Ferrania Falco S

Photos by RR text by RR. From the collection of RR. Last update 2014-05-03 par Sylvain Halgand.

Manufactured or assembled in Italy from (Circa) 1951 to (After) 1951.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 5357

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Chronology of cameras Ferrania

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La marque et le modèle sont gravés sur la face avant de cet appareil à la finition soignée et robuste.
Il fait partie d'une série ayant eu plusieurs membres : Falco (1947), Falco II (1948), Falco S (1949) et Falco S/B.

Il ressemble au Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/2.

Son soufflet se déplie automatiquement. L'armement de l'obturateur se trouve sur le bloc objectif, ainsi que la prise pour le déclencheur souple, mais le bouton du déclencheur se trouve en haut du capot. Une sécurité protège de la double exposition et un voyant à côté du déclencheur passe au rouge quand le film n'a pas été avancé.

Comme sur certains modèles allemands, la platine derrière l'objectif présente une excroissance, comme s'il manquait un viseur.

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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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