Movikon 8
Camera
Zeiss Ikon AG
German, estab. 1926
Movikon 8
May 1952
Metal, glass and leather
Overall (camera): 5 3/4 × 2 5/8 × 4 1/8 in., 3.4 lb. (14.6 × 6.7 × 10.5 cm, 1.5 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0087
DescriptionSerial# W 52455 Crackled-grey, rectangular, 8mm, spring motor powered motion picture camera with f=1cm lens, eye level viewfinder, viewfinder mask, hand crank, pre-drive dial, footage gauge, fps switch, variable shutter control, accesory shoe, exposure guide, and leather handle in original box. The camera accepts double 8mm or single 8mm 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in red and black inside footage gauge on right side of camera: 0, 3 / Printed in black on Pre-drive dial control on right side of camera: Vorlaufwerk / Engraved in white and black on lens on front of camera: 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 2, Sonnar 1:2 f=1cm, C.ZeissJena 1735727 / Engraved in black on control panel on front of camera: E, V, L, 8, 16, 64 / Embossed on left sode of camera: ZEISS IKON / Printed in black on white label on left side of camera: 301-GZ1/3 Zeiss Movikon 8mm. M. P. Camera- Recieved 4/2/37 / Embossed in silver and black on exposure guide on back of camera: ZEISS IKON 16, 64, 11-16, 5,6-8, Grelle Sonne, 8-11, 4-5,6, Sonnig, 5,6-8, 2,8-4, Leicht bedeckt, 4-5,6, 2-2,8, Stark bedeckt / Embossed in silver inside footage compartment: Movikon 8, ZEISS IKON / Engraved inside footage compartment: Nur bei Stillstand schalten, W 52455 / Stamped in leather handle on top of camera: Movikon 8
