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Eyemo Spider

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La Eyemo Spider és una de les càmeres de cinema més espectaculars i icòniques de mitjans del s. XX, en especial pel seu vincle amb les filmacions de guerra des de la II Guerra Mundial fins a la guerra del Vietnam.

 

Aquesta és una Eyemo 71-Q formada per diverses parts, algunes d'origen clarament militar. La vaig comprar sense objectius, que els vaig adquirir a part. El cos principal sembla datar de cap a inicis dels anys 50, potser vinculat a la guerra de Corea, però en ell mateix no hi ha cap marca militar, apart de ser tot negre mat. Compta amb encaix per a motor electric i per a carregadors de pel·licula extra de 400 peus. També té un carregador per filtres de colors incorporat, així com un visor extern per a enfocar amb els objectius abans de posar-los en posició per a filmar, molt util per enfocaments critics o dificils. El motor es de molla, amb gran maneta desmontable.

 

La tapa prové d'una càmera més antiga, probablement de 1944 (el seu número de serie és més baix) i és clarament militar, ja que porta un visor multifocal militar PH-532/UF del U.S. Army Signal Corps. Es un visor fantastic, que permet fer servir objectius des de 25mm fins 250mm (1 a 10 polzades).

 

La càmera pot montar tres objectius diferents, i aquí porta un gran angular Bausch & Lomb Baltar 1" (25,5mm) / f2,3 US Army Spec 75-150. Es clarament militar i sembla datar de 1945. El segon és un Eymax Anastigmat f4.5/2" i data dels anys 40 aproximadament. Finalment, el teleobjectiu també es clarament militar, un Bell & Howell Eymax Telephoto 6" (152,4mm) / f4,5 amb segell "AN-4394" d'acceptació militar per a filmació de combat, així com el gravat USBP-2, que pot indicar United States Border Patrol, i sembla fabricat el 1944.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyemo

 

cinemagear.com/details/eyemo-c10732.html

 

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The Eyemo Spider is one of the most spectacular and iconic motion picture cameras of the mid-20th century, particularly due to its association with wartime filming spanning from World War II to the Vietnam War.

 

This specific unit is an Eyemo 71-Q assembled from various parts, some of which are clearly of military origin. I purchased the camera body without lenses, acquiring them separately. The main body appears to date back to the early 1950s—possibly linked to the Korean War—though it bears no military markings other than its matte black finish. It features mounts for an electric motor and for external 400-foot film magazines. It also includes a built-in color filter holder and an external viewfinder for focusing lenses before moving them into the shooting position—a feature highly useful for critical or difficult focusing tasks. The camera is powered by a spring motor with a large, detachable winding crank.

 

The door comes from an older camera, likely dating to 1944 (indicated by its lower serial number), and is clearly military-issue; it is fitted with a U.S. Army Signal Corps PH-532/UF multi-focal viewfinder. This is a fantastic viewfinder that accommodates lenses ranging from 25mm to 250mm (1 to 10 inches). The camera can be fitted with three different lenses; here, it is equipped with a Bausch & Lomb Baltar 1" (25.5mm) / f/2.3 wide-angle lens (US Army Spec 75-150). It is clearly of military origin and appears to date from 1945. The second lens is an Eymax Anastigmat f/4.5/2", dating from approximately the 1940s. Finally, the telephoto lens is also clearly military-issue—a Bell & Howell Eymax Telephoto 6" (152.4mm) / f/4.5 bearing the "AN-4394" military acceptance stamp for combat cinematography, as well as the engraving "USBP-2" (possibly standing for United States Border Patrol); it appears to have been manufactured in 1944.

 

The camera seems to work perfectly.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyemo

 

cinemagear.com/details/eyemo-c10732.html

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