General Information

Serial #

512064

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, SYNTHETIC, GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

20.0 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

3.8 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

Fuji

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Tokyo

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1960S AND 1970S

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SILENT MOTION PICTURES USING COMPACT, FACTORY LOADED, RE-USABLE, SLIP-IN CARTRIDGES IN 'SUPER 8' FORMAT (AUTOMATIC SPEED AND EXPOSURE SETTINGS).

Technical

SIMPLEST & ONE OF 2 ORIGINAL MODELS OF SINGLE 8 CAMERAS INTRODUCED IN 1965. NEW FORMAT OFFERED 50% LARGER IMAGE SIZE, SMALLER PERFORATIONS, COMPACT CARTRIDGE LOADING WITH AUTOMATICALLY SET EXPOSURE & SPEED. LATER TO ENTER THE MARKET, THE FUJI WITH ITS MORE COMPACT CARTRIDGE USING THINNER POLYESTER FILM LOST THE BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY & WAS SHORT-LIVED. FUJI COMPETED IN "SUPER 8" WITH BELL&HOWELL/KODAK.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON FRONT: 'FUJINON/ 1:1.8 11.5mm/ FUJICA'/ PLATE ON SIDE: 'FUJICA Single-8 P1'/ PRINTING INSIDE CAMERA INCLUDES: 'FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD./ FILM GATE/ Snap the cartridge into/ here, the printed side/ facing upward./ Make sure the film runs/ through the film-gate.'/ EMBOSSED IN BOTTOM: 'JAPAN'/ ON HANDLE: '512064'

Missing

CONSISTS OF CAMERA ONLY - NO CASE ETC.

Finish

BODY: MATTE BLACK WITH MATTE SILVER TRIM/ HANDLE: SHINY BLACK TOP PART AND SHINY GREY BOTTOM

Decoration

N/A