Three images of Mitchell GC #779 Type B Chronograph camera, and three images from a military operation manual describing both the Type A and Type B Chronographs.

Four images of Mitchell GC #779 Type B Chronograph camera.

Three images of Mitchell GC #779 Type B Chronograph camera, and one image of the inside of a Type A Chronograph camera.

Four images from a military operation manual describing both the Type A and Type B Chronographs.

In the late 1930s, Mitchell Camera was commissioned by the U.S. military to build a more economical version of the venerable Mitchell Standard 35mm motion picture camera. ln.run/-KOfj #CinemaGear #MitchellCameraCo #MitchellGC #35mm #chronograph #cameras

Mitchell GC sn. 779 | CinemaGear.com Mitchell GC sn. 779 vintage 35mm motion picture film camera originally purchased by the US Navy in 1949.

This particular camera, serial no. 779, was originally sold to the US Navy in 1949, and comes complete with a 400’ magazine, a peanut motor, and a Bausch & Lomb Baltar 50mm lens. ln.run/uCJoD #CinemaGear #MitchellCameraCo #MitchellGC #film #35mm #cameras

Three images of a Mitchell GC sn. 779 35mm motion picture film camera with 400’ magazine, 50mm Baltar lens, and peanut motor; one image of the Mitchell Chronograph attachment that worked with this camera

In the 1940s the Mitchell Camera Corporation introduced two chronograph versions of the venerable Mitchell GC, designed in collaboration with the US Navy. ln.run/uCJoD #CinemaGear #MitchellCameraCo #MitchellGC #film #35mm #cameras

Thumbnail images for a video entitled "A Basic Guide to Threading a 35mm Mitchell Standard Film Camera" with an image on the inside of a Mitchell Standard camera with film threaded through it.

A basic threading guide for a 35mm Mitchell Standard / GC / Fries conversion camera: bit.ly/3BtwXxX #cinemagear #35mm #camera #mitchellcamera #mitchellstandard #mitchellgc #friesmitchell