In 1985 the VEB Pentacon was incorporated into the VEB Carl Zeiss Jena, which led to the fact that some lenses produced by Pentacon were labeled with "Carl Zeiss Jena P". With the German reunification in 1990 the situation changed completely. The VEB CZJ was transformed into a GmbH (Ltd. company) and ceased the production of Prakticar lenses, and Pentacon was liquidated. A camera producing part of Pentacon was taken over by Schneider and named "Jos. Schneider Feinwerktechnik GmbH & Co. KG", they produced the Praktica B-series until 2001. The lens producing part, that means VEB Feinoptisches Werk Görlitz, restarted as "Feinoptisches Werk Görlitz GmbH", now an independent company. Their lenses are labeled with "Meyer-Optik Made in Germany". It turned out, that Meyer was not competitive, so it was closed already in 1991. Praktiker Romania S.R.L. which operated 27 stores in Romania, was sold to Search Chemicals in February 2014,. [15] In 2017, 20 stores were bought by Kingfisher plc, and rebranded as Brico Dépôt. [16] At first nine prime lenses were available for the new lens mount. They were produced by VEB Pentacon (in particular: VEB Feinoptisches Werk Görlitz, incorporated in Pentacon) and VEB Carl Zeiss Jena. It suggests itself that the lens design of the previous M42-lenses was taken and only the lens mount and the appearance were remade, but that is not entirely true: the Prakticar 2.8/28 e.g. is a redesigned Pentacon 2.8/29, and other redesigned and completely new designed lenses followed. By and by the line-up of lenses increased, also with the support of Japanese and Korean companies. That assistance was necessary to offer zoom lenses, which became more and more popular in those days. Both, Pentacon and CZJ weren't able to produce them in the early 1980ies. A Praktiker store in Bucharest, Romania Interior view of a Praktiker store in Neu-Ulm, Germany Praktiker activities

Weitere Auslandsfilialen der Praktiker-Baumärkte verkauft". finanzen.net. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 . Retrieved 2 May 2015. In Moldova, the company had planned to open a store in 2009 in Chişinău, but it was canceled later. After the German reunification, when the company became independent again, the lenses were branded with "Meyer-Optik" instead of "Pentacon". Praktiker закрилася в Україні". Асоціація рітейлерів України. 20 April 2017 . Retrieved 23 June 2019. The Praktiker management began in late 2012 with the transformation of 119 Praktiker stores to Max Bahr stores. At the end of this process in December 2013 Germany should have 117 Praktiker and 196 Max Bahr outlets, at the beginning of that process there were 236 Praktiker and 78 Max Bahr stores. Because of the insolvency applications in July 2013 all those plans are stopped, with 54 former Praktiker stores already transferred to Max Bahr outlets. The companies Hellweg and Globus failed to reach an agreement with the Royal Bank of Scotland to buy 59 Max Bahr stores in November 2013. All Praktiker, Extra Bau+Hobby and Max Bahr stores were closed by the end of November 2013 (Praktiker, Extra, 40 Max Bahr stores) or at the end of February 2014 (remaining Max Bahr stores).When the identification of the lens is written like, e.g. "1:1.4 f=50mm" it is located on the ring around the front lens. If it is like "1.4/50" it is written on the lens barrel from outside, or, in case of the mirror lens, on the attachment in the center of the front lens. Mr.Bricolage, MASTERHAUS, HomeMax, GS Stroimarket, Como, Bauhaus, Aiko XXXL. Черен Петък 2023 в Практикер One hint to identify Prakticar lenses made by Sigma is the use of "~" instead of "-" on some zoom lenses, like 2.8~3.5/28~50. Praktiker rutscht tiefer in die roten Zahlen – Aktie bricht ein". Focus Money Online. 2012-03-28 . Retrieved 2012-03-28.

