FAP
FAP was a French camera maker from 1938 to the beginning of the 1950s. It was based in Suresnes near Paris and its full name was Fabrique d'Appareils Photographiques (simply means "camera maker"). Its first model was the Norca A, that was the first 24x36 camera made in France, inspired by the Argus A.
After the war, FAP produced other Norca models and the small Norca Pin-Up, inspired by the Univex A. It was an evolution of the Rower. Many people say that the Rower was made by FAP from 1936, but an ad shown here at Sylvain Halgand's site says that the company was founded in 1938.
FAP also made the Rapid-Synchro synced shutter from 1s to 1/500 for the Norca B and C, and sold it to other companies as well.
35mm viewfinder
- Norca A
- Norca B
- Norca Cmt
- Norca III A (prototype)
- Norca Pin-Up
Bibliography
- Histoire des appareils français, B. Vial, Ed. Maeght
