DeJur Electra VII Slow Motion Super 8 Reflex

DeJur Electra VII Slow Motion Super 8 Reflex

Camera

Dejur-Amsco

American, 1930s–1950s

DeJur Electra VII Slow Motion Super 8 Reflex

May 1965
Metal, plastic and glass
Overall (camera): 7 × 2 × 7 1/4 in., 2.5 lb. (17.8 × 5.1 × 18.4 cm, 1.1 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionSerial# C 61663 Silver and black, vaulted, Super 8mm, battery-powered, motion picture camera with 4 to 1 powered reflex zoom f/1.8 lens, eye level viewfinder, lock-run trigger, CdS light meter, daylight filter, and built-in battery test meter in original box. The camera accepts Super-8 cartridges.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver and gold on product label on right side of camera: DeJUR, SLOW MOTION SUPER 8 REFLEX / Printed in black on battery meter on right side of camera: NO, GOOD / Engraved in black and red on daylight filter switch on right side of camera: IN, A, OUT, FILTER / Engraved in white on right side of camera: N, S, L / Embossed in gold on product label on front of camera: DeJUR Electra VII / Engraved in black and white on lens on front of camera: 4:1 ZOOM, 8.5, WIDE 13, NORM 20, TELE 35, CHROMTAR f1.8 ZOOM 8.5-35MM DeJUR AMSCO CORPORATION, INF 25, 15, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, FEET / Embossed in silver and gold on product label on left side of camera: DeJUR SLOW MOTION SUPER 8 REFLEX / Engraved in black on ASA dial on left side of camera: 2.8 / Printed in black on footage gauge on left side of camera: 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, FEET, S, F / Printed in black on white label on left side of camera: 301-D20/18 DeJur Electra VII Super 8 Reflex Cine Camera. Recieved....12/29/65 / Engraved in black on zoom buttons on top of camera: T, W / Engraved on bottom of camera: MADE IN JAPAN / Engraved in black on battery compartment on bottom of camera: METER BATTERY, O, C / Printed in silver inside footage compartment of camera: DeJUR INSTANT AUTOMATIC SUPER 8MM MOVIE CAMERA ELECTRA PLACE FILM CARTRIDGE HERE LABEL SIDE UP FILM TOWARD LENS DeJUR-AMSCO CORPORATION SERIAL NUMBER / Engraved inside footage compartment of camera: C 61663

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