Old Vintage Cameras: Cine Camera

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Cine Camera

This Filmo Double Run Eight Model 134-G Cine Camera was manufactured around 1935 by Bell and Howell of Chicago, IL. This metal bodied movie camera is in good age specific condition, the included leather case is in fair condition but the seams are coming apart. The camera does wind up and clcks off when activated, no other testing performed. This Bell and Howell Filmo Movie Camera is a cool collectible. The camera case measures 5 x 4 x 2 inches approximately.

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What is a Camera Obscura?

The camera obscura (Latin; camera = vaulted chamber | obscura = dark, thus darkened chamber or room) is an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen. It is used in drawing and for entertainment, and was one of the inventions that led to photography. The device consists of a box or room with a hole in one side. Light from an external scene passes through the hole and strikes a surface inside where it is reproduced, upside-down, but with color and perspective preserved. The image can be projected onto paper, and can then be traced to produce a highly accurate representation. Using mirrors, as in the 18th century overhead version (illustrated in the History section below), it is possible to project a right-side-up image. Another more portable type is a box with an angled mirror projecting onto tracing paper placed on the glass top, the image being upright as viewed from the back. As a pinhole is made smaller, the image gets sharper, but the projected image becomes dimmer. With too small a pinhole the sharpness again becomes worse due to diffraction. Some practical camera obscuras use a lens rather than a pinhole because it allows a larger aperture, giving a usable brightness while maintaining focus.