I have a camera that belonged to my Grandfather. He used it to take pictures during his tour of duty in WWII. I'd like to know more about it but am coming up empty in my research so I thought maybe it was German made & he picked it up during the war? It's small, black, with no flash & a flip up view finder. It has Nori Optik 1:8=35mm written around the outside of the lens & the name Nori on the camera itself. Anyone know anything about it?
WWII Camera Help
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No idea I'm afraid, but 'Nori' means cloud in Romanian (and 'want' in Lithuanian). I wonder if it was made there?
Could you post some images of it?
Seems like a Polish forum has images:
http://archiwumallegro.pl/maly_aparat_fotograficzny_nori_optik_1835mm-1502433545.html
Could you post some images of it?
Seems like a Polish forum has images:
http://archiwumallegro.pl/maly_aparat_fotograficzny_nori_optik_1835mm-1502433545.html
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cjay...That looks almost identical to it. I have no idea where it was made. I never knew about the camera until it was too late to ask my Grandpa about it. All my Grandma & Mom know is he had it during WWII. I'll try to take & post some pics of it 1 day when I have time. Thanks for posting the pic you found & for the translation. 
cjay...I went back & looked at the camera pics on that site closer...That is the exact camera I have only not in as good of shape (my view finder is more scratched up & the writing around the lens has all the color worn off) & has a different case.
I have a possibly dumb question...Any guesses what kind of film it would take? It says 35mm on the camera?
I have a possibly dumb question...Any guesses what kind of film it would take? It says 35mm on the camera?
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It's German.
Not exactly the same but see this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheelhouseno/5465461866/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13975945@N02/4790262767/
Not exactly the same but see this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheelhouseno/5465461866/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13975945@N02/4790262767/
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It does look like roll film but it's not 120, look at that second picture on Flickr where it's next to an Ektachrome 35mm (at least I think 35mm) film box. It's something much smaller.
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Wow - good catch!
http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Norisan_Apparatebau
Implies it was renamed/bought/converted to Genos.
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Here's another one http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/1715560
And this (first made in 1937), different winder perhaps http://www.collection-appareils.fr/Norisan/html/nori_0a.php
And this (first made in 1937), different winder perhaps http://www.collection-appareils.fr/Norisan/html/nori_0a.php
The info i have in a book is that it took 25x 25 photos on 35mm roll film, early version had a flip up view finder, later ones had a rigid optical finder.
made from 1935.
a post war version was later sold by photoprint ag as the "Ernos"
Hope this helps
made from 1935.
a post war version was later sold by photoprint ag as the "Ernos"
Hope this helps
Wow, thank you all for the help. I appreciate it. Mine is exactly like the 1 cjay posted a pic of (with the flip up view finder) the other day so it must be a 1935-36 model then? I should try to find film & try it out sometime maybe....
Mine is exactly like the 1 cjay posted a pic of (with the flip up view finder) the other day so it must be a 1935-36 model then? I should try to find film & try it out sometime maybe....