Movex 8L
Camera
Agfa
German, 1867–1964
Movex 8L
ca. 1939
Metal, glass and leather
Overall: 5 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 4 in. (13.3 × 5.7 × 10.2 cm)
1978.0191.0034
DescriptionBlack, rectangular, 8mm magazine, spring motorized motion picture camera with eye-level viewfinder, f/2.8 lens, selenium cell and leather handle. The camera accepts 25 foot spools in the magazine.
Inscriptions Printed in brown on plate on door on left side of camera: Agfa 8 / Printed in brown on plate on front of camera: Agfa Movex 8 / Printed in silver on plate on left side of camera: DIN 13 15 19/10 22324 / Printed in silver on apeture switch: 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16 / Printed in silver on footage dial on right side of camera: 0-10 increments / Engraved inside camera: N21834 / Embossed on film magazine: TO BE LOADED BY Gevaert PROPRIETORS 6 / Engraved in white on lens: AGFA-KINE-ANASTUGMAT 1:2.8f 1.2cm 123048
