Zeiss Movikon 16mm
Camera
Zeiss Ikon AG
German, estab. 1926
Zeiss Movikon 16mm
March 1939
Metal, glass and leather
Overall (camera): 8 × 2 7/8 × 7 3/8 in., 5.9 lb. (20.3 × 7.3 × 18.7 cm, 2.7 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0110
DescriptionSerial# 34999 Black and chrome, leather bound, rectangular, 16mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with f/1.4 lens zoom lens, optical eye level viewfinder, side viewfinder, rangefinder, single frame exposure control, front drive winding key, rewind crank, fps dial, footage gauge, frame counter, cable release port, zoom lever, aperture dial, exposure guide and leather handle. The camera accepts dual 50 and 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in black on footage gauge on right side of camera: 0 / Printed in black on frame counter on right side of camera: 24 / Engraved in silver above fps dial on right side of camera: 12, 16, 24, 64 / Engraved in silver on single frame shutter control on right side of camera: Normal, Einbild / Engraved in silver on front drive winding key on right side of camera: Vorlaufwerk / Engraved in white on lens shroud on front of camera: Zeiss Ikon / Engraved in white, red, and black on lens on front of camera: Carl Zeiss Jena Nr.2578630 Sonnar 1:1.4 f=2.5cm T, 1.4, 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, INF., 15, 8, 5, INF., 5, Lu, 1 / Printed in black on white label on front of camera: 301-GZ1/5 Recieved. 11/12/46 / Stamped in leather on left side of camera: ZEISS IKON / Engraved in black on switch on left side of camera: Zu, Auf / Embossed in silver on exposure guide on back of camera: Blende bei Sektor 180°, Frequenz 12, 16, 24, 64, Grelle Sonne, 16, 11-16, 11, 5.6-8, Sonnig, 11, 8-11, 8, 4-5.6, Leicht bedeckt 8, 5.6-8, 5.6, 2.8-4, Stark bedeckt, 5.6, 4-5.6, 4, 2-2.8, Belichtungszeiten Frequenz, 12, 16, 24, 64, Sekto 180°, 1/25, 1/30, 1/50, 1/125, " 90°, 1/50, 1/60, 1/100, 1/250, " 45°, 1/100, 1/125, 1/200, 1/500, " 20°, 1/200, 1/300, 1/450, 1/1000, ZEISS IKON / Stamped in leather on handle on top of camera: Movikon / Engraved in silver on product label inside footage compartment: ZEISS IKON / Embossed in silver on black label inside footage compartment: Filmbahn öfters reinigen / Engraved in silver inside footage compartment: W 34999, W 34999
