Accession No
1634
Brief Description
cine camera lens, by R. and J. Beck Ltd., English, 1930s
Origin
England; London
Maker
R. and J. Beck Ltd.
Class
optical
Earliest Date
1934
Latest Date
1934
Inscription Date
Material
metal (white metal, brass); glass
Dimensions
length 80mm; diameter 73mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Donated by Beck Ltd. in 1972.
Inscription
‘R & J. BECK. LTD. LONDON
75mm F 2.3’ (front of lens)
Description Notes
White metal barrel with black-painted front lens mount. Collar at front end rotates to adjust iris aperture; scale for aperture divided 2.3 - 18, numbered irregularly. Second collar rotates to adjust focus of lens, divided 3 -100 feet; reads against index on barrel, marked 75. Brass knob on side of barrel. Internal screwfit mount for attachment to camera.
Marked in pen on side of barrel ‘see label on cine camera lenses’ (label with 1617 reads ‘cine camera lenses designed for Gaumont news reel cameras in 1934. manufactured 1934. called up for war service & mounted 1942.’).
Condition good; complete.
References
Events
Description
Cine camera
This is a camera that takes motion pictures. It is similar in many ways to a normal still camera, with a light-tight compartment for the film, a lens, and a shutter. A cine camera takes a series of photographs in rapid sucession at a steady speed.
The film is moved one frame at a time past an opening through which the film is exposed. The motion is produced by a claw shaped device that slots into perforations on the edge of the film. The film is stationary for a short time as the claw engages further along the film, and this is when that frame is exposed.
18/10/2002
Created by: Saffron Clackson on 18/10/2002
FM:43184
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