Oddly, German photographic technology was more advanced than that in the west.
E.g., we see that, like any good socialist, national or international, Adolf was for the children:
>>Oddly, German photographic technology was more advanced than that in the west.
Not odd at all. Color photography requires advanced film chemistry compared to B&W. The Germans were leaders in the chemical industry starting in the 19th Century. In the early part of the 20th Century, IG Farben is a key name, which company begat Agfa, BASF, and Bayer.
Film was just an area they led the world in.