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OIP Nival
France Version française
Photos by - text by Eric Borel. From the collection of -. Last update 2015-12-11 par Michel Rochevalier.

Manufactured or assembled in Germany from (Before) 1932 to (After) 1932.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 6051

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Chronology of cameras OIP 

André CallierThe OIP (Société Belge d'Optique et d'Instruments de Précision) was founded in Ghent, Belgium, in 1918, by André Callier (1877-1938).

Despite not having an engineering degree, Callier was an authority in the field of optics ever since he discovered an optical phenomenon in 1909, which became known as the "Callier Effect."
OIP manufactured renowned lenses and optical instruments. In 1930, the range of lenses was expanded to include Miror (Tessar), Major, Labor (Cooke Triplet), and Melior (projection). It's worth noting that around the same time, the name "Major" was also used by Hermagis for one of their lenses.
OIP sold cameras, likely manufactured in Germany (Welta, Certo, Zeh, etc.), and assembled them with OIP lenses in Ghent.

On February 5, 1934, the Ghent factories were destroyed by a fire. They were modernized during the reconstruction. During World War II, until 1942, the factories were transferred to Roanne, France. Since the war, the company primarily focused on military applications.

Source : from Cameras from Belgium and Holland Museum voor Fotogragie Anvers

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Not yet translated into English

Le Nival, le Nivalette et le Nivalfor sont identiques à l'exception de leur format. On dira que le Nivalette est le petit du Nival et que le Nivalfor est le géant de la famille. Les trois modèles sont à double tirage. Leur fabrication  identique  est attribué par Mc Keown à Welta, qui les vendait sous le nom de Watson.
OIP, opticien, se contentait de recevoir des corps d'appareils, sans doute équipés de leur obturateur et d'y monter ses propres objectifs. On pourrait avoir une longue discussion sur le fait qu'il faut situer la fabrication en Belgique et non en Allemagne.

OIP Nival



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OIP Folding plate cameras
 

Model Format Lens (OIP) Focal lenght (mm) Shutter

Focusing

Extension Décentrement Code for ordering via Telegram

Nax 6,5 x 9 Major 6,3 105 Pronto Rack and pinion Simple Val NAX
Nax 6,5 x 9 Major 6,3 105 Ibsor Rack and pinion Simple Val NAX 1
Nival 9 x 12 Miror 4,5 150 Ibsor Rack and pinion Double Htal & Val NIVALI
Nival 9 x 12 Miror 4,5 150 Compur Rack and pinion Double Htal & Val NIVAL CR
Nivax
(type tropique)
9 x 12 Miror 4,5 150 Ibsor Rack and pinion Simple Htal & Val

NIVAX

Nivax 9 x 12 Major 6,3 150 Pronto Radial lever Simple Htal & Val NIVAX II
Nivax 9 x 12 Major 6,3 150 Pronto
with timer
Radial lever Simple Htal & Val NIVAX IIR
Nivalette 6,5 x 9 Miror 4,5 108 Ibsor Rack and pinion Double Htal & Val NIVALETTE
Nivalette 6,5 x 9 Miror 4,5 108 Compur Rack and pinion Double Htal & Val NIVALETTE CR

Nivalette

6,5 x 9 Miror 4,5 120 Ibsor Rack and pinion Double Htal & Val NIVALETTI
Nivalette 6,5 x 9 Miror 4,5 120 Compur Rack and pinion Double Htal & Val NIVALETTI CR
Nivalfor 10 x 15 Miror 4,5 180 Compur Rack and pinion Double Htal & Val NIVALFOR C
Nivalux 9 x 12 Miror 4,5 150 Compur Rack and pinion Double Htal & Val NIVALUX




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