‘Heralded months ago as a future “possibility,” 16 mm. synchronized sound movies for business use are here...and here to stay...’
Bell & Howell Filmo. February 1930.
#salespresentation #16mmfilm #BellandHowell
A series of 6 images of Bell & Howell 2709 serial number 1015, one with the main camera door and magazine opened and the camera threaded with film, one of the opposite side of the camera, and four of the camera and movement in various stages of being serviced.
A grid of 4 images of Bell & Howell 2709 serial number 1015: (top left) the inside of the camera door with the movement removed; (top right) the movement out of the camera; (bottom left) the movement disassembled; (bottom right) the movement being cleaned.
A grid of 4 images of Bell & Howell 2709 serial number 1015: (top left) one side of the camera with the magazine mounted on top and the door closed; (top right) the other side of the camera; (bottom left) a close-up of the hand-crank side of the camera; (bottom right) the inside of the camera with the movement reinstalled.
A view of Bell & Howell 2709 serial number 1015 threaded with film and the camera door and magazine doors open.
I am so happy to send this classic Bell & Howell 2709 camera to its new home this week. Its new owner is planning to give it a new life shooting movies once again. ln.run/f0toV #CinemaGear #BellAndHowell #bellandhowell2709 #cameras #35mm
and cinematographers such as Arthur Edeson, Ernest Haller, George J. Folsey, and Ted D. McCord among its employ.. Add this working piece of history to your studio or working collection today! ln.run/w6t_Y #CinemaGear #BellAndHowell #BellAndHowell2709 #cameras #films
Bell & Howell 2709 all-metal motion picture film camera out of the studio of master matte painting artist Rocco Gioffre
Bell & Howell 2709 all-metal motion picture film camera out of the studio of master matte painting artist Rocco Gioffre
Bell & Howell 2709 all-metal motion picture film camera out of the studio of master matte painting artist Rocco Gioffre
This Bell & Howell 2709, serial number 707comes from the studio of award-winning studio matte painter and visual effects artist Rocco Gioffre. ln.run/w6t_Y #CinemaGear #BellAndHowell #BellAndHowell2709 #cameras #films
As a change of pace between other projects, I have been taking a look at the various Bell & Howell Eymax lenses I acquired several years back as part of a lot purchase. ln.run/8HlJ1 #CinemaGear #BellAndHowell #Eymax #lenses #35mm #Eyemo
Bell & Howell 2709 Standard 35mm motion picture film camera
In 1912, the all metal, design 2709 Standard Cinematograph motion picture camera was introduced by Bell & Howell to great fanfare. ln.run/f0toV #CinemaGear #BellAndHowell #2709 #cameras #35mm
Bell & Howell Eyemo 35mm spring motor drive motion picture film camera
Based largely on the earlier 16mm Filmo, the Bell & Howell Eyemo was introduced in 1925, and produced through the 1970's. ln.run/iWEWg #CinemaGear #BellAndHowell #Eyemo #35mm #cameras #film
Bell & Howell Filmo 16mm spring motor drive motion picture film camera
The Bell & Howell Filmo Automatic Cine Camera was introduced to the market in 1923. It was the first spring motor driven 16mm camera on the market and was an immediate hit. The Filmo was produced in numerous variations from 1923 through the 1970's. ln.run/N3w5- #CinemaGear #BellAndHowell #Filmo
Over the last week or so, we have organized and labeled this library, and made a spreadsheet to catalog everything that we have. It is a relief to finally have this done so I can actually find what I have! ln.run/7ZfKm #CinemaGear #MitchellCamera #Arriflex #BellAndHowell #FriesEngineering #Kodak
Organizing our library of camera manuals, advertising, research materials, and assorted historical documentation. The collection includes operation and service manuals and other documents from Mitchell Camera Corporation, Bell and Howell, Arriflex, Cinema Products, Photosonics, Auricon, Fries Engineering, Nagra, and others.
Organizing our library of camera manuals, advertising, research materials, and assorted historical documentation. The collection includes operation and service manuals and other documents from Mitchell Camera Corporation, Bell and Howell, Arriflex, Cinema Products, Photosonics, Auricon, Fries Engineering, Nagra, and others.
One of the things that kept getting put off when we moved to our current location is organizing the many, many boxes of documents and printed materials I have collected. ln.run/7ZfKm #CinemaGear #MitchellCamera #Arriflex #BellAndHowell #FriesEngineering #Bolex #Auricon #Photosonics #KodakOrganizing
Here, presented for your entertainment, are a few early ads for the Eyemos, published shortly after their introduction in 1925, as well as pictures of a few of the Eymos I have available. ln.run/iWEWg #CinemaGear #BellAndHowell #Eyemo #35mm #cameras #film
May 1926 ad from "American Cinematographer" for the new Bell & Howell Eyemo Standard Professional Portable Automatic Camera
I have mainly military surplus cameras, some with single lens ports, some with spider turrets. I have a few motors and a few original hand grips, as well as several original olive drab military wooden cases. ln.run/iWEWg #CinemaGear #BellAndHowell #Eyemo #35mm #cameras #film
October 1925 ad from "American Cinematographer" for the new Bell & Howell Eyemo Standard Professional Portable Automatic Camera
Still, these are extraordinary cameras that saw aerial combat, ground combat, news gathering, and documentary filmmaking use for decades. ln.run/iWEWg #CinemaGear #BellAndHowell #Eyemo #35mm #cameras #film
February 1926 ad from "The Motion Picture Director" for the new Bell & Howell Eyemo Standard Professional Portable Automatic Camera
Most of the Eyemos wind-up and run, but I don’t know how well they run. At some point, I hope to go through and service them, but at the moment I can offer them as is. ln.run/iWEWg #CinemaGear #BellAndHowell #Eyemo #35mm #cameras #film
Bell & Howell Eyemo 35mm internal spring motor wind motion picture film cameras
Over the years, I have acquired a bunch of Bell & Howell Eyemo cameras, but I have not had the time to go through them and make sure everything was working. ln.run/iWEWg #CinemaGear #BellAndHowell #Eyemo #35mm #cameras #film
The all-metal Bell & Howell 2709, introduced in 1912, forever changed the face of motion picture cameras and cinematography. ln.run/w6t_Y #CinemaGear #BellAndHowell #BellAndHowell2709 #cameras #films
‘Heralded months ago as a future “possibility,” 16 mm. synchronized sound movies for business use are here...and here to stay...’
Bell & Howell Filmo. February 1930.
#salespresentation #16mmfilm #BellandHowell
Once the 2709 was supplanted by cameras like the Mitchell and its successors, it remained an important part of the title, optical, and visual effects industries. bit.ly/4jq7h9h #cinemagear #BellAndHowell #2709
Hard to believe it's been four years since this film shoot for #BorleyRectory
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#Filmout #16mm
Reloaded with new film, my dad's camera will now continue its life in my 1971 Citroën DS 21 BVH Pallas. Perfect match. #Kodak #Tmax #tmax100 #canondial35 #bellandhowell
Reloaded with new film, my dad's camera will now continue its life in my 1971 Citroën DS 21 BVH Pallas. Perfect match. #Kodak #Tmax #tmax100 #canondial35 #bellandhowell
