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Test film of my new FOCA Standard 1*, type PF1B, a French 35 mm camera manufactured in the O.P.L. (Optique & Précision de Levallois ) factory of Châteaudun, Eure, France, year 1951.
The FOCA Standard was the entry model of PF (French: « Petit Format ») O.P.L. FOCA camera's with 36 mm screw mount lens. The camera is the 1951 evolution of the FOCA PF1B (1 star) with the possibility to interchange lenses with the 36mm OPL screw mount. The regular lens delivered with the FOCA Standard was the Oplar 1:3.5 f=3,5 cm, a wide-angle (non retrofocus) lens more easy to use using zone focusing. The PF1’s, as the Standard’s, had no range finder and was equipped by default with an integrated finder matching the field of the 35 mm lens. The focal shutter is also limited in the range 1/25 to 1/500s plus B. The Foca Standard was a simple, very reliable, and endurant camera that was preferred for intensive uses for industry or by the "photo-filmeurs" in the 50 and early 60's.
This specific camera is a model -2 version 5 of the type PF1B, non synchronized for flash, produced in the year 1951. It cames with a rubber FOCA push-on 36mm lens cap and a FOCA leather ever.
The camera and the lens are both in a very good condition. The lens in particular has still a pristine anti-reflect coating and the time. According to its serial number, the lens would be model-1 version 3 year 1952. For testing in real the camera and the lens, I used an Ilford HP5+ film exposed for 400 ISO (125 ISO when using for some outdoor views the exclusive FOCA DYMA filter x3.5) . The lens was equipped with a FOCA metal shade hood 36mm push-on, specific for the FOCA 1* and the Oplar 3.5/3.5cm. Either a FOCA AUV or DYMA were used.
During the test session I also used a laser range finder to determine some object distances for correct focusing bellow 5m. The weather was fresh (7°C) and humid turning rapidly to the dark in the afternoon.
Jardin Botanique de Lyon, November 27, 2023
Parc de la Tête d'Or
69006 Lyon
France
After complete exposure, the film was revealed using Adox Adonal (Agfa Rodinal) developper at dilution 1+25 at 20°C for 6 min. The film was then digitized 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 in the dedicated album either in the printed framed versions and unframed full-size jpeg plus some documentary smartphone color pictures.
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French 35 mm camera Foca model "Standard" manufactured in the OPL (Optique & Précision de Levallois ) factory of Chateaudun, Eure, France, year 1959-1960.
This is the entry model of PF ("Petit Format") OPL Foca camera's with 36 mm screw mount lens. The camera was the evolution and the former Foca PF1 (1 star) with the possibility to interchange lenses with the 36mm OPL screw mount. The regular lens delivered with the Foca Standard was the Oplar 1:3.5 f=3,5 cm, a wide-angle (non retrofocus) lens more easy to use for zone focusing. The PF, as the Standard, had no range finder and was equipped by default with an integrated finder matching the field of the 35 mm lens. The focal shutter is also limited in the range 1/25 to 1/500s . The Foca Standard was a very reliable and endurant camera that was preferred for intensive uses for industry or by the "photo-filmeurs" in the 50 and early 60's.
This specific camera was first purchased in Nîmes, Gard, France, on August 12, 1960 in FOTOCINE shop, rue de la République. The warranty ticket was still conserved in the ever-ready leather bag with the camera. I found a Fuji HR100 negative color film inside exposed to the view 30 or 31.
The camera is not in good condition concerning the shutter curtains that are cracking in the polymer face causing light porosity. The command of the diaphragm is also a bit problematic. By means (that I should not describe) I restored the curtains enough for a test film. I used a Fomapan Action 400 film exposed for 250 ISO. The film was developed in Adox Adonal 1+25 for 6min at 20°C.
During the test session I also used a new laser range finder to determine some object distances. The results indicate that further works are necessary to make the curtains light-tight (the best would be to change them for new ones) and find better spring settings for correct curtains travels at 1/100 and 1/50s.