L'ultima svizzera: Storia e pellicola con l'Alpa 11si e il Kern Macro-Switar

The Alpha 11si is not a camera. It's the conclusion of a story. In Ballaigues, in the Swiss Jura, a small watch gear factory decided one day to build SLRs. It did so for almost fifty years, quietly, with obsessive precision and ridiculously low production numbers. Fewer than 40,000 cameras in half a century. Then, in 1990, it closed. The 11si was the last. A die-cast aluminum body, silicon cells, and a universal mount capable of accepting almost any existing lens. And mounted on top was the lens many consider the best standard lens ever made: the Kern Macro-Switar 50mm f/1.9, an apochromatic lens, handmade in Switzerland and individually tested before leaving the factory. In this video, I tell it from the beginning—from the origins of Pignons S.A. until the swan song of the 11 series — and then I'll take it out on the road, on film, to see if the legend holds up. 🎞️ Film used: Fomapan 200 📷 Lens: Kern Macro-Switar 50mm f/1.9 ⚗️ Developer: Fomadon LQR 📍 Vecchio Mulino di Bellinzago (Novara) Previous video on the Alpa 2000:    • Alpa Si 2000: Precisione Svizzera   🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more videos on analog photography, vintage camera reviews, and unpopular opinions on the photography world! 📧 CONTACTS: Facebook - / domenicofineart Instagram - / pescod Web - https://www.domenicopescosolido.it Newsletter - https://domenicopescosolido.substack.... #domenicopescosolido #filmphotography #alpa