Ferrania Ibis (127 film)

Very nice design and build, super light camera

This camera was produced in 1950 by the famous Ferrania company. It is often cited as the inexpensive camera that allowed the masses to take pictures. A kind of "Fiat 500" of the cameras :-).

Film format	127
Type	viewfinder
Focus	fixed
Exposure	fixed
Lens	primar 75, meniscus lens
Lens mount	n/a
Shutter speeds	1/100 approximately
Exposure meter	no
Flash	no
Notes	collapsible lens

Ferrania was a well known film manufacturer

Extended lens barrel

Collapsed lens barrel

 

Pictures

I have a batch of badly expired 127 films and I have run a couple of them into this camera. I did not adjust development to take into account the film age and the results are quite particular.