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Internally, the supply reel was at the rear of the magazine, winding its way through the
gate and then onto the take up hub at the front. A footage indicator, located on the
side of the magazine, and visible though a small hole in the camera side cover, engages
with the film on the take-up hub, providing an indication of how much film has been
exposed.

One year before the
introduction of the Magazine
16, Kodak had introduced their
Kodachrome 16 mm colour film
and of course it became
available in the magazine
format immediately. Colour
movies became a reality for the
home movie fraternity.
Three generations of Kodachrome
In subsequent years, other manufacturers, such as Bell & Howell and Revere,
produced 16 mm cameras which used the Kodak 50 foot magazines. Later model
cameras, such as the Bell & Howell shown here were even easier to load, the rear of
the camera opened and the magazine was
inserted and the cover closed - loading
done in an instant!

Left: The Bell & Howell magazine loading
camera. The magazine was inserted into the
rear of the camera. Footage counter was
visible through the black hole under the
B&H logo.

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