General Information

Serial #

10416734

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION..2-.3 ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION..4 IMITATION LEATHER CASE HAS FABRIC LINING; SOME MINOR METAL FITTINGS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

18.3 cm

Width

16.2 cm

Height

7.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MEOPTA

Country

Czechoslovakia

State/Province

Unknown

City

Brno

Context

Country

Europe

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF CINE CAMERA USED 1956+

Canada

PART OF PHOTOGRAPHY EQ. COLLECTION DONATED TO CSTM BY A.M. HARDY ESTATE. ARCHIBALD HARDY OPERATED A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO ON SPARKS ST., OTTAWA IN 1930S. FOLLOWING WAR SERVICE, HE EST'D A STUDIO IN VANKLEEK HILL, ONT. WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. HE SPECIALIZED IN WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY. MR. HARDY CLOSED HIS STUDIO IN 1952. (REF. 2)

Function

USED TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES ON FILM.

Technical

WELL MADE8MM CINE CAMERA OPERATED BY MEANS OF A CLOCKWORK MECHANISM. FITTED WITH MEOPTA MIRAR 1:2,8 F=12,5 MM FIXED FOCUS LENS. POPULAR WITHIN EAST BLOCK COUNTRIES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 All controls, etc. labelled. "Admica" & "meopta" marked on front panel. Lens casing marked "Meopta Mirar 1:2,8 f=12,5 mm". "Admira 8 "E"/ meopta/ 10416734/ MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA" and film threading diagram appear on panel inside camera body..2 No markings visible..3 Directional arrow & "FERRANIA/ MADE IN ITALY" marked on film spool..4 No markings visible.

Missing

.1 POSSIBLY MISSING HAND STRAP.

Finish

.1 CAMERA EXTERIOR IS BLACK WITH SILVER METAL TRIM & FITTINGS. BRUSHED SILVER METAL FRONT PANEL; ALL OTHER SIDES HAVE BLACK PEBBLE-TEXTURED FINISH. INTERIOR IS PREDOMINANTLY BLACK; SILVER METAL FITTINGS..2 BLACK PEBBLE-TEXTURED INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SURFACES; SILVER METAL TRIM & FITTINGS..3 FLAT BLACK FILM SPOOL BEARS OFF-WHITE DIRECTIONAL ARROW; CARRIES SHORT LENGTH OF FILM..4 MEDIUM-BROWN CASE HAS FLOCKED RED LINING.

Decoration

N/A