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Debrie Parvo 35mm. cine camera
Debrie Parvo 35mm. cine camera, c.1930, made by Establissements Andre Debrie, constructeurs, 111-113, Rue Saint Maur, Paris. Fitted with a tessar 1-275cm lens by Carl Zeiss, serial no. 744120.
The Debrie Parvo was developed by Joseph Jules Debrie, built by his son Andre Debrie and was a relatively compact camera for the time. The internal magazines were held side by side, with the film fed from the magazine through the gate to a take up magazine through two skewed loops. The Parvo held approximately 400 feet of film inside without the need for an external film magazine, allowing for nearly 6 minutes of film at the standard 16 frames per second silent film rate. It allowed the camera operator to focus the camera lens but had a side optical viewfinder to be used during filming. It was hand-cranked and from 1922 onwards was produced with a metal body.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1970-141
- Materials:
- metal, leather, zinc alloy, aluminium alloy, brass, steel and glass
- type:
- 35 mm ciné camera
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford