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'''Le Furet''' (French: the Ferret) is an early camera for 24×37.5 mm pictures on 35 mm film, in 25-exposure spools,<ref name=CdA>[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/guerin/html/Guerin_leFuret.php Advertisement for Le Furet], showing picture of single-speed model, at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection d'Appareils].</ref> made in about 1923 in Paris.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p372.</ref> McKeown lists the maker as '''E. Guerin & Compagnie'''; two examples at Westlicht are stamped '''E. Guerin, C. Pingault & Compagnie'''.<ref name=W1>[https://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=102504&_ssl=off#102504 Le Furet with three-speed shutter] and Berthiot f/4.5 lens, sold at the [November 2007 Westlicht Auction].</ref><ref name =W2>[http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=239043&_ssl=off#239043 Le Furet] from about 1932 with Compur shutter (described as the 3rd type), with Hermagis 40 mm f/3.5 (aperture scaled on the shutter only to f/6.3, so some parts, or the whole shutter, may have been exchanged); a lot at the [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=232074&acat=232074&lang=3 November 2011 Westlicht Photographica Auction] in Vienna.</ref>
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'''Le Furet''' (French: the Ferret) is an early camera for 24×37.5 mm pictures on 35 mm film, in 25-exposure spools,<ref name=CdA>[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/guerin/html/Guerin_leFuret.php Advertisement for Le Furet], showing picture of single-speed model, at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection d'Appareils].</ref> made in about 1923 in Paris.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p372.</ref> McKeown lists the maker as '''E. Guerin & Compagnie'''; two examples at Westlicht are stamped '''E. Guerin, C. Pingault & Compagnie'''.<ref name=W1>[https://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=102504&_ssl=off#102504 Le Furet with three-speed shutter], f/4.5 Berthiot Flor lens and leather covering, sold at the [November 2007 Westlicht Auction].</ref><ref name =W2>[http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=239043&_ssl=off#239043 Le Furet] from about 1932 with Compur shutter (described as the 3rd type), with Hermagis 40 mm f/3.5 (aperture scaled on the shutter only to f/6.3, so some parts, or the whole shutter, may have been exchanged); a lot at the [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=232074&acat=232074&lang=3 November 2011 Westlicht Photographica Auction] in Vienna.</ref>
  
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The camera is compact, measuring 86×48×46 mm;<ref name=CdA></ref> it has a metal body, covered with leather. The lens is mounted in a plated brass superstructure on the front. The arrangement of the lens and shutter varies between types:  
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The camera is compact, measuring 86×48×46 mm.<ref name=CdA></ref> It has a metal body, which in early cameras is painted; later examples have leather covering. The lens is mounted in a plated brass superstructure on the front. The arrangement of the lens and shutter varies between types:  
  
 
* An advertisement reproduced at Collection d'Appareils<ref name=CdA></ref> refers to a single-speed model with an f/4.5 Hermagis lens (i.e. it has a simple 'I' and 'B' shutter; this one is illustrated in the advertisement, and is also the one pictured in McKeown<ref name=McK></ref>);
 
* An advertisement reproduced at Collection d'Appareils<ref name=CdA></ref> refers to a single-speed model with an f/4.5 Hermagis lens (i.e. it has a simple 'I' and 'B' shutter; this one is illustrated in the advertisement, and is also the one pictured in McKeown<ref name=McK></ref>);
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* The same advertisement refers to a ''three''-speed model. A three-speed camera, with a Berthiot f/4.5 lens is shown at Westlicht,<ref name=W1></ref> with an estimated date of 1923, but has different styling to the camera shown in the advertisement, especially the machined advance and rewind keys.
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* The same advertisement refers to a ''three''-speed model.
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The advertisement states that the camera is fixed-focus, but that unscrewing the lens allows focusing to below 2.5 metres.<ref name=CdA></ref>
  
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The advertisement states that the camera is fixed-focus, but that unscrewing the lens allows focusing to below 2.5 metres.<ref name=CdA></ref>
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* A three-speed camera, with a 40 mm f/4.5 Berthiot Flor lens, was sold by Christies in 2002.<ref name=Ch>[http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=3869748 Le Furet with three-speed shutter] and painted body, sold in February 2002 at [[http://www.christies.com Christie's] in London.</ref> Another, with leather covering, is shown at Westlicht,<ref name=W1></ref> with an estimated date of 1923, but has different styling to the camera shown in the advertisement, especially the machined advance and rewind keys, so may be a later model.
  
 
* Another example at Westlicht has a 40 mm f/3.5 Hermagis Anastigmat Lynx lens, in a Compur shutter with speeds 1 - 1/300 second, plus 'B'. This has helical unit focusing, scaled to 0.75 metre.<ref name=W2></ref>
 
* Another example at Westlicht has a 40 mm f/3.5 Hermagis Anastigmat Lynx lens, in a Compur shutter with speeds 1 - 1/300 second, plus 'B'. This has helical unit focusing, scaled to 0.75 metre.<ref name=W2></ref>

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Le Furet (French: the Ferret) is an early camera for 24×37.5 mm pictures on 35 mm film, in 25-exposure spools,[1] made in about 1923 in Paris.[2] McKeown lists the maker as E. Guerin & Compagnie; two examples at Westlicht are stamped E. Guerin, C. Pingault & Compagnie.[3][4]

The camera is compact, measuring 86×48×46 mm.[1] It has a metal body, which in early cameras is painted; later examples have leather covering. The lens is mounted in a plated brass superstructure on the front. The arrangement of the lens and shutter varies between types:

  • An advertisement reproduced at Collection d'Appareils[1] refers to a single-speed model with an f/4.5 Hermagis lens (i.e. it has a simple 'I' and 'B' shutter; this one is illustrated in the advertisement, and is also the one pictured in McKeown[2]);
  • The same advertisement refers to a three-speed model.

The advertisement states that the camera is fixed-focus, but that unscrewing the lens allows focusing to below 2.5 metres.[1]

  • A three-speed camera, with a 40 mm f/4.5 Berthiot Flor lens, was sold by Christies in 2002.[5] Another, with leather covering, is shown at Westlicht,[3] with an estimated date of 1923, but has different styling to the camera shown in the advertisement, especially the machined advance and rewind keys, so may be a later model.
  • Another example at Westlicht has a 40 mm f/3.5 Hermagis Anastigmat Lynx lens, in a Compur shutter with speeds 1 - 1/300 second, plus 'B'. This has helical unit focusing, scaled to 0.75 metre.[4]

There is a folding reverse-Galilean viewfinder on the top, with cross-hairs in the front glass.


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Advertisement for Le Furet, showing picture of single-speed model, at Collection d'Appareils.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p372.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Le Furet with three-speed shutter, f/4.5 Berthiot Flor lens and leather covering, sold at the [November 2007 Westlicht Auction].
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Le Furet from about 1932 with Compur shutter (described as the 3rd type), with Hermagis 40 mm f/3.5 (aperture scaled on the shutter only to f/6.3, so some parts, or the whole shutter, may have been exchanged); a lot at the November 2011 Westlicht Photographica Auction in Vienna.
  5. ↑ Le Furet with three-speed shutter and painted body, sold in February 2002 at [Christie's in London.
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