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| − | The '''Norca''' is a series of cameras made by the French society [[FAP]] | + | The '''Norca''' is a series of cameras made by the French society [[FAP]] between 1938 and the beginning of the 1950s. They were inspired by the [[Argus A]]. |
| − | The '''original Norca''', or '''Norca A''', was launched in 1938 and was the first 24x36 camera made in France. It had a 50/3.5 [[Boyer]] Saphir or [[Berthiot]] Flor lens, and a T-B-25-50-100-300 shutter marked ''Norca Paris''. The lens and shutter assembly was mounted on a spring-loaded telescopic tube. The Norca had a black plastic body with leather covering, and a metal removable back. It had a tubular optical viewfinder molded with the body, an exposure counter at the top right, an advance knob at the top left and a rewind knob at the bottom right. The metal front plate was attached by four apparent screws. The production was stopped by the war. | + | The '''original Norca''', or '''Norca A''', was launched in 1938 and was the first 24x36 camera made in France. It had a 50/3.5 [[Boyer]] Saphir or [[Berthiot]] Flor lens, and a T-B-25-50-100-300 shutter marked ''Norca Paris''. According to Vial, this shutter was made by [[Gitzo]]. The lens and shutter assembly was mounted on a spring-loaded telescopic tube. The Norca had a black plastic body with leather covering, and a metal removable back. It had a tubular optical viewfinder molded with the body, an exposure counter at the top right, an advance knob at the top left and a rewind knob at the bottom right. The metal front plate was attached by four apparent screws. The production was stopped by the war. Known lens/shutter combinations for the Norca A: |
| + | * [[Boyer]] Saphir 50/3.5 & Norca Paris T-B-25-50-100-300 (see [http://clicclac.free.fr/unappareil.php?numero=870 here]) | ||
| − | The production was resumed in 1945 as the '''Norca B'''. It was the same model but the telescopic tube was no longer spring loaded and there was a shutter release inside the exposure counter. Known lens/shutter combinations: | + | The production was resumed in 1945 as the '''Norca B'''. It was the same model but the telescopic tube was no longer spring loaded and there was a shutter release inside the exposure counter. After the war, FAP began to assemble their own FAP Anastigmat 50/3.5 lens (marked ''FAP PARIS ANASTIGMAT'') and their own Rapid-Synchro shutter from 1s to 1/500 (marked ''NORCA'' on top and ''RAPID-SYNCHRO-00'' at the bottom, with FAP logo on the left and Norca logo on the right). Known lens/shutter combinations for the Norca B: |
| − | * FAP | + | * FAP Anastigmat 50/3.5 & Norca Paris T-B-25-50-100-300 (pictured in Vial) |
| + | * [[Berthiot]] Flor 50/3.5 & Norca Rapid-Synchro B-1-500, white shutter plate (see [http://www.collection-appareils.com/appareils/html/norca_b.php here]) | ||
| + | * | ||
The '''Norca Cmt''' was the same camera with an aluminium body instead of the black plastic body. The top, bottom and front plate were in polished aluminium finish, and the rest was leather covered. An accessory shoe was added between the finder and the advance knob. Some models nicknamed '''Norca C de luxe''', have brown leather covering and a brown shutter plate. | The '''Norca Cmt''' was the same camera with an aluminium body instead of the black plastic body. The top, bottom and front plate were in polished aluminium finish, and the rest was leather covered. An accessory shoe was added between the finder and the advance knob. Some models nicknamed '''Norca C de luxe''', have brown leather covering and a brown shutter plate. | ||
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| + | == Norca accessories == | ||
| + | An ad displayed [http://www.collection-appareils.com/appareils/html/norca_b.php here at Sylvain Halgand's site] shows the following Norca accessories: | ||
| + | * flash unit | ||
| + | * pocket rangefinder | ||
| + | * eveready case | ||
| + | * hood and filters | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/photoptic/FAP.htm FAP page at Photoptic, with a Norca Cmt] | * [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/photoptic/FAP.htm FAP page at Photoptic, with a Norca Cmt] | ||
| + | * [http://clicclac.free.fr/unappareil.php?numero=874 Norca Cmt at clicclac] | ||
| + | * [http://clicclac.free.fr/unappareil.php?numero=870 Norca A at clicclac] | ||
* [http://www.collection-appareils.com/appareils/html/norca_b.php Norca B at Sylvain Halgand's site] | * [http://www.collection-appareils.com/appareils/html/norca_b.php Norca B at Sylvain Halgand's site] | ||
* [http://photo.even.free.fr/Photos/_ColApp/APP0061.php Norca B at G. Even's site] | * [http://photo.even.free.fr/Photos/_ColApp/APP0061.php Norca B at G. Even's site] | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 20 April 2006
The Norca is a series of cameras made by the French society FAP between 1938 and the beginning of the 1950s. They were inspired by the Argus A.
The original Norca, or Norca A, was launched in 1938 and was the first 24x36 camera made in France. It had a 50/3.5 Boyer Saphir or Berthiot Flor lens, and a T-B-25-50-100-300 shutter marked Norca Paris. According to Vial, this shutter was made by Gitzo. The lens and shutter assembly was mounted on a spring-loaded telescopic tube. The Norca had a black plastic body with leather covering, and a metal removable back. It had a tubular optical viewfinder molded with the body, an exposure counter at the top right, an advance knob at the top left and a rewind knob at the bottom right. The metal front plate was attached by four apparent screws. The production was stopped by the war. Known lens/shutter combinations for the Norca A:
The production was resumed in 1945 as the Norca B. It was the same model but the telescopic tube was no longer spring loaded and there was a shutter release inside the exposure counter. After the war, FAP began to assemble their own FAP Anastigmat 50/3.5 lens (marked FAP PARIS ANASTIGMAT) and their own Rapid-Synchro shutter from 1s to 1/500 (marked NORCA on top and RAPID-SYNCHRO-00 at the bottom, with FAP logo on the left and Norca logo on the right). Known lens/shutter combinations for the Norca B:
- FAP Anastigmat 50/3.5 & Norca Paris T-B-25-50-100-300 (pictured in Vial)
- Berthiot Flor 50/3.5 & Norca Rapid-Synchro B-1-500, white shutter plate (see here)
The Norca Cmt was the same camera with an aluminium body instead of the black plastic body. The top, bottom and front plate were in polished aluminium finish, and the rest was leather covered. An accessory shoe was added between the finder and the advance knob. Some models nicknamed Norca C de luxe, have brown leather covering and a brown shutter plate.
Norca accessories
An ad displayed here at Sylvain Halgand's site shows the following Norca accessories:
- flash unit
- pocket rangefinder
- eveready case
- hood and filters
Bibliography
- Histoire des appareils français, B. Vial, Ed. Maeght
