Ferrania Condoretta

Photos by JCB text by JCB. From the collection of JCB. Last update 2020-05-23 par Sylvain Halgand.

Manufactured or assembled in Italy from 1951 to (After) 1956.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 20272

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Chronology of cameras Ferrania

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Version allégée du Condor I, la Condoretta est construite sur le même boîtier. Seuls diffèrent le capot (l'appareil ne possède pas de télémètre) et le bloc objectif/obturateur.

L'objectif est un Terog de 4 cm de focale, ouvrant modestement à F:4, il est monté sur un obturateur Aplon allant de 1 seconde à 1/300. Par rapport au Condor, la focale plus courte permet une monture d'objectif non téléscopique. La mise au point s'effectue classiquement par rotation de la lentille frontale. Il possède une griffe porte-accessoire, qui, sur les appareils de cette époque servait plus souvent à fixer un télémètre qu'un flash.

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The company that would later become Ferrania had been manufacturing dynamite since 1882. During World War I, it became known as SIPE (Société Italienne Produits Explosifs) and supplied cannon powder to the Tsar of Russia. However, following the October Revolution, it began producing celluloid using its enormous stock of raw materials. Around 1917, it transformed into FILM, with Pathé Frères holding half of the company's shares for a period, and began manufacturing positive film for the cinema industry.

In 1932, FILM acquired Cappelli, a company specialized in glass plates. The company Film Cappelli Ferrania then produced films and photographic papers. In 1936, they initiated the production of cameras, and in 1938, the name was shortened to Ferrania. In 1964, 3M Minnesota became a shareholder, and the company was renamed Ferrania-3M.

In 1947, Ferrania introduced the first European color film, Ferraniacolor, and in 1981, they developed the most sensitive reversal film of the time (640 ASA), surpassing Kodak's Ektachrome High Speed.

(1) Collaboration with the founder of ICAF.

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