Ferrania Condor Junior

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

Manufactured or assembled in Italy from 1951 to (After) 1951.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 10855

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Chronology of cameras Ferrania

Traduction de Daniel C.

This camera is similar to the Condor 1 but without rangefinder.

The finder is clear, full frame, for 50 mm.
Oddly, the mechanical film advance dial is located on the bottom face of the camera and is offset from the axis of the film rolls.

Similarly to the model 1 also depicted on this site. This item is engraved “Ferrania” on the front of the body and on the lens; An Eliog f3.5/5cm, retractable, which closes to “25” and bears the No 47834
The serial number, engraved on the bottom side of the camera is 105162

Bought at Monza ( Bologne) in about 1974

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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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