MFAP
Pontiac |
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Bakélite |
Bloc Métal 41 |
Bloc Métal 45 |
Lynx |
Super Lynx |
Baby Lynx |
Versailles |
MFAP (Manufacture Française d'Appareils Photographiques, simply meaning French Camera Maker) is a French camera company that existed from 1938 to 1954 and used the Pontiac brand name. In 1951 the company moved from France to Morocco. Its logo was a lens scheme marked PONTIAC PARIS and later PONTIAC MAROC.
Bloc Metal 45 image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
Contents
6×9cm folding cameras
3×4cm cameras
Pontiac Lynx II image by Paulo Moreira (Image rights) |
24×36mm cameras
70mm film cameras
Two projects were announced using 65mm perforated film, commonly known as 70mm film:
- Versailles (6×6)
- a 6×13 stereo camera
Bibliography
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AFR | Alsaphot | André and Lieutier | Angénieux | Arca Swiss | As de Trèfle | Atoms | Aubertin | Balcar | Bardin | Bauchet | Baudry | Bellieni | Berthiot | Boumsell | Boyer | Bronzavia | Cindo | Cord | Cornu | Coronet | Darlot | Demaria-Lapierre | Derogy | Faller | FAP | Fex | Français | Compagnie Française de Photographie | Gallus | Gaumont | Georges Paris | Girard | Gitzo | Goldstein | Héard & Mallinjod | Hermagis | Idam | Itier | Jousset | Joux | Kafta | Kinax | Kodak Pathé | Krauss | Lumière | Lund | Mackenstein | Manufrance | MAPED | Mazo | MFAP | MIOM | Mollier | Mundus | Olbia | Omega | OPL | Pierrat | Richard | Richard (Jules) | Roussel | Royer | SEM | Secam | SIAP | Soulé | Spirotechnique | Tiranty | Vergne | Zion (France) |
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