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Keystone Model - A9 - 1948
The camera was produced by Keystone MFG Co. Boston Massachusetts. The body is built up from aluminium alloy, covered with dark brown synthetic leather - leatherette. Dimension: 60 x 230 x 140 mm; weight ca 2 kg.
The model is rare comparing to model “A9 Criterion”
Features:
- Lens: Cine Raptar Wollensak - Keystone 1 inch f/2.5, coated ; Standard C mount lens; Fixed focus lens; Turning the diaphragm collar on the lens, changes the amount of light admitted to the film and corrects for prevailing light condition;
- Exposure guide is over the camera lens, when in Criterion model it is on the camera side;
- The camera may be operated at seven speeds (bottom button in the right top picture):
- Low speed - 10 fps (unusual speed);
- Normal speed - 16 fps;
- Sound speed - 24 fps:
- Slow motion - 64 fps;
- Intermediate speed - 32 - 40 - 48 fps;
- The camera takes 100 ft of colour or black and white film double perforated;
 
- The footage indicator - when all the leader is used up, the register will read zero, which means the film itself is now in the aperture and the camera is ready to shoot; The footage register lever is inside of the film chamber:
- Audible signal - each time after one and one half feet of film used a soft signal rings and reminds the operator to shoot the proper film footage for the scene;
- Viewfinder 1’’ with a mask for the 3’’ telephoto lens;
- Continuous running - pressing the start button (below lens plate) and turn it either way until it catches in the locked position;
- Single frame exposure by sliding the single frame button (over the speed button) upwards for each exposure;
- Tripod socket 1/4 inch width t read;
Production number: J10862 |
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Stewart Warner Model - 531 B - 1931
The camera was produced by Stewart Warner, Chicago, Ill, USA.
The body is built up from press steal with crinkle black paint finished. The chamber’s base is finished in engine turned pattern.
Features:
- Lens can be setting for: - cloudy f 5.6; - Dull f 3.5; - Dist. f 11; - Bright f 8; - Clear f 6.3; It is unusual mechanism, adjusting lens and turning ring the size of the aperture is is changing in the metal cover of the lens. The lens is in a special Stewart Warner mount (bayonet mount), and is interchangeable.
 
- Four speeds: Low; Normal; Talking picture speed; Slow motion; Speeds from 8 to 64 fps;
- Normal running only, no single frame exposure;
- The footage register lever is inside of the film chamber. The footage counter showing the amount of film used, when the film is finished the ‘end’ word appears.
- The camera takes 100 ft of film double perforated; On the cover plate is printed the full instruction of downloading film
- Tripod socket 1/4 inch width tread;
Production number: 32121X
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GiC 16 - 1948
The camera was produced by GiC, in France for the English market. The letters GiC are an abbreviation of - Groupement Industriel Cinematographique. The Company was established in 1940s. by Marcel Beaulieu, before he became a founder of the Company ‘Beaulieu Cinema’.
The designer of that camera was Marcel Bonne who established SAFAC LB Corporation in 1950(Société Anonyme de Fabrication d'Appareils de Cinéma); he was the maker of the MOVIREX movie cameras. The body of the GIC and the MOVIREX was the same in the same shape.
The GiC was built in three cameras in the same body design: 8 mm; 9,5 mm; 16 mm. You can see the pictures of them:
http://www.filmnotes.net/cine-cameras-g-l/
Camera features:
The camera has very basic features. It is visible that it was produced just after the war.
- Construction and finish: The body is die-casting with green-brownish wrinkles finished and with chrome plated some parts and polished aluminium edges.
- Type of loading and transit mechanism: the camera takes the spool of 50 ft. In the film chamber is single sprocket film feed.
-Speeds: The camera runs at one speed only 16 f.p.s. Continuous running, no still frame release;
- Motor and mechanism: Spring motor, winding key does not rotate when the camera is working; clock winding.
- Film counter: the camera is equipped with very poor film counter (picture 2). It is difficult to see properly how much the film was used. The footage register lever is inside of the film chamber (Picture 3)
- Starter button: is situated at the right of the camera body, by the plate of the exposure guide;(Picture 4)
- Viewfinder: Optical direct vision viewfinder with mask for 50 mm telephoto;
- Lenses: the camera is fitted with lens - SOM Berthiot Paris No 715881; Cinor B 1: 1.9; F=25; ‘C’ - mount lens. It is focusing lens.
- Dimensions of the camera: weight - 1208 gram (2 lb 10 oz); height - 6⅛ in (155 mm); width 2¼ in (57 mm); depth (only body without lens) - 4 in (102 mm);
- Exposure guide, in English language, is fitted under the lens. (Picture 4)
The camera is fitted with an English tread tripod bush.
  
Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3
Production serial number: 51512
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Pathe Super 16 mm
The camera was produced by Pathe, in France for the English market. The camera was bought for some spare parts.
Production number: 7531
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