Bencini Comet S8
Camera
Bencini Comet S8
ca. 1971
Plastic, glass, and metal
Overall (camera): 7 1/8 × 1 3/4 × 5 3/4 in., 0.9 lb. (18.1 × 4.4 × 14.6 cm, 0.4 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
DescriptionTan, vaulted, Super-8, battery operated, motion picture camera with f/1.8 lens, optical eye level viewfinder, footage gauge, and pistol grip. The camera accepts Super-8 film cartridges.
Inscriptions Printed in silver on product label on right side of camera: bencini COMET S8, MADE IN ITALY / Engraved in white on lens on front of camera: KINOSTAR LENS F. 14 mm 1:1.8 / Printed in silver on exposure guide on left side of camera: EXPOSURE GUIDE F. 16 - F. 11, BRIGHT OR HAZY SUN, F. 8, CLOUDY BRIGHT, F. 5.6, HEAVY OVERCAST, F. 5.6, OPEN SHADE / Printed in silver on locking lever on left side of camera: L / Printed in red and black on footage gauge on left side of camera: MT, FT, 0, 1 / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: 301-IB4/1 Bencini Comet S-8 Super 8 Cine Camera. Recieved...11/18/69 (Treash)
