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The last cameras with spring motors are the 88 R and 88 RS. These
humidity-proof cameras were provided with fully automatic film
input. This was developed by Bauer itself and used by other manu-
facturers as well. The same facility was included in all brand-new,
exposure systems and can be found in the 88 R and 88 RS for the
first time.

Two AA batteries
provide the expo-
sure system and the
motor of the zoom
lens with electric
current. All speeds
were synchronised
Bauer 88 R again, the single
frame plus 18
frames/sec and 64 frames/sec could be switched
over directly during shooting. The 88 R was
delivered with the Bauer Vario 9-32 mm f1.8 and
with a Vario wide-angle auxiliary lens of 6.75-24
mm. The 88 RS has Schneider Variogon 8-48
mm f1.8 and the Bauer Vario-Curtar wide-angle Bauer’s exposure system
auxiliary lens 6-36 mm.

In the same year, 1963, the T 10 series was replaced by the T 12 projectors, all with dust covers
which could be used as projection tables. Those are:

The T 12, provided with a halogen bulb of 12 V 100 W
without a mirror, because there were none at the time. The
bulb had the capability of being on at full power or
switched to reduced power. The other capabilities are for-
ward, backward and still picture, but no variable speeds.
The standard speed is 18 frames/sec. There is, of course, an
automatic film input up to the reception reel. The lens is a
Bauer 18 mm f1.4 or a Bauer Vario 15-25 mm f1.2. The T
12 R, similar to the T 12, but provided with the well-known
Bauer electric synchro coupling. This machine was only
produced for a short time.
The T 12 S, similar to the T 12, but with synchro coupling,
which reduced the resistance used by many other manufac-
The T 12 S projector turers. It was difficult to achieve lip synchronisation but
Bauer realised that an amateur did not care about it very much, and it made the system cheaper.

In 1964, Bauer developed an electric motor for movie cameras, and the Electric series was
produced. This series began with two models, the Electric and the Electric S. The difference
between the two was the lens. The Electric had a Bauer Vario 9-21 mm f1.8 and the Electric S
had a Bauer Vario 7.5-30 mm f1.8. The camera bodies are identical. The electric motor takes two
AA batteries. Besides the possibility of single frame, the camera has two speeds: 18 frames/sec
and 24 frames/sec and, of course, a full automatic film-input also. Meanwhile there were efforts

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