Olympus Pen 8 EE
Camera
Olympus Corporation
Japanese, estab. 1919
Olympus Pen 8 EE
June 1963
Plastic, metal and glass
Overall (camera): 3 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 8 1/4 in., 1.8 lb. (8.3 × 5.7 × 21 cm, 0.8 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0069
DescriptionSerial# 107735 Tan, rectangular, 8mm, battery operated, motion picture camera with f/1.8 zoom lens, eye level viewfinder, footage gauge, release-lock shutter control, exposure gauge, aperture dial and CdS light meter in original box. The camera accepts four penlight batteries, one mercury battery and dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in black and yellow on footage gauge on left side of camera: m, Sm ft / Printed in black on release-lock shutter control on right side of camera: R, L / Printed in black on exposure gauge on left side of camera: 1.8, 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 / Engraved in white on ASA dial on front of camera: ASA, 5, 10, 16, 25, 40, 64, 100, 160, 250, 400 / Engraved in white and orange on lens on front of camera: Olympus Zoom Lens 1:1.8 f=9~227mm 110616 Lens made in Japan, 4, 7, 10, 15, 30, ft, 1.2, 1.5, 2, 3, 5, 10, INF., m, 9, 13, 20, 27 / Printed in silver on product label on left side of camera: OLYMPUS PEN 8 EE / Printed in black on white label on left side of camera: 301-JO5/1 Olympus Pen EE 8mm Cine Camera. Recieved from Dept. 89 on 111-27-68 / Printed in black around door latch on left side of camera: O, C / Engraved on bottom of camera: MADE IN JAPAN 107735 / Printed in black on gold label on bottom of camera: 632 PASSED JC11 / Printed in white on spool inside of footage compartment: OLYMPUS 1, 2
