Feinmess
Feinmess is a German optical company based in Dresden. It was founded by Gustav Heyde in 1872 under his own name, and made optical and mechanical precision devices. It became nationalized by the East German state in 1949. Then it was named VEB Feinmess. The company still exists today, and makes various optical devices.
Only two Feinmess camera lenses are known: the 105/4.5 Bonotar (see 42mm screw lenses and Exakta lenses) and the 105/6.3 Bonar, both made to help equipping the user-friendly Belfoca folding camera series of Belca with approriate lenses. Later the Bonotar was also offered as M42 screw mount lens.
| Camera industry in Dresden |
| Balda | Certo | Eho-Altissa | Eichapfel | Ernemann | Feinmess | Heyde | Hamaphot | Huth | Hüttig | ICA | Ihagee | Kochmann | Kerman | KW | Eugen Loeber | Ludwig | Mentor | Merkel | Meyer | Mimosa | Pentacon | Richter | Sommer | Stübiger | Unger & Hoffmann | Werner | Wünsche | Zeiss Ikon | Zeh |
| Camera distributors in Dresden |
| Stöckig |
| Camera industry in Freital |
| Beier | Pouva | Stein & Binnewerg | Thowe | Welta |
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product samples of Feinmess' Eastgerman era (VEB Feinmess)
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