Carl Braun Camera-Werk

The company was founded in 1915 [1] under name of Karl Braun KG, Fabrik optischer Geräte und Metallwaren for the fabrication of optical appliances and metalware.

Most of the company's cameras were consumer-level models, though the company did briefly produce several more advanced 35mm rangefinder designs as well as an interesting 35mm single-lens reflex camera line with leaf shutters, the Paxette Reflex (Automatic?

Parallel to the camera manufacturing began the development and construction of film slide projectors.

In 1955, under the Carl Braun Camera-Werk Nürnberg label, the company introduced one of the first semi-automatic slide projectors with a tray magazine to the consumer market named Paximat.

Since 1955, about 4 million slide projectors have been built and sold in 120 countries around the world under the names Paximat or Novamat.