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Film & Movie Cameras

Film & Movie Cameras Article

The movie camera is a type of photographic camera which takes a rapid sequence of photographs on strips of film. In contrast to a still camera, which captures a single snapshot at a time, the movie camera takes a series of images, each called a "frame". This is accomplished through an intermittent mechanism. The frames are later played back in a movie projector at a specific speed, called the "frame rate" (number of frames per second). While viewing, a person's eyes and brain merge the separate pictures together to create the illusion of motion.[1]


Movie cameras, although available before the Second World War, had an upsurge in popularity in the immediate post-war period giving rise to the creation of home movies. Compared to the pre-war models, these cameras were small, light, fairly sophisticated and affordable. While a basic model might have a single fixed aperture/focus lens, a better version might have three or four lenses of differing apertures and focal lengths on a rotating turret. A good quality camera might come with a variety of interchangeable, focusable lenses or possibly a single zoom lens. The viewfinder was normally a parallel sight within or on top of the camera body. In the 1950s and for much of the 1960s these cameras were powered by clockwork motors, again with variations of quality. A simple mechanism might only power the camera for some 30 seconds, while a geared drive camera might work for as long as 75 - 90 seconds (at standard speeds). Even today there is a market among collectors for these types of camera, as the engineering and materials were of a very high standard. While film stock and the ability to process it exists, these cameras can still be used.

The common film used for these cameras was termed Standard 8, which was a strip of 16 millimetre wide film which was only exposed down one half during shooting. The film had twice the number of perforations as film for 16mm cameras and so the frames were half as high and half as wide as 16mm frames. The film was removed and placed back in the camera to expose the frames on the other side once the first half had been exposed Once the film was developed it was spliced down the middle and the ends attached, giving 50 foot of Standard 8 film from a spool of 25 foot of 16 mm film. 16 mm cameras, mechanically similar to the smaller format models, were also used in home movie making but were more usually the tools of semi professional film and news film makers.

In the 1960s a new film format, Super8, coincided with the advent of battery operated electric movie cameras. The new film, with a larger frame print on the same width of film stock, came in a cassette which simplified changeover and developing. Another advantage of the new system is that they had the capacity to record sound, albeit of indifferent quality. Camera bodies, and sometimes lenses, were increasing made in plastic rather than the metals of the earlier types. As the costs of mass production came down, so did the price and these cameras became very popular. This type of format and camera was more quickly superseded for amateurs by the advent of video cameras, although some professionals continued to make use of its visual characteristics alongside larger format film and video cameras.

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POLAROID SX-70 AF LAND CAMERA, MODEL 2 TESTED WORKING.

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Nikon FM10 35mm Film Camera with Zoom Lens

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Polaroid Instant Film Camera Works bonus 2 pic film NR

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CAMERA POLAROID 600 ONESTEP EXPRESS WITH CASE ( N R )

$10.00
35MM LOT -- PRACTICA - VIVITAR 410B

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CLAPBOARD DRY ERASE white -USA-PROFESSIONAL slate

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POLAROID ELECTRIC EYE CAMERA # J66 - IN BOX

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(C616) Rollei 35 chrom 1.5 volt calibrated

$136.10
MINOLTA X-700 FULLY PROGRAMMED AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE SLR

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Nikon F100 35mm camera body

$200.00
OLYMPUS XA WITH A 11 FLASH 35 MM COLLECTABLE RARE

$41.00
VINTAGE ARGUS ELECTRIC EYE ZOOM EIGHT MOVIE CAMERA M409

$15.99
HASSELBLAD 6X6 A12 CHROME FILM BACK MATCHING *DEMO*

$220.00
HASSELBLAD 6X6 A24 BLACK LATEST STYLE FILM BACK EXC++

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OLYMPUS OM-10 WITH 200MM QUANTARAY ZOOM LENS 409B

$6.50
CLAPBOARD DRY ERASE white -USA-PROFESSIONAL slate

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Pentax Asahi K1000 with 50mm lens, flash and black case

$43.50
MINOLTA MPS X-700 FILM CAMERA

$119.99
Hasselblad Flash Attachment for Hood

$35.00
Rolleiflex Rollei bay I Rolleiflash set

$1.00
Polaroid One Step Express Instant Camera WORKS! W/ Case

$11.00
SILUET-AUTOMAT Vintage Rare Russian 35mm Camera NEW

$94.98
PENTAX ME SUPER WITH 200MM ZOOM LENS 407B

$12.50
AGFA OPTIMA PARAT 1 35 MM HALF FRAME COLLECTABLE CAMERA

$45.00
MINT MINOLTA MAXXUM Spxi BODY WITH DATE BACK

$69.99
FUJIFILM DORA THE EXPLORER 35mm CAMERA ** LOT OF 5 **

$6.99
OLYMPUS OM-10 + 1.8/50 MM LENS COLLECTBALE

$15.99
RICOH 500 G RANGEFINDER CHROME BEAUTY COLLECTABLE RARE

$38.70
Yashica Mat 124 Camera - vintage newsphotog med. format

$41.00
Canon EOS Rebel GII G2 SLR 35mm camera with accessories

$81.06
Hodar 35mm Camera - NEW in Orig Box - With Case

$4.99
2- Fuji QuickSnap Flash Cameras- 400 Speed 27 Exposures

$8.99
NEW POLAROID SPIRIT 600

$25.00
AGFA ISOLY II A MEDIUM FORMAT CAMERA 4 X 4 CM RARE

$13.50
NIKON FM EXCELLENT VERY NICE

$29.95
LOOK!! Olympus OM-2 Camera Body / Works Great

$125.00
OLYMPUS PEN 35 MM HALF FRAME CAMERA RARE 1959-1964

$19.50
Pentax K1000 SLR + SMC 2/55mm LENS + CAMERA CASE

$24.99
OLYMPUS PEN EE 2 35 MM HALF FRAME CAMERA COLLECTABLE

$12.50
CANON AE-1 35MM CAMERA WITH FLASH 405B

$15.50
Polaroid One 600 One600 Instant Camera black+silver

$49.99
728* LOMO LC-A / LCA* MINITAR 32/2.8 (MINT-)*RUSSIA

$132.50
Bronica ETRSi Medium Format Camera

$125.00
ORION Vintage BE LOMO Russian 35mm Camera Vilia NEW

$34.98
Rolleiflex vintage medium format camera - a worker!

$68.77
LOT - 35MM POINT AND SHOOT - OLYMPUS - MINOLTA - CANON

$4.99
OLYMPUS XA 2 WITH A 11 FLASH 35 MM COLLECTABLE RARE

$15.50
AGFA ISOLA 6 X 6 MEDIUM FORMAT ROLLFILM CAMERA TYPE 2

$19.52
HASSELBLAD D FLASH D-40 FLASH UNIT *MINT IN BOX*

$375.00
PENTOR AUTOMATIC 35-600 COLLECTABLE RARE

$11.99
Minolta Dynax 7000i SLR Body

$19.99
FUJIFILM SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 35mm CAMERA - LOT OF 5

$6.99
AGFA CLACK(WEEKENDER) 6 x 9 MEDIUM FORMAT CAMERA TYPE 2

$11.99
Polaroid Instant Camera - Great Fun No Reserve

$0.99
OLYMPUS OM-1 MD + 1.8/50 MM LENS COLLECTBALE

$48.70
AGFA PARAMAT HALF FRAME CAMERA COLLECTABLE RARE

$52.00
Miscellanious Canon AE-1 Cameras, Lens,Filters, Flash

$41.00
Fed-3 Vintage Russian Leica Rangefinder 35mm Camera

$24.98
663* RICOH FF-1 w/ RIKENON 35/2.8*LIKE MINOX 35

$81.00
Sears KSX Super SLR 35mm camera

$0.99
ROLLEI XF 35 BLACK BEAUTY RANGEFINDERCAMERA COLLECTABLE

$13.50
HASSELBLAD A32 645 CHROME FILM BACK LATEST MINT - RARE!

$499.99
(C572) Rolleiflex SL 35 + lens

$34.00
canon camera rebel g w/ canon zoom lense 35-80mm

$35.00
Leica IIIG SET boxed MINT

$1276.00
(C123) Rollei 35 chrom 1.5 volt calibrated

$139.10
Sinar F2 4x5 View Camera Kit - NR

$1300.00
(C711) Revue 400 S

$4.25
AGFA ISOLA 6 X 6 MEDIUM FORMAT ROLLFILM CAMERA TYPE 1

$11.99
Minolta Maxxum 3000i Film Camera

$80.00
DIANA PLASTIC 6x6 CM 120 ROLLFILM CAM. RARE COLLECTABLE

$11.99
MINOLTA HIMATIC G RANGEFINDERCAMERA COLLECTABLE RARE

$12.50
Czech TLR camera MEOPTA Flexaret automat VI

$0.99
Holga Camera

$36.00
ROLLEI 35 CHROME COLLECTABLE RARE MADE IN SINGAPORE

$100.00
AGFA CLICK 6 x 6 MEDIUM FORMAT CAMERA TYPE 1

$11.99
Olympus OM Hood set

$6.06
AGFA CLACK(WEEKENDER) 6 x 9 MEDIUM FORMAT CAMERA TYPE 1

$11.99
YASHICA TL ELECTRO 35MM 412B

$10.50
(C704) Revue 400 EF

$1.29
POLAROID SX-70 CAMERA WITH LEATHER CASE NO RESERVE # 1

$49.99
AGFA PARAT 1 35 MM HALF FRAME COLLECTABLE CAMERA

$52.00
MINOLTA X-370 35MM CAMERA WITH FLASH 408B

$4.99
CANON A35 F RANGEFINDER CAMERA BLACK BEAUTY

$22.50
Bronica GS-1 Prism Finder

$99.95
OLYMPUS OM-10 WITH 150MM LENS 404B

$10.50
Fujifilm Discovery Camera 38-120 MM 312 ZOOM

$14.99
PENTAX ME SUPER WITH 135MM LENS 406B

$19.25
LOT - CAMERA BODIES - CANON AE1 AND PETRI 403B

$8.00
Camera

$0.99
YASHICA FX-103 PROGRAM WITH FLASH AND BAG 402B

$36.00
MAMIYA 135 RANGEFINDER CAMERA COLLECTABLE RARE

$51.00
Ricoh A-100 camera body. In good working order.

$9.50
Ikelite Aquashot 3 AQ/S Substrobe Flash Scuba Camera

$0.99
Minolta SRT101 Camera with Tamron 28mm Lens NR

$0.99
(C724) Rollei 35 chrom

$139.10
Yashica Electro 35 Rangefinder 35mm Camera DX 45mm Lens

$45.00
POLAROID SX-70 MODEL 2 CAMERA WITH LEATHER CASE # 2 NR

$49.99
Kodak Pony 135 Camera w/Flash (Not Tested)

$0.50