Foca Standard (1 étoile) | Analogue camera

FOCA Standard – OPL France – Objective OPLAR 5 cm f/3.5 – circa 1947
Rare French photographic telemetric camera FOCA Standard, manufactured by OPL (Optique et Précision de Levallois), one of the most prestigious European builders of the post-war era.
Designed to rival the German Leica cameras, the FOCA is today regarded as one of the most emblematic French cameras of the 20th century.
This example is equipped with its original OPLAR 5 cm f/3.5 lens, renowned for its excellent optical quality and its very characteristic rendering.
The camera shows very good overall condition:
• metal body in excellent condition;
• original cable/covering fully intact;
• engravings perfectly legible;
• original OPLAR lens;
• serial number: 304370.
FOCA is today a major piece for any collection devoted to European or French photographic equipment.
Technical data
• Manufacturer: OPL (France)
• Model: FOCA Standard
• Serial number: 304370
• Format: 24 × 36 mm
• Shutter: cloth focal-plane shutter
• Coupled rangefinder
• Lens: OPLAR 5 cm f/3.5
• Production: late 1940s
The case is included in the lot
The photographs are an integral part of the description.