Ferrania Eura

Photos by Sylvain Halgand text by Sylvain Halgand. From the collection of Sylvain Halgand. Last update 2013-05-23 par Sylvain Halgand.

Manufactured or assembled in Italy from 1958 to (After) 1958.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 105

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Chronology of cameras Ferrania

Traduction de Sylvain Halgand.

One would a little too often tend to forget that our transalpine neighbors have had an activity of manufacture of cameras, of which some at the very least original achievements.
Thus, at sides of the Bencini mark and of his aluminum cameras, we find, after war, the Ferrania mark (from now on in the 3M group), also known for his films. Its most known product is probably Rondine, small sympathetic box.
On Eura, the plastic, omnipresent, is well used and finally, the camera is rather pretty and resembles some Agfa ( Clack) of the same time.

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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.

Interesting links or bibliography :

Sur Camera-wiki.org, suggested by Sylvain Halgand

Sur mes-appareils-photos.fr, suggested by Eric Carlhan

Photo Ciné Revue de 1960

Marabout Flash de 1960
Prix en francs belges de 1960 !

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