Bolex Paillard Reflex P1 8mm Movie Camera In Original Case 1962

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Serial Number - 924424Complete with Case and Pistol Grip. This is a original P1, series number dates it to 1963FROM THE BOLEX WEBSITE P1 ZOOM REFLEX 8mm Camera 1961 OVERALL DIMENSIONS: With grip, 9" x 8 1/2" x 2" WEIGHT: Approximately 2 lbs. OUTER CASE: Highly polished duraluminium body, covered in genuine Morocco leather. Metal parts are chrome-plated. FILM CAPACITY: 25ft daylight loading spools of double run 8mm film. When a roll runs through the camera, only half the width of film is exposed. The spool is then reversed and run through again, exposing the other half. When processed, film is split and spliced together giving 50' for projection. Projection time at 16 fps for 25' roll is 4 minutes. THREADING: manual, with no loop forming; with the pressure pad opened the film is simply placed over a guide roller, threaded behind the gate, over the bottom guide roller and onto the takeup spool. MOTOR: Constant speed, spring motor mechanism; governor controlled. Generous winding key, attached to the camera, folds back against its side when not in use. Spring cannot be over-wound. ZOOM LENS: SOM Berthiot Pan Cinor 8-40mm f/1.9 zoom lens VIEWFINDER: Reflex viewfinder with built-in split-image rangefinder; Adjustable diopter for eyesight correction; Rubber eyecup. VARIABLE SPEED: 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 48 and 64 frames per second. RELEASE read more