Leicina Super
Camera

Ernst Leitz GmbH

German, estab. 1849

Leicina Super

November 1971
Metal, plastic, rubber, glass and leather
Overall (camera): 8 1/4 × 3 × 11 1/2 in., 3.1 lb. (21 × 7.6 × 29.2 cm, 1.4 kg)
Overall (case): 11 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 3 in., 1.3 lb. (29.2 × 16.5 × 7.6 cm, 0.6 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionSerial# 068136 Two-toned grey and chrome, rectangular, super 8, battery operated motion picture camera with 8-64mm f/1.9 Lecina Vario lens, 2-speed power zoom, automatic exposure, daylight filter, tungsten filter, automatic fade and dissolve, reflex viewfinder, split-field rangefinder, variable speed, single frame exposure, flash synchronization, footage gauge, folding hand-grip and canvas hand-strap in brown leather case. The camera accepts 50 foot cartridges.
Inscriptions Engraved in black and red on product plate on left side of camera: LEICINA SUPER / Engraved on powere zoom dial on left side of camera: ZOOM / Engraved in black on variable speed dial on left side of camera: 0, T, 18, 24 / Printed in white on footage gauge on left side of camera: 0, 30 / Engraved in white on lens: LECINA VARIO 1:1.9/8-64 / Engraved in white on focus ring: m (INF) 10, 5, 3, 2, 1.5, 1.2, 0.9 / Engraved in red on focus ring: ft (INF) 20, 10, 7, 5, 4, 3.5, 3 / Engraved in white on zoom ring: 8, 10, 13, 17, 22, 30, 40, 50, 64 / Embossed in grey on zoom buttons on top of camera: 8, ZOOM, 64 / Typed in black on white label on top of camera: Return to: B.T. Elle Dept. 69 3-1 E.P. List:$744 / Engraved in white on bottom of camera: MADE IN GERMANY 068136

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