However, there exist Prakticar labeled lenses with Sigma YS-mount, but that mount was already obsolete when the PB-mount was introduced. Praktica B cameras (by Schneider) were sold at least until the year 2000, as well as lenses branded with "Meyer-Optik", though the company was closed already in 1991. It is said, that at the end most of the lenses were made by IOR in Romania, like the 2.4/50, but it remains unexplained. Pressearchiv 2014 - Praktiker". Archived from the original on 2014-04-09 . Retrieved 2014-04-09. Praktiker: Fairfax Financial Holding erwirbt Praktiker-Gesellschaft in Griechenland (German) praktiker.bg. А ако имате желание да разгледате предложенията и на други подобни магазини, можете да погледнете тук - Еником М, Como, Виденов, Aiko XXXL, Алати, MASTERHAUS, Mr.Bricolage, Praktis, ТеMакс и HomeMax. P.S.:The supervisor suggested to go to Agia Varvara Praktiker (they had the product there), which was a joke to use unknown public transportation for a far distance spot, under the increasing heat .

E/G=elements/groups, NFD=nearest focus distance [m], FT=filter thread diameter [mm], GA=greatest aperture In contrast to most of its German competitors, the company grew up by buying up various small DIY chains and building material stores. In addition, there was expansion into the new federal states and other European countries in the 1990s. After Metro AG's withdrawal as shareholder in 2006, the company experienced an existential crisis and posted high losses for years. Despite intensive efforts and considerable financial injections, the attempts to restructure failed.

The 19 Hungarian Praktiker stores were sold to Papag AG in January 2015, [10] and again to Wallis Group in January 2016. [11] In Ukraine, the first store was opened on November 29, 2007 in Donetsk, three more opened in Lviv, Mykolaiv and Kyiv. The stores were sold on February 11, 2014 to Ukrainian investor Kreston Guarantee Group. [ citation needed] External subsidiares were not affected by the bankruptcy. All of them were sold to other companies between 2013 and 2015. The name Praktiker continues to be used by former subsidiaries in Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary and Turkey. E/G=elements/groups, NFD=nearest focus distance [m], FT=filter thread diameter [mm], GA=greatest aperture, B=number of blades, YoP=years of productionIn the middle of the 1980ies the appearance of the lenses changed, metal parts like the f-stop ring were replaced by plastic parts, also the rubberization of the focus ring was dropped; the new versions were called "ratio". On some lenses also the nearest focus distance changed. In Albania, the first store was opened on October 30, 2009 in Tirana. It was closed on November 30, 2011 due to the restructuring. In the early 1990ies, when Carl Zeiss Jena as well as Feinoptisches Werk Görlitz didn't provided lenses for the Praktica B anymore, Samyang from Korea was found as subsequent producer. It is supposable, that the manufacturer of the camera bodies, Jos. Schneider Feinwerktechnik GmbH & Co KG, made that decision.

The three Luxembourgian "bâtiself" stores in Foetz, Strassen and Ingeldorf were sold in October 2013. Now the bâtiself stores were rebranded and are not anymore related to the Praktiker brand. At the Photokina 1990 Feinoptisches Werk Görlitz presented its first and only zoom lens with the range from 35 to 70 mm. Because the company existed only for one year only 150 copies were made, 132 with PB-mount and 28 with M42-mount [3]. In 2016 two German businessmen acquired the naming rights and opened under praktiker.de a home improvement online store. [7] Operations [ edit ] Germany [ edit ] internetworld.de (2016-10-30). "Renaissance im Internet: Das zweite Leben von Praktiker, Hertie und Co". In Turkey, Praktiker initially closed the 9 stores after it failed to find a buyer. [12] Later stores were bought by Uygulama Yapı Marketleri Inc. and were reopened, followed by the opening of new stores. [13] Former subsidiaries [ edit ]In 1979 Praktiker opened its first four stores in Germany. Over the years Praktiker took over many smaller companies and changed most of their stores into Praktiker stores: