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OBJECT TYPE: SUPER-8/NON-SOUND
DATE: 1976
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0255.001

MANUFACTURER: Minolta Camera Co. Ltd.
MODEL: XL401
LOCATION: Osaka, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 150634
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL AND SYNTHETIC MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION; GLASS OPTICS; SYNTHETIC FIBRE WRIST STRAP..2 MOULDED SYNTHETIC LENS CAP..3 SYNTHETIC COMPOSITION CAMERA BAG HAS METAL CLOSURES AND MINOR FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.0 cm
Width: 16.0 cm
Height: 22.0 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: Minolta
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Osaka

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS CAMERA USED LATE 1970S- 1980S.
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES.
Technical: LIGHTWEIGHT, COMPACT SUPER-8 CINE CAMERA USES BLACK AND WHITE OR COLOUR FILM. ADAPTED TO FILMING IN POOR LIGHTING CONDITIONS. FOCUS: 1.2M TO INFINITY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "MINOLTA XL401" printed in upper right of one side of camera body. Camera settings, controls, etc. labelled. "minolta" printed on camera body front, above lens housing. "MINOLTA ZOOM ROKKOR-MACRO 1:1.2/8.5-34" printed on lens housing. Serial number "150634" incised in plate on handle end. "JAPAN" cast in raised print on camera body, near tripod mount. Oval goldtone decal on handle marked "JCII 91/ PASSED/ JMDC"..2 "minolta" cast in raised print on cap front. "48 mm/ JAPAN" cast in raised print on inside of cap..3 "minolta" appears in 3-d goldtone print in lower front right corner of case. "MINOLTA CAMERA CO. LTD./ JAPAN" stamped into lower right corner of case back.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: .1 CAMERA BODY HAS SMOOTH BLACK MOULDED CASING, LENS SHADE & VIEWING SHADE. FLIP-DOWN HAND GRIP HAS BLACK IMITATION-LEATHER TEXTURED COVERING. BLACK WOVEN SYNTHETIC STRAP..2 BLACK LENS CAP HASIMITATION-LEATHER TEXTURED CENTRE PANEL..3 DARK BROWN 'NOGAHIDE' CASE EXTERIOR FITTED WITH GOLDTONE METAL CLASPS; DARK GREEN CASE LINING; SHOULDER STRAP HAS DARK BROWN/BLACK WOVEN BACKING.
Decoration: N/A

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Minolta Camera Co. Ltd., Camera, 1976, Artifact no. 2002.0255, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0255.001/

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