Spare Mirror Drum For Zeiss Ikon 'Zeitlupe' High-Speed Camera
Spare mirror drum for Zeiss Ikon 'Zeitlupe' high-speed camera. Manufactured by Zeiss Ikon AG , Dresden, Germany, 1935. The mirror drum is marked '76071'.
The Zeitlupe or 'time magnifier' camera used a combination of a rotating mirror drum and continuously moving film. The maximum speed was 1,500 frames a second. A full load of film (180 feet) lasted just two seconds. Zeitlupe cameras were used to record the V-bomb experiments carried out by the Germans at Peenemunde in the Baltic during the second world war.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1992-5018/7
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), electrical components and copper (metal)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 200 mm 290 mm,
- type:
- mirror drum and lens
