Kodak Ektasound 130 Super 8 Camera

Kodak Ektasound 130 Super 8 Camera

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The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
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Kodak Ektasound 130 Super 8 cine camera. For Super 8 film in sound cartridges. Kodak Ektar lens F;9mm f/1.2. Automatic exposure; DV optical finder. Magnetic sound recording facility on striped film. No 015347. In original carton with Kodak directional microphone and wriststrap (carton not seen 2011). bought in a camera shop in 1976 for £64.07. The Kodak Ektasound 130 was the first camera designed to record sound simultaneously with picture onto magnetically-striped Super 8 Ektachrome film.

Kodak Ektasound 130 Super 8 camera with microphone made by the Eastman Kodak Company in the United States, 1973.

The Kodak Super 8 Ektasound 130 was the first camera designed to simultaneously record sound with pictures using magnetically-striped Super 8 Ektachrome film. The introduction of the Super 8 format offering lip-synchronised dialogue opened up the world of sound for the home movie-maker. The only disadvantage was that the microphone often picked up the sound of the camera mechanism. The camera runs at 18 frames per second with a two second sound delay after start-up.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/8089
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), metal (unknown), rubber (unidentified), electronic components and glass
Measurements:
overall: 205 mm x 178 mm x 87 mm,
type:
cine camera
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford