Kodak XL55 Super 8 ciné camera

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
1971-1974 in Rochester
maker:
Kodak
Kodak XL55 Super 8 camera, 1974

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Kodak XL55 Super 8 camera, 1974
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Science Museum Group Collection

Kodak XL55 Super 8 ciné camera, for Super 8 cartridges; Kodak Ektar Zoom lens, F:9-21mm f/1.2, focusing. Auto expopsure 9, 18 fps, electric drive; electric zoom option. Takes 4 AA batteries (removed). Automatic exposure and the direct-vision optical viewfinder is at the side. The Kodak XL55 Super 8mm Camera was one of the first Kodak Super 8 cameras to incorporate the 230 degree shutter and fast f/1.2 lens that when used with the (then) highly sensitive Ektachrome 160 filmstock allowed filming in very low light levels - the marketing suggested this was possible in candlelight. The XL55, like the simpler XL33, is of unconventional design and is held by its sides. The film cartridge is inserted at the rear of the camera.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/7262
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), leatherette, white metal (unknown), rubber (unidentified), textile and glass
Measurements:
overall: 90 mm x 200 mm x 120 mm,
type:
cine camera
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford