Ciné-Kodak Model K
Camera
Ciné-Kodak Model K
July 1930
Metal, leather, and glass
Overall (camera): 6 × 2 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (15.2 × 6.4 × 23.5 cm)
Overall (camera case): 6 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 5 in. (16.5 × 26.7 × 12.7 cm)
Overal (lens)l: 4 × 1 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (10.2 × 3.2 × 11.4 cm)
Overall (lens case): 2 1/4 × 6 × 3 1/2 in. (5.7 × 15.2 × 8.9 cm)
Museum accession
1974.0210.0004
DescriptionBrown, rectangular, 16mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with 25mm f/1.9 lens, eye-level viewfinder, waist-level viewfinder, footage gauge, leather handle, and matching case. There is a Cine-Kodak Telephoto f/4.5 4.5In lens. Inside the camera case are two instruction booklets: Instructions for use of the Cine Kodak Model K f1.9 or f/3.5 Lens and Instructions for using the Cine Kodak Model K with f/4.5 Telephoto Lens. The camera accepts 50 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved on top of camera: Ciné-Kodak Model K Made in U.S.A at ROCHESTER, NY by EASTMAN KODAK CO. FOOTAGE guage / Engraved on door: OPEN LOCK TURN TO LOCK / Engraved inside camera: 100 50 / Engraved on f1.9 lens: KODAK ANASTIGMAT f1.9 25mm U.S.A. PAT. NOS. 1,620,337 / Engraved below lens: 46015 1.9 Brilliant Interiors 2.8 Dark or in Deep Shade 3.5 Very Dull or in Shade 5.6 Dull or in Open Shade Dark Days or in Shade on Bright Days 8 Slightly Cloudy 11 Direct Sunlight 16 Intensely Bright Bright Days With Super-sensitive Film Use Next Smaller Opening U.S. Patents 1,685,600 1,688,370 1,689,268 1,705,385
