Ferrania Tanit

Photos by Jacques Bratières text by Jacques Bratières. From the collection of Jacques Bratières. Last update 2017-08-30 par Sylvain Halgand.

Manufactured or assembled in Italy from 1953 to (Circa) 1957.
Index of rarity in France: Infrequent (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 15398

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Chronology of cameras Ferrania

Like the CMF Bencini of the same period to which it resembles, this very simple camera is made of aluminum. It is, however, covered with black leather.

It is a half format on film 127 making 16 views of 3 x 4 cm. The lens is not telescopic.

Aesthetic in its shapes, materials and contrasts (lines-curves, leather-aluminium), the Tanit has an astonishing convex-concave hood as well as an original and beautiful character cast.

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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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Sur Camera-wiki.org, suggested by Sylvain Halgand

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