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Standard features included:
Interchangeable lenses
Variable shutter creating
fades and dissolves effects
Reflex focusing
Quick-change film magazines
100 or 200ft film magazines
Chime warning when the
spring is almost unwound
Manual cranking shafts: 1
frame per turn & 8 frames per
turn.
Two-lens turret
These cameras were highly regarded by professional users because of the pin register
system incorporated. This was a device which engaged with the film when it was sta-
tionary in the gate, preventing any movement during exposure.
More information: Wikipedia
The components that make up the
camera
Top: The main body containing the
motor, lens mount and controls.
The 200 ft film unit
The ‘standard’ film unit 100 ft
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