Kodak Brownie 8 Turret f/1.9
Camera
Eastman Kodak Company
American, estab. 1892
Kodak Brownie 8 Turret f/1.9
1958
Metal, glass and leather
Overall: 5 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 7 1/4 in. (13.3 × 7 × 18.4 cm)
Gift of Harry G. Morse
1981.2297.0040
DescriptionChrome, brown leather-covered, 8mm, spring motorized motion picture camera with eye-level viewfinder and three-turret lens mount holding f/1.9 lenses. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on red on front of camera: Kodak / Printed in red and silver on front of camera: Brownie Turret f/1.9 8MM MOVIE CAMERA / Printed on black an footage gauge on front of camera: L / Engraved in red on lens one: Kodak Cine Ektanon Lens Normal 13mm f/1.9, Lens Opening f/1.9, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, Nearest Subject 10 ft., 8, 6, 4.5, 3.5, 2.5, 2 / Engraved in orange on lens two: Kodak Cine Ektanon Lens Telephoto 24mm f/1.9, Lens Opening f/1.9, 2.8, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, Nearest Subject 30 ft., 24, 19, 15, 11, 9, 6 / Engraved in green on lens three: Kodak Cine Ektanon Lens Wide Angle 9mm f/1.9, Lens Opening f/1.9, 2.4, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, Nearest Subject 5 ft., 4, 3, 2.5, 2, 1.5, 1 / Printed in red on door latch on left side of camera: OPEN, LOCK / Printed in red on exposure guide on left side of camera: AVERAGE SUBJECTS, LIGHT SUBJECTS 1/2 STOP SMALLER, DARK SUBJECTS 1/2 STOP LARGER / Printed in black and taped into exposure guide on left side of camera: Open Shade f/5.6, Bright or Hazy Sun between f/11-f/16, Cloudy Bright f/8 / Engraved in black on spool inside of camera: KODAK SPOOL / Printed in red and silver inside of camera: FULL FILM SPOOL USE CINE KODAK 8MM ROLL FILM, EMPTY FILM SPOOL BROWNIE MOVIE CAMER T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY / Stamped in brown inside the rear view finder: 642858
