France 1955 – Spy Camera – 16 mm – Infrequent. The Stylophot is a pocketable mini camera which makes 10x10mm images on 16mm film. It was produced in France in 1955 and presented as a “pen” camera, due to its resemblance to a fountain pen … Read moreSecam
Stylophot – 93/99
France 1945 – Compact – 127 film – Rare. The Lynx II is 127 film camera made from 1945 by the French maker Pontiac (previously known as MFAP, an acronym for Manufacture Française d’Appareils Photographiques). It is a unique and gorgeous device, its cast aluminum body … Read morePontiac
Lynx II – 89/99
France 1945 – Compact – 127 film – Rare. The Derlux is a French camera produced by Gallus immediately after world war II, in 1945. This very peculiar camera belongs to a very peculiar time in French history, following the liberation from German occupation. The … Read moreGallus
Derlux – 84/99
France 1937 – Subminiature – Custom film – Rare. The Eljy and Super-Eljy cameras were produced by Lumiere (from the Lumiere brothers) from 1937 and are among the most recognizable French miniature cameras. They were extremely popular cameras as they were built with almost no … Read moreLumiere
Super Eljy – 45/99
France 1949 – Compact – 35 mm – Infrequent. At a time when the first 35mm single lens reflex were beginning to appear, the most renowned cameras were the Leicas, with their high quality mechanics and lenses. But France had something to say with the … Read moreFoca
Universel – 42/99
France 1904 – Plate Camera – Plates – Rare. The Block-Notes from Gaumont is a very simple yet beautifully built folding klapp camera. Totally covered in lacquered black paint and very simple to use, it was considered a “woman’s camera” at the time. The Tessar-Zeiss … Read moreGaumont
Block-Notes – 15/99