Cine Kodak 16mm Cine Camera

PART OF:
Sarosh Collection of Film Technology
Made:
1923-1926 in Rochester
maker:
Kodak

Cine Kodak 16mm cine camera, Serial Number 02505. Made by Eastman Kodak, 1923, US patent 1572252, Feb 9 1926 .

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:
Feroze Sarosh Collection
Object Number:
2007-5005/49
type:
16mm cine camera
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford