Kodak Instamatic M6
Camera
Kodak Instamatic M6
1965
Metal, glass and plastic
Overall: 4 × 2 1/2 × 8 1/8 in. (10.2 × 6.4 × 20.7 cm)
Gift of Dr. Robert McDonald
1987.0918.0001
DescriptionBlack metal, rectangular, super 8, battery operated motion picture camera with focusing eye level view finder, folding hand grip, manual zoom f/1.8 lens, day light filter, automatic exposure and light meter. The camera accepts super 8 film cartridges.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on right side of camera: Kodak / Printed in silver on light dial on right side of camera: NORMAL, BACKLIGHT / Engraved in black on lens: KODAK ZOOM LENS f/1.8 / Printed in silver on zoom dial on left side of camera: W, T / Printed in silver on light meter battery door on left side of camera: METER BATTERY / Printed in silver on view finder focus dial: FOCUS FINDER / Printed in silver on cartridge door latch on left side of camera: OPEN / Printed in silver and black on product plate on left side of camera: INSTAMATIC M6 MOVIE CAMERA MADE IN U.S.A. / Printed in silver on footage gauge: 0, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1 / Engraved in black under hand grip: Kodak INSTAMATIC MOVIE CAMERA MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / Printed in silver under battery compartment door on bottom of camera: USE AA SIZE ALKALINE BATTERIES / Embossed in black inside of battery compartment: AA / Embossed in silver inside camera: 172403A / Stamped in yellow inside of camera: YMOS / Printed in silver under film cartridge door: USES KODAK SUPER 8 FILM CARTRIDGE
