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Felix Potin was a highly successful French businessman in the mid 1800's. He built several absolutely stunning art nouveau buildings two of which are still standing. One is on rue de Rennes and has a stylized torch on it (now a Zara), the other is on boulevard de Sebastopol and is a Monoprix.
Enzo Curcurù.
Stagione 2013-14.
"Il martedì al Monoprix" di Emmanuel Darley, regia di Raffaella Morelli.
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juillet 2021
Arles, les Rencontres de la Photographie 2021
Monoprix : Désidération (Anamanda Sin) du désastre au désir : vers une autre mythologie du spatial - [Un projet mené par SMITH, Diplomates et Lucien Raphmaj. Avec François Chaignaud, Gaspar Claus, Nadège Piton, Zélia Smith, Anna Milone, Adrian Gebhart, etc.]
day 180 - what a glorious day!
After my first visit to this garden I was determined to return. It is such a beautiful place and just around the corner from where I work. I didn't want my lasting impressions of it to be of loneliness. I am glad I returned. The day was sunny, not too warm but really revitalising. I sunbathed in a chair for an hour or so then walked from Saint Michel to the Pont des Arts. I took a few shots there then went to the Jardin du Tuileries for more walking and sunshine. From there I was beginning to get hungry and tired so I caught the metro at the Louvre to Bonne Nouvelle. I realised that the whole of Paris would be closed for the next 2 days so I popped into the most useful shop in France, the Monoprix, and bought enough food to last me a few days (also some beer, enough for a few hours lol). Now I am sitting at home and relaxing before the next leg of my day. The evening party :)
There is a specific risk related to the use on the field of collection vintage camera's that is the condition of old leather of ever-ready bag and the neck strap. The aged leather may not support the weight of the camera, especially for medium-format ones. If they crack, the camera would be inevitably dropped and severely damaged.
My Rolleiflex 3.5F (see below for the details) came with a nice set of original accessories. The neck strap is the original one, almost 70-year old. The connectors are fully specific to the Rolleiflex (sometime called "crocodile" connectors) and of a remarkable engineering.
I ordered from China, a brand-new remake (Cam-in), nicely constructed in exactly the same size and concept made of plain solid leather.and accurate reproduction of the "crocodile" connectors that fit, as easy as the original ones, to the Rolleiflex body or the ever-ready bag.
I received as well the small E10 light bulbs (6V, 0.05A) for the Rolleiflash to replace the control light. I sourced too the 22.5V carbon-zinc battery for energizing the flash.
March 24, 2025
69004 Lyon
France
Pictures were done using a smartphone Vivio Y76 and were edited in the latest version of Adobe Lightroom Classic 14.2 befor being produced either as frames printing JPEG files or classical normal JPEG’s.
About the camera :
I got this stunning Rolleiflex 3.5F from a French artist near Paris, France. The camera came in it original box and leather bag with accessories and a reference book year 1955. The whole kit is in an exceptional state of conservation.
The Rolleiflex 3.5F is the model-3, or "K4F",that Rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke produced in 50.000 units in Germany from Nov.1960 to Dec. 1964. The Rolleiflex originates from 1928 for the very first model and was produced still in a limited number until the years 2000’s. The 3.5F model 3 was available etheir with a Schneider-Kreuznak Xenotar taking lens or the Call Zeiss Planar 1:3.5 f=75mm as this camera. The Rolleiflex, that was a quality reference for many professional photographers in the 50’s for the medium-format 6X6 camera’s. Many worked both with the Leica M3 (starting from 1954) as small-format 24x36mm camera and the Rolleiflex for other appliances. The Rolleiflex remained one of the most iconic and trusted camera of all the times.
This specific 3.5F is labelled on the right side with nice badge made of enameled brass « T » « Telos » that was the exclusive first French importer of Rollei to France until 1972.
The Rolleiflex 3,5 F model 3 is equipped with the Synchro-Compur central shutter MXV CR00 with cone-wheel differential. The distance scale is only in meters here with automatic DOF indication.
Serial number with ‘3,5F’ prefix on of top name shield.
I detailed the camera and accessories and studied carefully the user manual and the book to before familiar this beauty before waiting for a quiet moment to prepare for a test film. I will not trust the old leather original neck strap to carry this precious machine on the field to avoid the real risk to drop the camera. I ordered a new one from a manufacturer in China. While waiting I will use my modern Peak-Design Leach safe strap .
The funny decorating boxes used for storing my kit were purchased from a local department store Monoprix.
This photography isn't really one. I took it without looking at the camera. The situation is also fun : you have to be careful about staying normal (like you're not going to press the button "make a picture") !
juillet 2019
Arles, les Rencontres de la photographie Arles 2019
Monoprix (1er étage), Mohamed Bourouissa Libre-Echange
Felix Potin was a highly successful French businessman in the mid 1800's. He built several absolutely stunning art nouveau buildings two of which are still standing. One is on rue de Rennes and has a stylized torch on it (now a Zara), the other is on boulevard de Sebastopol and is a Monoprix.
Le mac venait d'être inventé... c'est aussi l'icone de mon blog perso :
Pertinents et impertinents (per et imper pour les intimes)
(Catalogue Monoprix, années 80).
The Monoprix is the Tunisian version of Target - on a smaller scale. This is a daily stop for budget travelers. We bought the staples - water, bread and cheese - here almost everyday.
Groupe frigorifique silencieux Frigoblock. Les Stralis sont équipés d’un groupe frigorifique Frigoblock, dont le système d’entraînement est animé par une génératrice placée sous le moteur. Ce système permet de réduire de 50% les émissions de CO2.
This was a part of the vegetable display in the Monoprix supermarket in Vannes. Such masterpieces are common throughout France and I find them inspirational. This one just screams ratatouille. Compare it to the regimented bins full of plastic boxes and bags we get in this country. Were I greeted by something like this I might shop a little more often!