Bolex H-16 Reflex
Camera
Bolex H-16 Reflex
1967
Metal and glass
Overall: 9 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 8 1/4 in., 7 lb. (24.1 × 8.9 × 21 cm, 3.2 kg)
Gift of Marion Faller, 2012
2012.0567.0002
DescriptionCrackled-black, vaulted, 16mm, hand-cranked, motion picture camera with three-lens turret, multifocal viewfinder, variable shutter speed, rewind control, single frame exposure control, automatic threading, film trimmer, filter carrier, fps dial, footage counter, frame counter, hotshoe and carrying handle. The camera accepts dual 100 foot film reels.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on product label on right side of camera: BOLEX H16 Reflex MADE IN SWITZERLAND / Printed in black on footage counter on right side of camera: ft 0 / Printed in black on frame counter on right side of camera: 10, 12, 14, 16, 0 / Printed in silver on motor control lever: MOT, O / Engraved in silver and red on fps dial on right side of camera: 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 48, 64 / Engraved in black on variable shutter control on right side of camera: ½, 1, ½, 1 / Printed in white underneath turret on front of camera: Ned.Octrooi No. 76912, 99842, GR. BRIT. No. 669234, 769159, U.S.A. PAT. No. 2811075, PATENT APPLIED FOR / Embossed in black on product label on top of camera: Bolex paillard / Engraved in silver on bottom of camera: 256030 / Printed in white inside footage compartment: U.S.A. PAT. No 2702491, 2832258, 2936131, 2811075
