Siemens 16
Camera
Siemens 16
March 1933
Metal, glass and leather
Overall (camera): 5 3/8 × 3 × 5 in., 3.6 lb. (13.6 × 7.6 × 12.7 cm, 1.7 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0054
DescriptionBlack leather-covered, rectangle, 16mm, spring motor driven, motion picture camera with f/2.8 lens, eye level viewfinder, waist ;eve; viewfinder, winding crank, footage gauge, fps switch, shutter control switch, exposure guide and leather handle. The camera accepts magazine film cartridges.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver and red on footage gauge on right side of camera: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 / Embossed in silver below shutter control switch: T B - M / Embossed in silver beside fps switch on right side of camera: 64, 16, 8 / Embossed in silver on exposure guide on front of camera: Dull or in deep shade, 2.8, With sun Details in shade Street scenes, 4, 5.6, In direct sunshine, 8, Sea and beach in brilliant sunshine, 11, Snow in brilliant sunshine Mountains Clouds, 16, Close up 5-10, feet, distant 10-INF, (2 3/5-4) Portrait lens (3 1/3-5) / Embossed on leather on left side of camera: SIEMANS / Embossed in silver on product label on left side of camera: Made in Germany / Printed in black on white label on left side of camera: 301-GS9/2 Siemens 16mm. Camera Siemens & Halske, Germany. Recieved 3/31/33 / Printed in silver on film magazine inside footage compartment: Kassette, Eigentum der: Property of: Propriété de: Siemans & Halske A.G., Made in Germany, Importé d'Allemagne, SIEMENS / Printed in silver on black label inside footage compartment: Wind up spring motor before inserting cassette
