameras and slide projectors . meopta u.s.a. inc. is a separate american company that manufactures and assembles optical and optomechanical systems for the consumer industrial and military markets . after 1935 meopta optika became a subsidiary of zbrojovka brno and a major supplier of military optics for the czechoslovak army . company retained its focus on military production when it was seized by germans during the occupation of czechoslovakia as well as after ww2 when it was nationalized and renamed as meopta an acronym for mechanick optick v roba mechanical optical manufacturing . apart from military deliveries the company became one of the world s major manufacturers of cinema projectors between 1947 and 1970 . the abrupt halt of military demand after the dissolution of warsaw pact forced the company to refocus mainly on civilian applications . today military production constitutes about 10 % of company s production with 20 % of its turnover being generated mainly by optics for sports and hunting applications and 70 % being generated by production of optics for cinema and other projectors optical tools for microprocessors manufacturing quality control as well as optics for healthcare which are used in various applications such as rtg or mammography . the company was privatized in 1992 . its majority owners are a czech family that emigrated to the united states in 1946 amidst the rising power of communists in the soviet union liberated and dominated czechoslovakia . during ww2 the three brothers had been together with both their parents active soldiers of the 1st czechoslovak army corps and were decorated for their war duty . meopta u.s.a. inc. is a separate company that was founded by the same czech american family in new york in 1960 under the name tyrolit company inc. at that time its main business was selling grinding wheels in us and canada . tyrolit gradually changed its focus to manufacturing various optical products and in 2005 was renamed to meopta u.s.a. inc. 1 2 3 contents 1 cameras 2 movie cameras 3 movie projectors 4 references 5 external links cameras edit flexaret vii automat 1967 milona mikroma 16mm subminiature camera tlr 6x6 flexette autoflex optiflex flexaret ii flexaret iii flexaret iv flexaret v flexaret standart flexaret automat vi flexaret automat vii 4 folding 6x6 milona interchangeable lens viewfinder rangefinder 35mm opema i ii fixed lens 35mm optineta etareta stereo 35mm stereo 35 16mm subminiature mikroma mikroma ii mikroma police mikroma ii snake skin large format 13x18 magnola movie cameras edit admira 8f 8 mm cameras op 8 1939 sonet 8 1956 admira 8 d 1946 47 admira 8 iia 1954 admira 8 f 1960 64 admira el 8 1960 one and only camera having the zoom lens admira 8 g1 1966 68 admira 8 g2 1966 admira 8 g0 1968 73 admira 8 g1 supra 1968 71 admira 8 g2 supra 1968 71 admira 8 l1 supra 1971 admira 8 l2 supra 1971 supra is an indication for super 8 . 9.5 mm cameras admira ledvinka pocket 1934 16 mm cameras admira 16 1937 admira 16 a1 el . 1963 68 movie projectors edit meopton um 70 35 8 mm and 9.5 mm projectors 5 scolar 1934 sonet 8 1938 op 8 1936 optilux 1945 50 jubilar 9.5 1945 50 atom 1940 45 meo 8 1954 60 am 8 1960 69 meocord 1966 67 am 8 super 1967 70 meolux i 1969 meolux ii 1972 77 meos 1978 meos duo 1977 86 kp 8 2 super 1976 80 16 mm projectors 6 op16 silent and sound 1938 op 16 1951 opefon 1945 almo 16 1936 pictureta 1936 meopton i 1945 50 meopton ii 1945 50 meopton iia 1966 club 16 1962 63 meoclub 16 1965 meoclub 16 automatic 1968 meoclub 16 automatic h 1970 meoclub 16 standard 1974 78 meoclub 16 electronic 1980 84 meoclub 16 as 2 1982 84 meoclub 16 electronic 2 1984 35 mm projectors 7 eta 7 1947 meopton iii 1955 57 meopton iv 1959 iv s with magnetic soundhead um 70 35 1963 73 meo 5x series 1978 references edit http olomouc.idnes.cz druha svetova valka meopta prerov paul rausnitz f6j olomouc zpravy.aspx c a150430 2159628 olomouc zpravy stk http www.meopta.cz cz historie 1404041196.html http www.denik.cz ekonomika generalni reditel meopty biatloniste nedaji na nase dalekohledy dopustit 20150602.html movie cameras meopta . meoptahistory.com . retrieved 2013 10 16 . projectors 8 and 9.5 mm meopta . meoptahistory.com . retrieved 2013 10 16 . projectors 16 mm meopta . meoptahistory.com . retrieved 2013 10 16 . projectors 35 mm meopta . meoptahistory.com . retrieved 2013 10 16 . external links edit flexaret vii review by bkspicture official website company virtual museum stereo reels meopta meopta movie equipment retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title meopta & oldid 735791088 categories photography companiescompanies of slovakiacompanies of czechoslovakialens manufacturerscamerasczech brandscompanies of the czech republiccompanies established in 1933hidden categories articles needing additional references from june 2015all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate 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