Minox C Subminiature Spy Camera

Description

Minox
is a manufacturer of cameras, known especially for its
subminiature camera
.
The first product to carry the Minox name was a subminiature camera, conceived in 1922, and finally invented and produced in 1936, by
Baltic German
Walter Zapp
. The
Latvian
factory
VEF
manufactured the camera from 1937 to 1943. After
World War II
, the camera was redesigned and production resumed in Germany in 1948. Walter Zapp originally envisioned the Minox to be a camera for everyone requiring only little photographic knowledge. Yet in part due to its high manufacturing costs the Minox became more well known as a must-have luxury item.
From the start the Minox also gained wide notoriety as a
spy camera
.
Minox branched out into
35 mm film format
and
110 film format
cameras in 1974 and 1976, respectively. Minox continues to operate today, producing or branding optical and photographic equipment.