Ferrania Lince Super

Photos by BL text by BL. From the collection of BL. Last update 2012-02-01 par Eric Borel.

Manufactured or assembled in Germany from 1963 to (After) 1963.
Index of rarity in France: Infrequent (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 15329

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Chronology of cameras Ferrania

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Cet appareil n'a d'italien que le nom de la marque bien connue puisqu'il est fabriqué en Allemagne comme l'atteste la mention gravée en bas à gauche du viseur.

Très ressemblant avec le Dacora Super Dignette de 1962, il en diffère principalement par le dessin de sa platine porte-objectif et les lignes du capot supérieur.

L'objectif est un Cassar f.2,8/45 mm couplé à un obturateur Prontor 500 LK qui offre une plage de vitesse du 1/15 au 1/500^ème, en plus de la pose B. La cellule sélénium, dont on voit la large fenêtre en façade, s'étalonne de 10 à 800 asa.

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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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