Nikkorex Zoom-8

Nikkorex Zoom-8

Camera

Nikon

Maker
Japanese, estab. 1917

Nikkorex Zoom-8

ca. 1963
Metal and glass
Overall: 5 1/2 × 2 × 7 in. (14 × 5.1 × 17.8 cm)
Gift of EPOI, Inc.
1974.0210.0011
DescriptionGrey, chrome, 8mm, battery operated motion picture camera with eye-level viewfinder, f/1.8 lens, auto exposure, auto focus, auto zoom and leather handle. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.

Inscriptions Printed in silver on product plate on right side of camera: NIPPON KOGAKU K.K. NIKKOREX-ZOOM 8 MADE IN JAPAN / Printed in silver on zoom switch on right side of camera: W 8mm T 32mm / Printed in silver and red on the footaga guage on the right side of the camera: S 0, 1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, 7.6 M 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 ft E / Printed in silver on film speed dial on front of camera: ASA 5, 10, 16, 25, 40, 80, 160, 320, DIN 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26 / Printed in silver on lens: NIPPON KOGAKU JAPAN CINE-ZOOM-NIKOR f/1.8 8mm-32mm / Stamped on bottom of camera: 221950 / Printed in silver inside of camera: FULL SPOOL HERE EMPTY SPOOL HERE NIPPON KOGAKU TOKYO

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