 Optikotechna company was founded in 1933 in Přerov, Czechoslovakia.Originally established with the intention of producing a limited range of lenses and condensers, the company rapidly expanded the range of products to include enlargers, composite lenses, binoculars, riflescopes, cameras and slide projectors.Optikotechna enjoyed a thriving consumer goods business until the company was seized by German forces in 1939.