O.P.L.-Foca Foca Universel

camera

The O.P.L.-Foca Foca Universel has 2 recorded sales: £90 (4 Jul 2006, Christie's) and £100 (17 Feb 2004, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.

Recorded sales

Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.

Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

What it is

{"overview":"The Foca Universel is a 35mm rangefinder camera produced in France by O.P.L.-FOCA, introduced in the early 1950s. As of today these saleroom results reflect wholesale levels for modest-condition examples; cleaner bodies with matched lenses tend to sell for more, while the small sample size means individual results can swing the value either way.","buying_guide":"Inspect the rangefinder patch for fade and check shutter speeds across the range, as slow speeds on French rangefinders of this era commonly stick.

Generated summary, 24 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

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Questions

Is the Foca Universel a good collector's camera?

It appeals to collectors of post-war French precision optics, but buyers should factor in the difficulty of servicing and the scarcity of matched-mount lenses when assessing value.

Facts

Maker
O.P.L.-Foca
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
2
First sale
17 Feb 2004
Latest sale
4 Jul 2006
Evidence
Sales only · old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“O.P.L.-Foca Foca Universel: 2 recorded sales, 2004–2006; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/o/o-p-l-foca/foca-universel/

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