Una càmera en txec / A camera in Czech
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
A finals del s. XIX es va inventar la pel·licula de 35mm que ràpidament es va convertir en l'estandard del cinema profesional. Té una gran qualitat, però és car i les càmeres que el fan servir son pesades i molt cares, en general.
Pertant, el 1923, Kodak llençà un nou format pensat per als amateurs, el cinema de 16mm (la meitat que el de 35mm). Les càmeres son molt més petites i barates, però aixi i tot, a partir de la gran depresió de 1929, les vendes no eren tant grans com s'esperava, i Kodak de nou llençà, el 1932, un tercer format encara més amateur i petit, el 8mm, després conegut com a regular-8 o doble-8 (per a diferenciar-lo del Super-8 dels anys 60).
Per al llençament del de la pel·licula de 8mm, Kodak creà alhora 3 models de càmera, coneguts com a Ciné-Kodak Eight, models 20, 25 i 60. Es diferenciaven entre ells sobretot en la qualitat del objectiu que empraven.
Aquesta en concret és una "model 20", la més barata. Monta un objectiu Kodak Anastigmat f3.5 de 13mm no intercanviable, i té una única velocitat de 16fps. Aquest model es va produir entre 1932 i 1941. Curiosament, aquesta càmera en concret fou produida a Rochester (NY) per al Txecoslovaquia en concret, ja que té les indicacions en txec. No he vist enlloc que existís aquesta variant idiomàtica concreta. Pel num. de serie que comença amb "C", sembla fabricada a inicis de la producció, cap a 1933-34.
www.vintagecameras.fr/kodak/cine-kodak-eight-25
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cin%C3%A9-Kodak
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At the end of the 19th century 35mm film was invented, which quickly became the standard for professional cinema. It has great quality, but it is expensive and the cameras that use it are heavy and very expensive, in general.
Therefore, in 1923, Kodak released a new format designed for amateurs, 16mm film (half that of 35mm). Cameras are much smaller and cheaper, but still, after the Great Depression of 1929, sales were not as great as expected, and Kodak again released, in 1932, an even more amateur third format and small, the 8mm, later known as regular-8 or double-8 (to differentiate it from the Super-8 of the 60s).
For the release of the 8mm film, Kodak created at the same time 3 camera models, known as Ciné-Kodak Eight, models 20, 25 and 60. They differed from each other mainly in the quality of the lens they used.
This particular one is VERY UNUSUAL; it's a "model 20", the cheapest. It mounts a non-interchangeable 13mm Kodak Anastigmat f3.5 lens, and has a single speed of 16fps. This model was produced between 1932 and 1941. What makes it special is that this particular camera was produced in Rochester (NY) for Czechoslovakia specifically, as it has the instructions in Czech. I have not seen anywhere that this particular language variant existed. The Kodak delegation in Prague, was located in Vodičkova 31 (just a couple of buildings away now stands a gorgeous photography shop, FotoSkoda, I've been there). By the serial number that starts with "C", it seems to have been manufactured at the beginning of production, around 1933-34.
www.vintagecameras.fr/kodak/cine-kodak-eight-25
Una càmera en txec / A camera in Czech
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
A finals del s. XIX es va inventar la pel·licula de 35mm que ràpidament es va convertir en l'estandard del cinema profesional. Té una gran qualitat, però és car i les càmeres que el fan servir son pesades i molt cares, en general.
Pertant, el 1923, Kodak llençà un nou format pensat per als amateurs, el cinema de 16mm (la meitat que el de 35mm). Les càmeres son molt més petites i barates, però aixi i tot, a partir de la gran depresió de 1929, les vendes no eren tant grans com s'esperava, i Kodak de nou llençà, el 1932, un tercer format encara més amateur i petit, el 8mm, després conegut com a regular-8 o doble-8 (per a diferenciar-lo del Super-8 dels anys 60).
Per al llençament del de la pel·licula de 8mm, Kodak creà alhora 3 models de càmera, coneguts com a Ciné-Kodak Eight, models 20, 25 i 60. Es diferenciaven entre ells sobretot en la qualitat del objectiu que empraven.
Aquesta en concret és una "model 20", la més barata. Monta un objectiu Kodak Anastigmat f3.5 de 13mm no intercanviable, i té una única velocitat de 16fps. Aquest model es va produir entre 1932 i 1941. Curiosament, aquesta càmera en concret fou produida a Rochester (NY) per al Txecoslovaquia en concret, ja que té les indicacions en txec. No he vist enlloc que existís aquesta variant idiomàtica concreta. Pel num. de serie que comença amb "C", sembla fabricada a inicis de la producció, cap a 1933-34.
www.vintagecameras.fr/kodak/cine-kodak-eight-25
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cin%C3%A9-Kodak
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At the end of the 19th century 35mm film was invented, which quickly became the standard for professional cinema. It has great quality, but it is expensive and the cameras that use it are heavy and very expensive, in general.
Therefore, in 1923, Kodak released a new format designed for amateurs, 16mm film (half that of 35mm). Cameras are much smaller and cheaper, but still, after the Great Depression of 1929, sales were not as great as expected, and Kodak again released, in 1932, an even more amateur third format and small, the 8mm, later known as regular-8 or double-8 (to differentiate it from the Super-8 of the 60s).
For the release of the 8mm film, Kodak created at the same time 3 camera models, known as Ciné-Kodak Eight, models 20, 25 and 60. They differed from each other mainly in the quality of the lens they used.
This particular one is VERY UNUSUAL; it's a "model 20", the cheapest. It mounts a non-interchangeable 13mm Kodak Anastigmat f3.5 lens, and has a single speed of 16fps. This model was produced between 1932 and 1941. What makes it special is that this particular camera was produced in Rochester (NY) for Czechoslovakia specifically, as it has the instructions in Czech. I have not seen anywhere that this particular language variant existed. The Kodak delegation in Prague, was located in Vodičkova 31 (just a couple of buildings away now stands a gorgeous photography shop, FotoSkoda, I've been there). By the serial number that starts with "C", it seems to have been manufactured at the beginning of production, around 1933-34.
www.vintagecameras.fr/kodak/cine-kodak-eight-25