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'''Pignons''' was a Swiss company based in Ballaigues that began its life making parts for the watch industry. Pignons bought the rights of a 35mm SLR known as the Bolca Reflex designed by Jacques Bogopolsky, who already was the father of the [[Bolex]] movie camera (see [[Bolsey]]). Pignons released this camera under the name [[Alpa Reflex]] and made successive generations of the [[Alpa]] models until the beginning of the 1980s.
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'''Pignons''' was a Swiss company based in Ballaigues that began its life making parts for the watch industry. Pignons bought the rights for a 35mm SLR known as the Bolca Reflex designed by [[Jacques Bolsey|Jacques Bogopolsky]], who already had designed the [[Bolex]] movie camera (see [[Bolsey]]). Pignons began manufacturing and launched this camera as the [[Alpa|Alpa Reflex]] in 1944. They made several successive generations of the [[Alpa]] models until the beginning of the 1980s.
   
 
Recently the name [[Alpa]] has been revived by a company that appears to have no direct link with Pignons.
 
Recently the name [[Alpa]] has been revived by a company that appears to have no direct link with Pignons.
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* [http://photo.even.free.fr/col_app.php?type=alpa Alpa page] at [http://photo.even.free.fr/ Collection G. Even's site]
 
* [http://photo.even.free.fr/col_app.php?type=alpa Alpa page] at [http://photo.even.free.fr/ Collection G. Even's site]
 
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/liste1_imagettes.php#Alpa Alpa Cameras] at www.collection-appareils.fr
 
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/liste1_imagettes.php#Alpa Alpa Cameras] at www.collection-appareils.fr
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* [http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Pignons/ Pignons Cameras Price Guide, Photos, Descriptions] at collectiblend.com
   
 
[[Category: Camera makers]]
 
[[Category: Camera makers]]

Latest revision as of 18:48, 27 December 2009

Pignons was a Swiss company based in Ballaigues that began its life making parts for the watch industry. Pignons bought the rights for a 35mm SLR known as the Bolca Reflex designed by Jacques Bogopolsky, who already had designed the Bolex movie camera (see Bolsey). Pignons began manufacturing and launched this camera as the Alpa Reflex in 1944. They made several successive generations of the Alpa models until the beginning of the 1980s.

Recently the name Alpa has been revived by a company that appears to have no direct link with Pignons.

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