Cine Elmo 8-AA
Camera
Elmo Co., Ltd.
Japanese, 1921
Cine Elmo 8-AA
ca. 1957
Metal and glass
Overall (camera): 6 5/8 × 2 1/2 × 6 in., 2.6 lb. (16.8 × 6.4 × 15.2 cm, 1.2 kg)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
2023.0071.0157
DescriptionCrackled-grey, vaulted, 8mm, spring motor operated, motion picture camera with f/0.9 lens, adjustable, eye level viewfinder, fps dial, footage gauge, winding key, exposure guide, grip, and wrist strap. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools.
Inscriptions Printed in red and silver on product label on right side of camera: ELMO, NO. 530522, CINE ELMO 8-AA / Printed in red and silver on fps dial on right side of camera: 8, 16, 24, 32, SPEED / Inscribed in silver on winding crank on right side of camera: JAPAN / Printed in red on silver viewfinder dial on right side of camera: 13- 75, 65, 38, 25, 13, FINDER / Embossed in silver on product label on front of camera: 8 CINE ELMO / Engraved in black, orange and white on lens on front of camera: SWITAR 1:0.9 f=13mm No 907775, 10", 11", 1, 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 1 3/4, 2, 2 1/2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 100, INF., feet, Kern-Paillard Lens made in Switzerland, 22, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 2, 1.4, 1, 0.9 / Embossed in silver on footage gauge on left side of camera: FEET, 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 / Embossed in silver on exposure guide on left side of camera: ASA, 80, 100, ASA, 8, 16, 24, 32, SPEED, CINE ELMO 8, OPEN SCENE, SHADE SCENE, 16, 11, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, OPEN SCENE, SHADE SCENE / Printed in black on white label on back of camera: 301-JE1/4-1 rcd 27JUN80 / Embossed in white on label on top of camera: TEST-1 OPTICAL ENG DEPT / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: #26827
