This item sold May 2011, and moved to Louisiana.
SerNo: 156362, base and door. Deep maroon-black. Turret for 3 C-mount lenses, 1 lens included. (Bell & Howell Lumax 1 inch f/1.9 Ser 21978.) Not working very much, spring problem. (Display stand not included.)
Flaws:
Spring wind is only 1/4 of full wind. Will only shoot 5ft of film at a time, and the speed drops off. May have been overwound or run dry (empty) at high fps. Not easily repairable- special tools, dangerous spring.
Spring Problem Repair:
"I seem to recall one of the service techs at Gordon telling me that their service department has a heavy metal plate (or something like that) they open these cameras under when accessing the spring compartment. Apparently the large spring can be a threat to life and limb. Might be worth confirming before you decide to make it a do-it-yourself project. - From: http://www.cinematography.com/index.php?showtopic=18528#ixzz1MGWQpocc
(The discussion mentions special apparatus and repair guys, but the thread is from 2006.)
About Bell & Howell Filmo Cameras:
Free PDF of the Manual: http://www.intervalometers.com/pdfs/2003-filmo70-dl.pdf
"The Filmo camera series started with the 1923 Filmo 70, beginning a series of models built on the same basic body that was to continued for more than half a century. It was based on Bell & Howell's brilliantly designed 1917 prototype for a 17.5mm camera intended for amateur use. When invited (along with Victor) into Kodak's 16mm plans in 1920, the company was quick to see the advantages and immediately set about redesigning the 17.5mm camera for 16mm film. The Camera is configured for C mount lenses and starting in 1927, was equipped with a three lens turret (Model C). Early turret models used a variable drum finder (Models D and DA) or sets of separate finder lenses matched to each focal length on later cameras (Models DL and DR). Early versions (The Filmo 70A and 70C) were designed for two speeds, either 8 and 16 fps, or 16 and 32 fps, with one option for a 12-16-24 fps 3-speed camera. Starting with the Model D in 1927, most versions could shoot a range of speeds up to 64 frames per second (8-12-16-24-32-48-64 fps), although there was a superspeed version, the 70-B (1925), designed to run at a single speed of 128fps. This produced an extreme slow-motion effect and was used for motion analysis. The Model 70-E (1935) was a turretless version of the Model D, with a shorter range of speeds (8-16-24-64 fps). The camera was built to the most precise standards in the industry, and is still popular with student filmmakers." - Wikipedia
See Also:
"The Incomparable B&H Filmo" at: http://www.tfgtransfer.com/filmo.htm
It would look nice next to the Eyemo I am also selling...
Thanks for looking,
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