
The Cine Kodak camera. Hand turned cine camera for 16mm film
The Cine Kodak camera. Hand turned cine camera for 16mm film, 100 foot reels. Fitted with a Kodak anastigmat lens F:25mm f/3.5-16 No.1673. Hand turned, 2 turns per second for 16fps. Provision for attachment of slow motion or electric drive accessories. Direct vision optical finder with automatic parallax compensation. Aperture and focusing adjustable from camera back. Rotating footage counter geared to drive. Claw and single sprocket drive. Spring flap lens cover. Nameplate missing from front. Eastman Kodak, 1923. Serial Number 00697.
The Ciné-Kodak was the first 16mm camera, introduced in 1923 by the Eastman Kodak Company, intended to be used for home movie making. It was solidly made with a diecast metal body and capacity for 100 feet of film, enough for four minutes. The camera was hand turned, although a motor drive unit was available. The Cine-Kodak outfits - camera, tripod, projector, splicer and screen - sold in America for $335. The apparatus was not cheap, but the running costs were very much lower than other systems, 16mm film cost about one fifth of the cost of equivalent 35mm film.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/3267
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), white metal (unknown) and leather
- Measurements:
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overall: 201 mm x 118 mm x 216 mm,
- type:
- cine camera
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford