Meopta

Meopta - optika, s.r.o.
Formerly	Optikotechna
Industry	Optical, opto-mechanical and opto-electronic systems
Founded	1933
Founder	Alois Beneš; Alois Mazurek
Headquarters	Přerov, Czech Republic; Hauppauge, New York
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Consumer, Industrial & Military applications
Website	www.meopta.com

Short description: Czech company

Meopta - optika, s.r.o. is a Czech Republic based company that manufactures various products mainly in the field of optics. The company was once well-known for its still and movie cameras, although it no longer manufactures such products.

History

Optikotechna company was founded in 1933 in Přerov, Czechoslovakia. Originally established with the intention of producing a limited range of lenses and condensers, the company rapidly expanded the range of products to include enlargers, composite lenses, binoculars, riflescopes, cameras and slide projectors.

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 to Meopta – an acronym for MEchanická OPTická výrobA ("mechanical optical manufacturing"). In 1945 the company merged with Bratislava subsidiary of C. P. Goerz. 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.

The company was privatized in 1992. The majority owners became the members of the Rausnitz family who emigrated from Czechoslovakia to the United States in 1946. During WWII the Rausnitz brothers had been active soldiers of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps and were decorated for their service.

Meopta U.S.A., Inc. was founded by the same Czech-American family in New York City in 1960 under the name Tyrolit Company, Inc. At that time, its main business was selling grinding wheels in United States 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]

In December 2009, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued a decision to provide a subsidy from the OPEI for the Modernization of Meopta Research and Development project, so that the following year the development building could be reconstructed and research and development capacities were significantly expanded.^[4]

In 2013, the company had 2,200 employees in Přerov and 150 in the USA.

Meopta owner Paul Rausnitz received the Medal of Merit for the State in the field of business from the hands of the President of the Republic Miloš Zeman on October 28.^[5]

Cameras

Flexaret VII Automat 1967
Milona

TLR 6x6

Flexette
Autoflex
Optiflex
Flexaret II
Flexaret III
Flexaret IV
Flexaret V
Flexaret Standart
Flexaret automat VI
Flexaret automat VII

^[6] 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

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

Meopton UM 70/35

8 mm and 9.5 mm Projectors^[7]

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^[8]

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^[9]

Eta 7 (1947)
Meopton III (1955–57)
Meopton IV (1959) - IV S with magnetic soundhead
UM 70/35 (1963–73)
MEO 5X series (1978-?)

Sport optics

Meopta is producing Binoculars, Telescopic sights, Red dot sights and Monoculars on the field of sport optics and caters hunters, birdwatchers and sport shooters.^[10] In 2019 the production includes the following series of products:

Binoculars:

Meostar B1
MeoRange (available only in EU, with laser rangefinder integrated)
MeoPro HD
MeoSport
Optika HD ^[11]

Rifle Scopes ^[12]

Steyr AUG factory optics
MeoTac
MeoStar R2 ^[13]
Meostar R1
MeoPro Optika 6 ^[14]
MeoPro
ZD

