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Mecaoptic Box
France Version française
Photos by DC text by DC. From the collection of DC. Last update 2022-09-23 par Sylvain Halgand.

Manufactured or assembled in France from (Circa) 1950 to (After) 1950.
Index of rarity in France: Infrequent (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 2002

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Chronology of cameras Mecaoptic 

Plaque AlfaIn 1941, a classified ad in the newspaper Le Matin informs us that Mecaoptic, then located in Saint-Maur, was manufacturing license plates for cars, made of stamped metal.

By 1951, the company's address was 206 Rue La Fayette in Paris. The company's activities were described as follows: Photographic cameras and derivatives, construction, repairs, modifications, small mechanics, and blueprint studies. It's challenging to determine whether the 1941 activity was an alternative to limited camera manufacturing during the occupation or if camera manufacturing became the company's focus after World War II. However, the presence of optics is evident in the company's name.

MezcaopticThe common thread between the two activities is metal stamping. Mecaoptic's box cameras are made of folded and stamped metal. Some forms of stamping are very characteristic of the brand, such as the front panel that incorporates a cup around the lens or, conversely, an extra thickness. Other parts, while not always present, are recurring enough to become characteristic features of the brand, such as the latch holding the back, the winding key, and the very small shutter button. These small peculiarities help distinguish them from Gap cameras, with which they are often confused.

These cameras typically use a 6 x 9 cm format. The production of each model appears to be limited, and there are many variations in the covering material. This covering material is generally of poor quality.

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Traduction de DC :

This variation of the Mecaoptic box shows a more sober leatherette than the one shown here.
Apart from this difference, it offers identical technical characteristics.

Mecaoptic Box





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