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'''L. Gevaert & Cie''' was a company formed in 1894 in Antwerp, Belgium as a photographic paper manufacturer.  They made the Gevaert film brands Express (30&deg;DIN), Superchrom (30&deg;DIN), Gevachrome (30&deg;DIN) and Microgran (27&deg;DIN). In 1964, Gevaert merged with [[Agfa|Agfa AG]] and Bayer AG. In 2004, Agfa announced their plan to stop photo film production.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/techcorporatenews/2004-08-19-agfa-all-in_x.htm Agfa pulls out of photo film, shares surge] USA Today 2004. 8. 17</ref> Currently (2012), they are still producing film for the medical industry as well as photo film for [[Maco]] who distributes them under the [[Rollei]] brand.
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'''L. Gevaert & Cie''' named after the founder Lieven Gevaert, was a company formed in 1894 in Antwerp, Belgium as a photographic paper manufacturer.  They made the Gevaert film brands Express (30&deg;DIN), Superchrom (30&deg;DIN), Gevachrome (30&deg;DIN) and Micrograin (27&deg;DIN). In 1964, Gevaert merged with [[Agfa|Agfa AG]] and Bayer AG. It was then renamed '''Agfa-Gevaert'''.  
  
 
=== Cameras ===
 
=== Cameras ===
  
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* Geva 66
 
* [[Gevabox]]
 
* [[Gevabox]]
 
*  Gevalux 144
 
*  Gevalux 144
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*[[Gevaphot]]
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* Rex Junior
 
* [[Rower]]
 
* [[Rower]]
  
 
=== Film ===
 
=== Film ===
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* Aviphot Pan Topographic Base Safety Film (80mm)
 
* Gevaert Gevabrom
 
* Gevaert Gevabrom
 
* Gevaert Gevapan
 
* Gevaert Gevapan
 
* Gevaert Gevacolor (negative and reversal)
 
* Gevaert Gevacolor (negative and reversal)
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* Gevaert Orthobrom
 
* Gevaert Orthobrom
 
* Gevaert Panchromosa
 
* Gevaert Panchromosa
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* Gevaert Express Superchrom
 
* Gevaert Express Superchrom
  
==Notes==
 
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==Links==
 
==Links==
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/liste5_imagettes.php#Gevaert Cameras] at www.collection-appareils.fr
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* [http://www.picturenoise.com/tagged/gevalux A picture gallery using Gevalux 144 ]
* [http://www.picturenoise.com/Gevalux/index.html A picture gallery using Gevalux 144 ]
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* [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/719 Gevaert page] at [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/ Collection G. Even's site] (in French)
* [http://photo.even.free.fr/col_app.php?type=gevaert&title=Gevaert Gevaert page] at [http://photo.even.free.fr/ Collection G. Even's site]
 
 
* [http://secalis.co.uk/P127/Gevalux/GevaluxC.html Gevalux 144] information from Brian Price, with photos
 
* [http://secalis.co.uk/P127/Gevalux/GevaluxC.html Gevalux 144] information from Brian Price, with photos
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[[Category: Camera makers]]
 
[[Category: Camera makers]]
 
[[Category: Belgium]]
 
[[Category: Belgium]]
 
[[Category: Film makers]]
 
[[Category: Film makers]]
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[[Category:Paper makers]]

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L. Gevaert & Cie named after the founder Lieven Gevaert, was a company formed in 1894 in Antwerp, Belgium as a photographic paper manufacturer. They made the Gevaert film brands Express (30°DIN), Superchrom (30°DIN), Gevachrome (30°DIN) and Micrograin (27°DIN). In 1964, Gevaert merged with Agfa AG and Bayer AG. It was then renamed Agfa-Gevaert.

Cameras

Film

  • Aviphot Pan Topographic Base Safety Film (80mm)
  • Gevaert Gevabrom
  • Gevaert Gevapan
  • Gevaert Gevacolor (negative and reversal)
  • Gevaert Orthobrom
  • Gevaert Panchromosa
  • Gevaert Panchromosa Micrograin
  • Gevaert Superchrom
  • Gevaert Express Superchrom

Links