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"Film d'essai" (test film) of my Oplar Lens 1:3.5 f=3.5cm with my FOCA Universel "R", a French range-finder 35mm camera of the 50's May 1st, 2023, Lyon, France.
The camera was loaded with an Ilford FP4+ 36-exposure film. It was exposed for 125 ISO using an Autometer III Minolta lightmeter fitted with a 10° finder for selective measurements privileging the shadow areas. The Oplar 35mm lens was equipped with a Foca AUV push-on 42mm protective filter and a Minolta D42KA cylindrical shade hood that I expected no to induce vignette (that was the case seeing the results).
The Foca Universel R has a finder covering the field of a normal 50mm lens. I used then my Foca sport finder that could be used for the field of 35, 50, 90 and 135 mm lenses. The manipulation of the camera was then a bit modified especially for portrait views where I had to used the vertical position with the shutter related on the left to have the camera supported by my face. This distracted me considerably and 9 frames were accidentally masked part by the front shell of the ever-ready bag, a classical beginner problem that I succeeded to avoid until now...
Focusing was done using the coupled range-finder that is the characteristic of the "Universel" Foca bodies that couple the range finder to any available OPL Foca lenses with the bayonet mount.
Shutter speeds from 1/500 to 1/50s and f/3.5 to f/11 were used along the test.
May 1st, 2023
69001 Lyon
France
After exposure, the film was revealed using Adox Adonal (Agfa Rodinal) developper at dilution 1+25 and 20°C for 9 min. The film was then digitalized using a Sony A7 body fitted to a Minolta Slide Duplicator installed on a Minolta Auto Bellows III with a lens Minolta Bellow Macro Rokkor 50mm f/3.5. The RAW files obtained were processed without intermediate files in LR and edited to the final jpeg pictures.
All views of the film are presented (except some with ever-ready bag problem) in the dedicated album either in the printed framed versions and unframed full-size jpeg accompanied by some documentary smartphone Vivio Y76 color pictures.
About the camera :
The Foca Universel "R" is the late series (circa 1956-1962) of the Foca Universel 35mm range-finder camera appeared in 1950 and produced until 1956. The Universel model of FOCa was fitted with a bayonet mount instead of the 36mm screw mount of other Foca PF (PF standing for "Petit Format"). Foca camera's were constructed in France by the company "Optique & Precision de Levallois" (OPL) in the OPL factory of Chateaudun (Eure) starting from 1947. This factory still exists under the name of SAFRAN a French company producing aerospace devices and systems. This exemplary of Foca Universel R was likely manufactured in 1959 or 1960.
The camera is normally equipped with the collapsible OPLAREX lens 1:1.9 f=5cm with the OPL bayonet mount and here with an OPLAR 1:3.5 f=3.5cm wide-angle lens.
Among my camera collection, FOCA's are probably the ones that mean the most to me. Called sometime with respect the « French LEICA’s », the FOCA’s are very far from any simple Leica copies. They were independently designed and prototyped in the clandestine by clever French engineers of the O.P.L. (« Optique & Precision de Levallois ») company in Paris, France, during the WWII. They were then manufactured in series as soon as possible after the war end in 1945 to 1962 in various versions. Overall about 150.000 units were produced (for the focal curtain shutter bodies). FOCA’s are amazing of precision, optical quality, and a real joy to use.
I selected this mid-range PF2B FOCA circa 1955 and its normal lens OPLAR 1:2.8 f=5cm for a relaxing photowalk enjoying a sunny mild afternoon in Lyon, France. For all the views the lens was equipped with 42mm push-on filter, AUV for the two first frames then, for the rest of the film, a FOCA Yellow x2.5 filter. A Genaco metal shade hood was aditionnaly used for all the views. For the fun, I added an external collimated viewer FOCANOX f=5cm.
The film used was a 36-exposure Ilford Pan 100. Expositions were determined for 100 ISO (or 50 ISO to compensate the absorption of the Yellow filter) using an Minolta Autometer III lightmeter fitted with a 10° finder for selective metering privileging the shadow areas.
View Nr. 26: 1/100s f/6.3 focusing @ 1m (Yellow filter)
Place Rouville, March 3, 2025
69001 Lyon
France
After completion, the film was rewound and processed using 350 mL of Adox Adonal (Agfa Rodinal) developer prepared at the dilution 1+25 for 9min at 20°C.
