Power Pack For Zeiss Ikon 'Zeitlupe' High-Speed Camera
Power pack for Zeiss Ikon 'Zeitlupe' high-speed camera. In wooden case. Manufactured by Zeiss Ikon AG, Dresden, Germany, 1935. Bookplate: Zeiss Ikon/81974. Includes bag containing case fragments.
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:
- 1992-5018/8
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), electrical components and plastic (unidentified)
- Measurements:
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overall (in case): 300 mm x 640 mm x 340 mm,
power pack: 220 mm x 430 mm x 220 mm,
- type:
- power pack
