Carena Zoomex
Camera
Carena, SA
Swiss, ca. 1960s
Carena Zoomex
1962
Metal, glass, leather and rubber.
Overall: 8 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 7 in., 2.9 lb. (22.2 × 6.4 × 17.8 cm, 1.3 kg)
Gift of Myron Bernhardt
DescriptionChrome and crackled-black leather-covered, vaulted, 8mm, motion picture camera with reflex viewfinder, f/1.8 7.5mm to 35mm zoom lens, lens cap, footage gauge, automatic exposure, single-frame exposure, variable speed and variable ASA in a brown leather case with tripod socket adaptor and a roll of film. The camera accepts dual 25 foot spools of film.
Inscriptions Printed in silver above lens: Carena Zoomex / Engraved in black on lens: ANGENIEUX-ZOOM TYPE K2 No 1058504 P. ANGENIEUX PARIS 7.5-35mm f/1.8 / Prined in silver on variable speed dial on front of camera: AUTOMATIC, MANUAL, 0, 8, 1, 16, 245, 32 / Printed in yellow on film speed dial on front of camera: ASA, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, DIN, 27, 24, 21, 18, 15, 12 / Engraved in black on footage gauge: m, ft / Stamped in black on bottom of camera: 115431 / Engraved in black on lens cap: P. ANGENIEUX PARIS / Printed in grey on spool inside of camera: FILM HALF EXPOSED WHEN ON THIS CAMERA SPOOL / Engraved in black on spool inside of camera: KODAK SPOOL / Printed in yellow inside of camera: BREVET SUISSE - 317.929 PATENT PENDING ALLEMAGNE, ANGLETERRE, AUTRICHE, BELGIQUE, CANADA, ETATS-UNIS, FRANCE, HOLLANDE, ITALIE, SUEDE
