C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
View profile →rangefinder-35mm
The Neoca 2S is a fixed-lens 35mm rangefinder camera produced by Neoca Co. of Japan, introduced around 1955. It adopts the aesthetic conventions of the Leica-inspired Japanese rangefinder: a horizontal die-cast aluminum body with top-plate controls, a combined viewfinder/rangefinder window, and a fixed lens — either the Neokor 45mm f/2.8 or the Neonon 45mm f/2.8, both Tessar-type four-element designs. The leaf shutter covers 1s to 1/300s plus B. No meter is included; the camera is fully mechanical and battery-free.
Reference
Recommended film stocks for the 35mm format your camera takes.
C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
View profile →BW
Ilford HP5 Plus is a flexible ISO 400 black-and-white film with classic grain and strong push-processing tolerance.
View profile →BW
Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
Develop 35mm film
Labs in our directory that process 35mm film.
Before you buy used
About this camera
A 1955 Japanese Leica-style fixed-lens rangefinder built around the Neokor or Neonon 45mm f/2.8, from the short-lived Neoca Co.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Lens | Neokor or Neonon 45mm f/2.8 (Tessar-type) |
| Years | c. 1955 |
| Shutter | Leaf, 1s – 1/300s + B |
| Meter | None |
| Focus | Coupled rangefinder, combined VF/RF window |
| Battery | None |
| Style | Leica-inspired horizontal body |
Neoca Co. was a small Japanese camera manufacturer active in the mid-1950s. The company produced at minimum two principal rangefinder models — the 1S and the 2S — before ceasing camera production, likely by the early 1960s when consolidation in the Japanese camera industry squeezed out smaller firms that could not compete with Olympus, Canon, Nikon, and Yashica on scale or distribution. The Neoca 1S preceded the 2S and is distinguished by the absence of (or different provision for) flash synchronization. Both models used fixed-focus or close-focus coupled rangefinder optics in the 45mm normal field of view that was standard for Japanese compacts of the era rather than the 50mm then common in German-influenced designs.
Documentary records of Neoca Co.'s full history and production volumes are sparse in English-language sources.
The Neoca 2S is significant primarily as an artifact of the breadth of Japanese camera manufacturing in the 1950s. At peak activity, dozens of Japanese firms produced 35mm cameras for domestic consumption and export — Neoca among them. Most of these companies did not survive into the 1970s; only the largest and most innovative firms (Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Minolta, Pentax) remained dominant. The Neoca 2S documents the competitive lower tier of that ecosystem.
Optically, the Neokor or Neonon 45mm f/2.8 is a workmanlike Tessar-type lens. Stopped down to f/5.6–8 it delivers adequate sharpness across the frame with the characteristic moderately smooth rendering of postwar Japanese glass. Wide open at f/2.8 it is soft at the edges with modest vignetting — typical of this lens class. For shooters seeking a low-cost, fully mechanical Japanese rangefinder, the Neoca 2S offers the same functional profile as better-known alternatives (Olympus 35, Petri 7) at a lower price driven by lower collector recognition.
C41
Kodak Portra 160 is a professional C-41 color negative film with fine grain, soft contrast, and natural color.
View profile →C41
Kodak Gold 200 is a daylight-balanced C-41 color negative film with warm color, moderate grain, and a classic consumer-film look.
View profile →Neoca 2S
Image coming soon