Oct 8, 2024 · Max Berek (* Aug. 16th 1886 in Racibórz; † Oct. 15th 1949 in Freiburg im Breisgau, buried in Wetzlar) was a mineralogist, physicist, mechanician and mathematician who worked as chief developer of Leitz 's special microscopes when Oskar Barnack developed the Leica. After having served in WWII he came back to Leitz.

It is reported that Max Berek, who designed the original lens line for Leitz, named the "Hektor" after his dog. [1] Lenses named Hektor have also been used by Leitz as projection lenses for their Prado line of slide projectors, e.g. the Hektor 2.5/85 or the Hektor 2.5/100.

Jan 4, 2020 · Amongst others he also designed the Summar 2.0 5cm, the Hektor 4.5 13,5 cm, the Hektor 2.5 5cm and the predecessor of the world-famous Summicron: the Summitar 2.0 5cm (in 1939). Max Berek was a hardworking man. He led the lens design department of Leitz.

Max Berek (* 16. August 1886 in Ratibor (damaliges Oberschlesien); † 15. Oktober 1949 in Freiburg im Breisgau) war ein deutscher Mineraloge und Mathematiker.

Jul 26, 2017 · The Hektor was designed by prof. Max Berek who designed all the first Leica lenses. Actually the Hektor was named after one of Bereks dogs. The same way, the Elmax 50mm f/3.5 was put together from E rnst L eitz + Max.

Jun 6, 2017 · Recent posts have mentioned the reference that Max Berek used the names of his pet dogs, Hektor and Rex, to denote leica lenses that we all know and love. Starting with the Hektor 50mm, f 2.5 high speed lens circa 1930, and the SummaREX in the lone 85mm 1.5 lens.

Aug 22, 2018 · Max Berek: The genius behind the Elmar, Summar, and Summitar. Max Berek (1886-1949) was a German mineralogist, mathematician and optical designer acclaimed for his work in polarization microscopy and as the designer of 20 Leica lenses, including some of the earliest ones that were instrumental in positioning Leitz as a leading maker of camera ...

Jun 4, 2018 · Like his previous 50mm f/2.5 Hektor that was offered as an alternative “high-speed” normal lens on the Leica I and II, Berek based it on an unconventional 6-element formula consisting of 3 achromatized doublets separated by air spaces.

Max Berek The same role Oskar Barnack played for the design of the Leica, Max Berek played for the development of the early Leica lenses. Het was a physician who developed a polarization microscope.

Jan 16, 2017 · Max Berek’s name is not quite as well-known as that of Oskar Barnack in the story of the Leica, but he certainly played a critical role in the Leica’s success. Berek was primarily concerned with the design of microscope optics at Leitz, working extensively with the new field of polarized microscopy.