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History of Novoflex
2001
a third MagicBall completes the set: “the UNIVERSAL”- MB 50
2000
Development of a new flash system for portrait and macro photography. The system now consists of the 3D-flash FlashArt, the accentuated DUO flash and the diffus RING flash
1999
Development and production of a two-way panhead and of BasicBall – a specific inexpensive multifunctional small tripod
1998
Design Prize for MagicBall
Development and production of the “MagicBall Mini” and the Panorama Plate
Development of the Shift-Tilt-Adapter for Digital cameras for Leica, Solms, Germany
1997
Development of shift bellows for photography and digital photography for Rollei, Braunschweig, Germany
1996
Novoflex changes ownership and relocates to another production facility
Name changed to Novoflex Präzisionstechnik GmbH
Development of ball & socket head MagicBall and the reverse adapter ring EOS-RETRO
1995
Development of the TTL Flash “Auto-Duo-Flash”
1994
Development of MiniConnect Quick Release
1992
Development of new flash mounting systems
1990
Cold Light Source MAKL-150 with external flash possibility enters market
1989
Macro Reprostand is developed
1988
Development and production of automatic bellows for Minolta-AF with mechanical and electrical transmission
1987
Development and production of automatic bellows with electrical transmission for Canon EOS
First internal focusing Rapid Focus Lens 2.8/300 with Tamron-Optik
1986
Development and production of 60-300mm Rapid Focus Zoom Lenses with Tamron-Optik
1983
Development and production of adapter rings for medium format lenses to 35mm cameras
1982
Development and production of the 200mm Rapid Focus Lens
1977
Production of automatic bellows and lens heads for Pentax with Bayonet and for Leica R 3
1972
Prism viewfinder with a exposure meter for the HASSELBLAD camera made by Hasselblad, Sweden, Flash holder X-Shoe
1971
Development and production of fully automatic bellows with open-aperture metering (MC) for the Minolta SR-T 101 and XM
1970
Production of automatic bellows for Rollei, Braunschweig, Germany
1968
Automatic bellows and corresponding lens head Auto-Bellows-Novoflexar 4/105 mm for NIKON, CANON, TOPCON, PENTAX ,etc.
Automatic bellows for ICAREX made by Zeiss-Ikon
1967
Development and production of the first bellows with automatic aperture functionality for the MINOLTA SR-T 101 for Minolta Camera, Japan
1966
Development and production of special bellows, bellows lens hood and lenses for BOLEX Cinema cameras made by Paillard, Switzerland
1962
Development and production of the Macro wide angle lens 1:3.5/35mm
Development and production of the automatic 105 and 135 lens heads with a double cable release for the bellows
Development and production of a prism viewfinder for HASSELBLAD made by Hasselblad, Sweden
1960
Bellows for the ALPA camera made by Pignons AG, Switzerland
1959
Bellows for EDIXA for WIRGIN-Kamerawerke
1955
Development and production of NOVOFLEX Rapid Focus Lenses
1954
Development and production of a special bellows for CONTAX with Panflex for ZEISS-IKON
Development and production of bellows for HASSELBLAD for the 1600-F
and 1000- F camera
1951
Development of the first bellows
1950
NOVOFLEX registered as brand name
Production: Reflex camera body and corresponding lenses for LEICA and CONTAX
1948
Founded by Karl Müller Sr., Photographer and Photography shop owner