Braun Norca I

Photos by JPH text by JPH. From the collection of Jean-Paul Houdan. Last update 2024-01-17 par Sylvain Halgand.

Manufactured or assembled in Germany from 1952 to (After) 1952.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 3935

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Chronology of cameras Braun

During the early part of the 1950s, Braun produced a range of foldings named Norca, with or without a number depending on the performance level of the model.

	Size	Lens	Shutter	Viewfinder	Flash Sync

Norca	6 x 9 cm (120)	Branar 8/105 mm	Gauthier 1/25 and 1/75	Non optical folding finder	Yes
Norca I		Praxar 8/105 mm	Gauthier 1/25 and 1/75	Non optical folding finder¹
Norca I		Praxar 8/105 mm	Gauthier 1/25 and 1/75	in small housing with accessory shoe²
Norca II	6 x 9 and 6 x 6 cm (120)	Gotar 6,3/105 mm	Vario from 1/25 to 1/200, B	in small housing with accessory shoe
Norca III		Gotar 6,3/105 mm	Pronto from 1/25 to 1/200, B	in small housing with accessory shoe, switchable to 6 x 6
Norca Super II		Steinheil Cassar 6,3/105 mm	Prontor-S from 1 to 1/250, B	Rangefinder
Norca Super IV		Steinheil Cassar 4,5/105 mm	Prontor-S from 1 to 1/250, B	Rangefinder

The Norca I exists with two types of finder, without knowing if the two variants were offered simultaneously or if the version with shrouded finder and accessory shoe replaced the one with a folding finder. Braun by offering a camera with a flash sync may have realized quite quickly that not having a accessory shoe to attach the flash was counterproductive.

It's a basic camera. The shutter, although branded AGC (Gauthier), is very simple. It is likely a disguised Singlo or Derval. There are only two apertures, f/8 and f/16, and the aperture numbers are accompanied by a weather pictogram.

¹ This version has black rushes
² This version has metallic rushes

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