Cinephonic Eight Sound Zoom
Camera
Cinephonic Eight Sound Zoom
ca. 1962
Metal, glass and leather
Overall: 6 1/2 × 4 × 10 3/4 in. (16.5 × 10.2 × 27.3 cm)
1980.0196.0001
DescriptionBlack, chrome, vaulted, 8mm, magnetic sound, battery operated motion picture camera with eye level view finder, f/1.8 lens, power zoom, filter and coupled meter. The camera accepts dual 25 foot, magnetic striped spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in red and black on the product plate on the door on the left side of the camera: FAIRCHILD CINEPHONIC EIGHT / Engraved in black on the left side of the camera: FILM PLANE / Engraved in red on the front of the camera: F / Engraved in black on the front of the camera: SOUND ZOOM / Engraved in black above the power switch on the right side of the camera: OFF RUN / Engraved in black below the power switch on the right side of the camera: PRESS TO LISTEN / Engraved in black below the headset jack on the right side of the camera: HEADSET / Engraved in black below the microphone jack on the right side of the camera: MICROPHONE / Engraved in black in front of the volume dial on the right side of the camera: VOLUME / Engraved in black on the volume dial on the back of the camera: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 / Engraved in white on the meter on the front of the camera: FAIRCHILD 85 8 METER FILTER SEKONIC PHOTO METER / Engraved in white on lens: FAIRCHILD ZOOM LENS f/1.8 10-30mm No.62559 / Printed in silver on plate inside of door: FAIRCHILD CAMERA AND INSTRUMENT CORPORATION SYOSSET, NEW YORK LICENSE UNITED STATES LETTERS PATENT 2,910,911 / Printed in white on spool inside of camera: FILM WHEN ON THIS SPOOL IS ONLY HALF EXPOSED / Printed in silver inside of camera: SUPPLY FAIRCHILD CINEPHONIC EIGHT RESET FOOTAGE INDICATOR BEFORE THREADING FILM TAKE-UP MADE IN U.S.A. / Printed in black on sound head inside of camera: PUSH FILM DOWN UNDER THIS EDGE / Stamped inside of camera: BOz4117