Reflex sights

MeoSight III ^[15]
MeoRed

References

↑ "Série útěků mu zachránila svobodu i život, vrátil se jako přerovský Baťa". May 10, 2015. https://www.idnes.cz/olomouc/zpravy/druha-svetova-valka-meopta-prerov-paul-rausnitz.A150430_2159628_olomouc-zpravy_stk.
↑ "Historie | Meopta :: Lepší pohled na svět". https://www.meopta.com/cz/historie-1404041196/.
↑ Najďonovová, Iva (June 2, 2015). "Generální ředitel Meopty: Biatlonisté nedají na naše dalekohledy dopustit". Deník.cz. https://www.denik.cz/ekonomika/generalni-reditel-meopty-biatloniste-nedaji-na-nase-dalekohledy-dopustit-20150602.html.
↑ "Meopta :: Modernizace výzkumu a vývoje". 2014-04-07. http://www.meopta.cz/cz/modernizace-vyzkumu-a-vyvoje-1404042589.html?page=10.
↑ "Medaile Za zásluhy pro pana Paula Rausnitze | Meopta :: Lepší pohled na svět". https://www.meopta.com/cz/novinky/medaile-za-zasluhy-pro-pana-paula-rausnitze/.
↑ "Movie cameras | Meopta". Meoptahistory.com. http://www.meoptahistory.com/index.php?id=313. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
↑ "Projectors 8 and 9.5 mm | Meopta". Meoptahistory.com. http://www.meoptahistory.com/index.php?id=314. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
↑ "Projectors 16 mm | Meopta". Meoptahistory.com. http://www.meoptahistory.com/index.php?id=315. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
↑ "Projectors 35 mm | Meopta". Meoptahistory.com. http://www.meoptahistory.com/index.php?id=316. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
↑ "Meopta Sports Optics - Welcome". https://www.meoptasportsoptics.com/en/.
↑ "Meopta Optika HD Binoculars". 15 February 2019. https://optics-info.com/meopta-optika-hd-binoculars/. "Prikazna". February 15, 2019. https://optics-info.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Prikazna.png.
↑ "Meopta Sports Optics - Knihovna". https://www.meoptasportsoptics.com/en/kategorie/riflescopes-2/.
↑ "Meostar R2 review". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC_Of7PTEmw.
↑ "Meopta Optika 6 Riflescopes". 18 February 2019. https://optics-info.com/meopta-optika-6-riflescopes/. "Prikazna". February 15, 2019. https://optics-info.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Prikazna.png.
↑ "Meopta Sports Optics - Red dot sights MeoSight III". https://www.meoptasportsoptics.com/en/produkt/red-dot-sights-meosight-iii-1003/.

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[1] "Série útěků mu zachránila svobodu i život, vrátil se jako přerovský Baťa". May 10, 2015. https://www.idnes.cz/olomouc/zpravy/druha-svetova-valka-meopta-prerov-paul-rausnitz.A150430_2159628_olomouc-zpravy_stk.

[2] "Historie | Meopta :: Lepší pohled na svět". https://www.meopta.com/cz/historie-1404041196/.

[3] Najďonovová, Iva (June 2, 2015). "Generální ředitel Meopty: Biatlonisté nedají na naše dalekohledy dopustit". Deník.cz. https://www.denik.cz/ekonomika/generalni-reditel-meopty-biatloniste-nedaji-na-nase-dalekohledy-dopustit-20150602.html.

[4] "Meopta :: Modernizace výzkumu a vývoje". 2014-04-07. http://www.meopta.cz/cz/modernizace-vyzkumu-a-vyvoje-1404042589.html?page=10.

[5] "Medaile Za zásluhy pro pana Paula Rausnitze | Meopta :: Lepší pohled na svět". https://www.meopta.com/cz/novinky/medaile-za-zasluhy-pro-pana-paula-rausnitze/.

[6] "Movie cameras | Meopta". Meoptahistory.com. http://www.meoptahistory.com/index.php?id=313. Retrieved 2013-10-16.

[7] "Projectors 8 and 9.5 mm | Meopta". Meoptahistory.com. http://www.meoptahistory.com/index.php?id=314. Retrieved 2013-10-16.

[8] "Projectors 16 mm | Meopta". Meoptahistory.com. http://www.meoptahistory.com/index.php?id=315. Retrieved 2013-10-16.

[9] "Projectors 35 mm | Meopta". Meoptahistory.com. http://www.meoptahistory.com/index.php?id=316. Retrieved 2013-10-16.

[multiref1-10] "Meopta Sports Optics - Welcome". https://www.meoptasportsoptics.com/en/.

[multiref2-11] "Meopta Optika HD Binoculars". 15 February 2019. https://optics-info.com/meopta-optika-hd-binoculars/. "Prikazna". February 15, 2019. https://optics-info.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Prikazna.png.

[multiref3-12] "Meopta Sports Optics - Knihovna". https://www.meoptasportsoptics.com/en/kategorie/riflescopes-2/.

[multiref6-13] "Meostar R2 review". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC_Of7PTEmw.

[multiref4-14] "Meopta Optika 6 Riflescopes". 18 February 2019. https://optics-info.com/meopta-optika-6-riflescopes/. "Prikazna". February 15, 2019. https://optics-info.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Prikazna.png.

[multiref5-15] "Meopta Sports Optics - Red dot sights MeoSight III". https://www.meoptasportsoptics.com/en/produkt/red-dot-sights-meosight-iii-1003/.

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