Holiday Meter Matic 8mm
Camera
Holiday Meter Matic 8mm
ca. 1960
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 5 1/8 × 3 × 5 5/8 in., 2.4 lb. (13 × 7.6 × 14.3 cm, 1.1 kg)
Overall (original box): 5 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 3 1/2 in., 0.3 lb. (13.3 × 16.5 × 8.9 cm, 0.2 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0130
DescriptionSerial# 50530 Grey and silver, vaulted, 8mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with three lens turret, f/1.8 13mm lens, wide angle lens, telephoto lens, optical eye level viewfinder, selinium cell light meter, winding crank, tripod mount, footage guage, ASA dial, aperture dial, filter switch, single frame exposure control and exposure guide. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in red on winding crank on right side of camera: MANSFIELD / Printed in white on footage gauge on righ side of camera: Start, 25, 20 / Engraved in red and black on product label on front of camera: Holiday metermatic, 8mm.. / Engraved in yellow on lens on front of camera: MANSFIELD. CINEPAR F:1.8 13mm / Engraved in silver on lens on front of camera: Raydex WIDE ANGLE AUX. LENS / Engraved in red on lens on front of camera: Gruenex TELEPHOTO AUX. LENS / Engraved in white and red on filter switch on front of camera: FILTER, N, F, / Engraved in black and red on ASA dial on front of cameraDIN, 17, 40, ASA / Engraved in red on aperture dial on front of camera: 5.6 / Engraved in red on door latch on left side of camera: LOCK / Printed in black on exposure guide on left side of camera: NEAREST DISTANCES TO SUBJECT, LENS OPENING f, 1.8, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, STANDARD ft, 20, 13, 9, 6.5, 4.5, 3, 2, WIDEANGLE ft, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.5, 1, TELEPHOTO ft, 75, 50, 33, 25, 17, 12, 8.5, MANSFIELD INDUSTRIES LTD. MADE IN JAPAN / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: 301-M70/2 Mansfield Holiday 3 lens Turret Camera Rec'd. 5/31/60 / Engraved in silver inside footage compartment: 50530
