Serial Number: Cam0128
Type:
Double 8 Film Movie Camera
Manufacturer:
Bolex International SA
Country of Origin:
Switzerland
Production Period:
1959
Approximate Price:
US Dollars 140.000
Reference:
camerapedia.wikia.com
Status: Display
Description:
Bolex (Bolex International S.A. of Yverdon) is a Swiss manufacturer of motion picture cameras and lenses, the most notable products of which are in the 16 mm and Super 16 mm formats. Dimensions 5 x 3 1 2 x 2 WEIGHT Approximately 28 oz. OUTER CASE Highly polished duraluminium body, covered in genuine Morocco leather. Metal parts are chrome-plated. FILM CAPACITY 25ft daylight loading spools of double run 8mm film. When a roll runs through the camera, only half the width of film is exposed. The spool is then reversed and run through again, exposing the other half. When processed, film is split and spliced together giving 50 for projection. Projection time at 16 fps for 25 roll is 4 minutes. THREADING manual, with no loop forming with the pressure pad opened the film is simply placed over a guide roller, threaded behind the gate, over the bottom guide roller and onto the takeup spool. MOTOR Constant speed, spring motor mechanism governor controlled. Generous winding key, attached to the camera, folds back against its side when not in use. Spring cannot be over-wound. LENS MOUNT Accommodates one standard D mount lens. VIEWFINDER optical type engraved markings show field of view for wide, standard and telephoto lenses. Accessory prism attachments allow for filming with 5.5mm lenses, and for parallax correction while filming at close distances. SINGLE SPEED Standard 18 frames per second. RELEASE BUTTON continuous exposures can be made by a sliding release lever or cable release. The lever can be locked to prevent accidental exposures, or set for continuous hands-free filming. SHUTTER 165 degree disc shutter gives an exposure time of 1 43rd second at 18fps. FOOTAGE COUNTER Precise reading of exposed film footage. Audible end-of-film signal. Resets to zero upon reloading.
