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The '''Norca Pin-Up''' was a small 35mm camera made from about 1946 by [[FAP]], a French company that also made the [[Norca (35mm)|Norca]]. According to Vial, it was first announced as the '''Norca PM''' (for Petit Modèle, "small model"), then as the '''Atomic'''. It was based on the bakelite body of the [[Rower]], a prewar French camera inspired by the [[Universal]] [[Univex A]]. It is not sure if the Rower was also made by FAP, see the [[Rower]] page.

The Norca Pin-Up had more metal parts than the [[Rower]] or the [[Univex A]]. It used normal perforated 35mm film in special 12 exposure cassettes. There was an exposure counter in the advance knob, and a rigid optical finder mounted to the side of the body. The lens was a FAP Anastigmat 50/3.5 and the shutter was only marked ''NORCA'' on the metal rim. According to Vial, it was an Atos I from 1/10 to 1/300. The same lens and shutter combination has also been observed on a [[Norca B]] camera.

The Norca Pin-Up was offered in 1948 by [[Manufrance]], a French distributor, with a f/3.5 lens and a 10-300 shutter. Accessories offered were void cassettes, preloaded cassettes, hood, filter and daylight film loader.

== Bibliography ==
* {{Vial}}
* ''Le Manufrance du collectionneur, Titre VI, La Photo'', Ed. du Pécari

== Links ==
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10826 Pin-Up], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10820 home made camera using Pin-Up parts] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand (in French)

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