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This is perhaps the first ciné camera to include a turret for instant lens changing
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CINEMATOGRAPHIC CAMERA, CIRCA 1910
Ernemann-Werke A-G., Dresden, Germany; 35mm., polished mahogany wood-body, hand-cranked, with internal film magazines, double spocket mechanism, double claw movement, crank-handle, an Optis, Paris Anastigmat f/3.5 75mm. lens no. 12333, a Frederick, Munchen Doppelanastigmat Coronar f/4.5 60mm. lens no. 233042, through the lens viewfinder, separate finder in base (adjustable for either lens) for composing whilst filming, 200-metre footage counter and integral film punch to mark film
Ernemann-Werke A-G., Dresden, Germany; 35mm., polished mahogany wood-body, hand-cranked, with internal film magazines, double spocket mechanism, double claw movement, crank-handle, an Optis, Paris Anastigmat f/3.5 75mm. lens no. 12333, a Frederick, Munchen Doppelanastigmat Coronar f/4.5 60mm. lens no. 233042, through the lens viewfinder, separate finder in base (adjustable for either lens) for composing whilst filming, 200-metre footage counter and integral film punch to mark film
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