Bolex for sale

From: andrew lampert (email suppressed)
Date: Thu Mar 25 2010 - 19:23:07 PDT


I was asked to post this to the list by a friend (on behalf of their friend). If interested please contact the person listed in this note. Thanks, A. --- BENJI COSSA is looking to sell a Bolex H16 Reflex - contact email suppressed with questions.... > I paid $1100 for this jammer pre e-bay in 1998 or 9. I would like to > recoup as close as I can to what I paid, but am willing to take a cut > Bolex Paillard H 16 Rex (reflex) > Great condition with Accessories! > > Sale includes: > > CAMERA > - Serial #: 183699 > - year 1941/43 > - 3 Lenses: > 1- 3" telephoto > 1- 1:1.4 F=25 ? > 1- 9"230mm > - Eyepiece rubber cover > - Attachment on side that previews lenses by touch of a dial > - Manual/Wind up > > PLUS > > * Animation cable > * 5 gels > * Rewinder > * Sekonic digital light meter > * Hard case w/ handle > > > H-16 > > > 16mm Camera > > > 1935 > > * *OVERALL DIMENSIONS:* 8 1/2" x 6" x 3" > * *WEIGHT:* Approximately 5 1/2 lbs (without lenses) > * *OUTER CASE:* Highly polished duraluminium body, covered in > genuine Morocco leather. Metal parts are chrome-plated. > * *FILM CAPACITY:* 100ft (30m) and 50ft (15m) daylight loading > spools of 16mm film. > * *THREADING:* Automatic threading and loop forming. The end of the > film is simply placed in a channel leading to the feed sprocket. > The release is pressed and the film is then automatically threaded > throughout the entire mechanism. > * *MOTOR:* Constant speed, spring motor mechanism; governor > controlled. Large winding handle folds downward and attaches to > camera when not in use. Spring cannot be over-wound. 8:1 external > drive shaft permits the attachment of an electric motor. > * *TURRET:* Rotating turret accommodates three interchangeable C > mount lenses. The top position allows for critical focusing > through a groundglass screen on later versions of this model. > * *VIEWFINDER:* accessory Tri Focal viewfinder gives an exact > viewing field for lenses of 3 focal lengths. Later versions of > this model had a built-in critical focus viewer with optional > cupped eyepiece. > * *VARIABLE SPEED:* 8, 16, 24, 32 and 64 frames per second with the > ability to change speeds while the camera is running. > * Bolex X-ray > * *RELEASE BUTTON:* provides for the making of continuous exposures > by a finger-tip release on the front of the camera. A side release > allows for locked, hands-free running or single frame exposures. > * *SHUTTER:* 190 degree disc shutter, operates at 118/1000 of an > inch from emulsion side of film with an exposure rate of 1/30 > second at 16 fps. > * *FOOTAGE COUNTER:* adds and subtracts accurately in forward or > reverse motion and automatically returns to zero when film is > reloaded into the camera. > * *AUDIBLE FOOTAGE INDICATOR:* A distinct click announces the > passing of each 10 inches of film through the gate. This mechanism > may be disengaged, if desired, by simply moving a lever. > * *FRAME COUNTER:* An accessory frame counter could be attached to > the motor crank shaft. Two separate counters registered increments > of single frames and 50 frames as the film progressed. > * *SINGLE FRAME:* Time lapse and animation is possible by using the > side release button or an accessory cable release and adapter; I-T > lever allows for timed or instantaneous single exposures. > * *MANUAL REWIND:* Clutch disengages spring motor and permits > forward movement and backwind without running down the spring; > allows for dissolves and superimposition. > * *TRIPOD SOCKET:* 3/8" thread > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Notes and Comments > > By 1930, Jacques Bogopolsky had sold the Bolex patents to Paillard of > Yverdon Switzerland; a manufacturer of Hermes typewriters and other > products, as well as distributor of Thorens gramophones and phonographs. > Paillard-Bolex was formed as the cine division of Paillard. > > The Bolex H-16 was introduced in 1935. The design appears to have been > loosely based on the Bolex Auto Cine B > <http://www.bolexcollector.com/cameras/autocine-b.html>. However, apart > from the shape and a few similar functions, it was a radically different > camera. Among the most notable improvements was the addition of a three > lens turret and variable speed dial. Over the next decade, the H-16 saw > several alterations. > > > Early Modifications > > Winding Handles > The spring motor of the original H-16 was designed to be wound with a > winding crank or key; early instruction manuals seem to suggest the > camera was supplied with either one or the other, but not both. > > The winding crank supplied with the original camera was designed as a > single piece, with a large square lug bolt. This "stiff crank" design > could not be used to wind the motor while the turret was swung out. A > collapsible-style crank was supplied with the external frame counter > <http://www.bolexcollector.com/accessories/misc40.html#2>; it was > attached to an extended crank shaft that provided clearance of the > counter during winding. > > 1937 -- Critical Focus > The H-16 used an accessory trifocal viewfinder > <http://www.bolexcollector.com/accessories/view40.html#1>, which could > be attached to the side or the top, but the original camera had no > provision to allow critical focusing. > > A critical visual focuser was added at some point in 1936 or 1937, > consisting of a reflecting prism and groundglass screen built into the > area behind the top lens position. This allowed viewing and focusing to > be done through any lens swung into the top turret position. After the > lens was properly focused, it could be moved back to the taking position > for filming. A cupped eyepiece was available that magnified the image > seen in the critical focuser. > > 1938 -- Logo Plate > The earliest H-16 cameras, manufactured before serial number 9400 had > the Paillard-Bolex logo embossed directly into the leather. Cameras > manufactured after #9400 were constructed with a metal logo plate > attached with two screws. ^[1] > <http://www.bolexcollector.com/cameras/h16.html#ftref1> > > This addition was more than a cosmetic change, however, as it allowed > for easy attachment of the Bolex external frame counter > <http://www.bolexcollector.com/accessories/misc40.html#2>. The frame > counter could also be used on the earlier version of the H-16, but it > required a modification from a Bolex service facility. ^[2] > <http://www.bolexcollector.com/cameras/h16.html#ftref2> > > By 1940, H-16 cameras were sold with the external frame counter already > attached. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Serial Numbers and Dates of Manufacture > > The serial number on this model can be found on several locations: > inside the film chamber, near the top spindle, or behind the turret > plate near the bottom lens position. A matching number can also be found > inside the film chamber door. The table below lists the range of serial > numbers allocated to H cameras manufactured from 1936 until the > introduction of the internal frame counter (S/N 33200) in 1946. > > Bolex H16 :: Serial Numbers # Year > ??? — ??? 1935 > 7510 — 10000 1936 / 37 > 10000 — 15000 1938 / 40 > 15000 — 20000 1941 / 43 > 20000 — 25000 1944 > 25000 — 30000 1945 > 30000 — 33200 1946 / 47 >

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