Kodak Instamatic M30
Camera
Kodak Instamatic M30
ca. 1969
Plastic, glass and metal
Overall: 6 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 7 in. (15.9 × 6.4 × 17.8 cm)
Gift of Pauline Ritzer
1988.0029.0001
DescriptionGrey and black leather-textured, rectangular, super 8, battery operated motion picture camera with reflex eye level view finder, powered or manual zoom f/1.9 lens, automatic exposure, folding hand grip in original box with instruction manual and strap. The camera accepts 50 ft film cartridges.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on left side of camera: Kodak / Printed in silver and black on product plate on left side of camera: M30 INSTMATIC movie camera MADE IN U.S.A. / Printed in black on top of manual zoom dial on left side of camera: W, T / Printed in black on shutter release lock on left side of camera: R, L / Engraved in black on lens: KODAK ZOOM LENS f/1.9 / Printed in silver on right side of camera: Kodak / Printed in silver inside camera: Kodak INSTAMATIC MOVIE CAMERA USES KODAK SUPER 8 FILM CARTRIDGE MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / Printed inside battery compartment in hand grip: PX-13, AA, USE AA ALKALINE BATTERIES
