Elmo 8-E Zoom Auto-Eye
Camera
Elmo Co., Ltd.
Japanese, 1921
Elmo 8-E Zoom Auto-Eye
April 1960
Metal, glass and plastic
Overall (camera): 5 × 3 × 7 3/4 in., 2.6 lb. (12.7 × 7.6 × 19.7 cm, 1.2 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0051
DescriptionSerial# 511839 Two-tone, crackled-grey, rectangular, 8mm, battery operated, motion picture camera with f/1.8 zoom lens, eye level viewfinder, selinium cell light meter, reverse filming swtch, footage gauge, grame counter, fps dial, cable release port, lock-run switch and exposure dial in original box. The camera accepts four 1.5v batteries and dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in black, silver and red inside footage gauge on right side of camera: 25, 20, 15, 10, 20, 25, S, F, 0, FOOTAGE, DIRECTION / Printed in white on reverse switch on right side of camera: Forward, R. / Printed in black and red on product label on front of camera: ELMO 8-E ZOOM AUTO-EYE / Engraved in silver and orange on lens on front of camera: 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 15, 30, INF, mtr, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 50, INF, ft, ELMO ZOOM LENS F:1.8 10~30mm JAPAN NO.889028 / Printed and engraved in orange, black, red, white and blue on exposure control dial on left side of camera: 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 1.8, 32, 24, 16, 12, ASA, 40, 32, 20, 16, ASA, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40, DIN, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17 / Printed in black on door latch on left side of camera: OPEN / Engraved in silver on zoom gauge on left side of camera: 13, 15 / Engraved in white and red on fps dial on back of camera: 32, 24, 16, 12 / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: 301-F14/1 FR Elmo 8mm Movie Camera Model 8-E Zoom Rec'd. 10/4/60 / Embossed on battery pack inside battery compartment: ELMO / Printed in silver inside battery compartment ELMO / Printed in black on silver label inside footage compartment: NO. 511839 ELMO CO., LTD. NAGOYA JAPAN