Digitizing was made using a Sony A7 camera (ILCE-7, 24MP) fitted to a Minolta Auto Bellows III with the Minolta slide duplication accessory and Minolta Macro Bellow lens 1:3.5 f=50mm. The diffuse light source was a LED panel CineStill Cine-lite.
The RAW files obtained were inverted within the latest version available of Adobe Lightroom Classic (version 14.2) and edited to the final jpeg pictures without intermediate file. They are presented either as printer files with a frame or the full size JPEG's together with some documentary smartphone color pictures.
About the camera :
This FOCA camera is in an exceptional state of conservation and looks exited from a sort of time capsule since 70 years!
I was not so very optimistic about the real state of this camera because of the scars description of the seller, but I finally won the bid for tiny price on September 26, 2023 and the camera arrived to me a few days later.
According to the serial number this PF2B should be a model-4 from year 1955 (model-4 spans the years1954-1957). The shutter is a type-3 that equipped the version 16 to 17 in 1956. Curiously, the camera has also the type-6 rewind large button only appeared in 1957 on the model-5 of PF2B's. Maybe a latter upgrade required by the customer or prosed by the after-market service?
The camera was kept clearly in original box with the serial number hand written on the right side. The OPLAR normal lens 1:2.8 f=5cm is a model-3 version-4 from 1955 with the "ECD/9" diaphragm graduation 2.8...3.5...9....18.
In the box Botton was the user manual, a Kodachrome brochure in French and several cashier ticket from the seller "PHOTO BANGARD", 29, Quai du Fossé, Mulhouse, France, also identified in the inner side of the camera back with a sticker.The cashier ticket are probably to related to the camera since the amounts in French Francs does not correspond to any price list of that time.
In addition the camera has a leather ever-ready bag in excellent condition. When I first detailed the camera, I soon appeared that it almost pristine with very little sign of use. All functions works flawlessly and the shutter curtains are as new. The view finder and range finder are very clear and contrasted as the day 1. The lens is also very nice with the coating in quite good condition.
The camera was so nice and easy to clean that I could test it with a film the day after the receipt.
About the FOCA PF2B camera's and the normal lens OPLAR:
The Foca type PF2B (PF for "Petit Format") was constructed in France by the company "Optique & Precision de Levallois" (OPL) starting from 1947. It was manufactured in the Chateaudun OPL factory, route de Jallans, France. The factory, constructed in 1938, is still at the same place under the name of SAFRAN now producing precision devices for aerospace appliances.
The camera is equipped with the collapsible 36mm screw-mount OPLAR lens (a modified Tessar formula with an additional fifth rear element) 1:2.8 f=5cm. The focal shutter of the PF2B has timing of 1/1000, 1/500, 1/200, 1/100, 1/50 and 1/25s plus the B pose. A slow exposure device below 1/25s could be installed by the aftermarket service and was installed basically for the FOCA PF3 type.
During a longer photo walk in Lyon, France, on February 22, 2023, with my French range-finder 35 mm camera Foca PF2B (year 1956) and an Ilford Pan400 film.
The 36-exposure film was exposed for 400 ISO using a Minolta Autometer III with a 10° finder for selective measurements privileging the shadow areas. The Foca Oplar lens1:2.8 f=5cm was fitted with a FOCA "AUV"(Anti-UV) filter and a Genaco metal shade hood, both push-on 42mm.
Former school Serin.
Quai Gillet (formally Quai Serin) February 22, 2023
69004 Lyon
France
After exposure, the film was processed using Adox Adonal (Agfa Rodinal) developer at dilution 1+50, 20°C for 11 min.
The film was then digitalized using a Sony A7 body adapted to a Minolta Auto Bellows III and a Minolta Slide Duplicator using a lens Minolta Bellow Macro Rokkor 50mm f/3.5 at a reproduction ratio of 1:1. The reproduced RAW files obtained were processed in LR prior the the final JPEG editions.
All views of the film are presented in the dedicated album either in the printed framed versions and unframed full-size jpeg.
About the camera and the lens:
The Foca type PF2B (PF for "Petit Format") was constructed in France by the company "Optique & Precision de Levallois" (OPL) starting from 1947. It was manufactured in the Chateaudun OPL factory, route de Jallans, France, in 1956 among a late series of the PF2B. The factory, constructed in 1938, is still at the same place under the name of SAFRAN now producing precision devices for aerospace appliances.
