Agfa Movex 30
Camera

Agfa

German, 1867–1964

Agfa Movex 30

ca. 1931
Metal, leather and glass
Overall (camera): 9 1/2 × 2 1/8 × 5 7/8 in., 4 lb. (24.1 × 5.4 × 14.9 cm, 1.8 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0122
DescriptionBlack, chrome, vaulted, 16mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with f/3.5 lens, optical eye level viewfinder, fps dial, footage gauge, and shutter control switch. The camera accepts dual 100 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in black on fps dial on right side of camera: 8, 16 / Engraved in black on footage gauge on right side of camera: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 / Embossed in black on product label on front of camera: Agfa / Engraved in black on lens on front of camera: AGFA-KINE-ANASTIGMAT 1:3.5 f=2cm 492964, N, F, 22, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 3.5 / Stamped on left side of camera: Agfa, Movex / Engraved in silver inside footage compartment: L45020

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