Bolex H16 Reflex motion picture camera
Date: circa 1957
Inventory Number: 1994-1-0004
Classification: Camera
Subject:
Maker: Paillard-Bolex (1930 - 1970)
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Dimensions:
overall: 22.5 × 21.7 × 23 cm (8 7/8 × 8 9/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
Description:
This is a 16 mm movie camera equipped with constant speed, spring motor mechanism with an 8:1 external drive shaft permits the attachment of an electric motor (as is the case here in the rectangular black box fixed on the side of the camera); a 6x magnification viewfinder, variable speed selections; a 144 degree shutter; footage and frame counters; an audible footage indicator; single frame option; manual rewind and tripod socket.
The camera is mounted on a metallic plate side by side with an electric motor.
This information was taken from the following very useful website.
The camera is mounted on a metallic plate side by side with an electric motor.
This information was taken from the following very useful website.
Signedon side: PAILLARD / BOLEX
FunctionThis camera was used in engineering for experiments requiring stop motion photography.
Curatorial RemarksThe date of this camera is determined by the serial number stamped inside the film chamber door: 143888. Regarding this information, see the following website.
ProvenanceFrom the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University.