The camera is equipped with the collapsible OPLAR lens (a Tessar formula) 1:2.8 f=5cm. The focal shutter of the PF2B has timing of 1/1000, 1/500, 1/200, 1/100, 1/50 and 1/25s plus the B pose. A slow exposure device below 1/25s could be installed by the aftermarket service and was installed in series for the FOCA PF3 type.
A Bronica etr 120mm film camera I bought off of ebay a while ago
75mm lens, and an AE TTL prism finder
I quite often read the word, 'lifelogging' especially as it is applied to people who take uncomposed photos using something like an Autographer, or more simply, using a remote shutter release almost randomly. Here is my 'lifelog' of Finders Keepers, held this weekend at the Old Museum - an event providing much motivation for a lifelogger.
The Target Shooter is our lightest kit. It has three points of contact by having both hands on the camera and the gunstock in your chest. The entire kit is infinitely adjustable and made with all black rods! You can add a fourth point of contact by adding one of our Z-Finders to the kit.
The Gorilla Plate, included with the Target Shooter, attaches to the bottom of your camera using the standard tripod screw hole. The Gorilla plate has a 15mm hole in the bottom which allows you to attach the main rod for the Target Shooter. The rig can be freed from the Gorilla plate by flipping the red lever. A tripod plate can be installed on the Gorilla plate for quickly moving from handheld to tripod.
The Target Shooter can not accommodate a follow focus or matte box as it does not have a baseplate. Once you add more weight to the front of the camera, such as a follow focus and matte box, we recommend going to our Cinema DSLR Kits that have a shoulder pad and counterbalance weight to properly balance the rig.
The Target Shooter is compatible with the new Blackmagic Camera!
lacking a proper clip-on mask for the 4.5/135 Soligor in Argus Screw Mount, I improvised so I could do a film test on the lens.
Step 1: Using blue paint masking tape, I covered the 100mm mask on my Argus 35/100 Viewfinder, cutting out the portion over the hole.
Step 2: Then I placed another piece of masking tape over the finder, this time making it just a bit longer on one end, so I could fold it over to make a handling tab.
Step 3: I sandwiched a piece of electrical tape between the two pieces of masking tape, making sure to align the right and bottom edges.
Step 4: I cut out a portion of the electrical tape/second layer masking tape in the approximate dimensions of 0.165" x 0.105".
It was now ready to place on the finder. The left photo shows the mask in use, the middle photo shows it stored on top of the finder while using the 100mm mask, and the right photo shows the 100mm mask flipped up for using the 35mm finder, with the 135mm mask under the 100mm mask.
This is all just temporary until I can make a more precise mask with a better mounting system.
[Fire Finder] The fire finder is on top of a pedestal that makes it easy to walk around it. The brass gate and post turn around the round table, and are used to accurately sight a fire.
Photographer: Rebecca Tait
Date photograph was taken: Late July 8, 2012
Location: oldmuseum.org/ 480 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006
Markets are an excellent place to relax and watch, one of my favourite Markets in 2012 was the Finders Keepers Markets held at the old Queensland museum. All handmade and locally produced art works, clothes and much more. I don’t recall buying anything special that day. The colours and people were enough for me.
Our Melbourne/Naarm market took place at the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton on the 14-16 of October, 2022.
If you share these photos please remember to credit Finders Keepers and Samee Lapham.
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This the finder FOCA Universel from the French company Optique & Precision de Levallois (OPL), France, proposed as accessories to the different FOCA 35mm camera's produced in France from 1947 to 1965.
The finder is a touret with 5 miniature lenses covering. the field of 28, 35, 50, 90 and 135mm focal lengths. The image produced is fully rectified using a pentaprism and very clear. The finder is quite light (50g) and compact. It includes a parallax correction calibrated for the Foca Universel body.
I came with its box in cardboard that survived quite well.
Lyon, France, May 6, 2023
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American Radio Direction Finder BC 1003-A. This is one of the highly accurate radios used to trace the source of radio signals. The loop aerials can be rotated and when the strongest point for a signal source was obtained, a direct line of sight bearing could be obtained for that point. The set was then moved and another bearing was obtained thus giving cross bearings which could pin point the transmitters position accurately.
This folder, which has lived on many of my laptops over the years, is an example of what *not* to use as a backup and version control system.
Strewing files all over the place simply does not work over time.
This is an option I've been waiting for for quite some time. MacMod shows how to add a Quit option for the Finder, just as if it were any other app! Results here.
Thanks, Chuck!
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