General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body with glass lens elements and leather covering and handle and synthetic parts. Construit en métal avec éléments de verre, cuir et synthétique.

Dimensions

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

Length

52.0 cm

Width

23.0 cm

Height

24.5 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

TRENKA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown Inconnu

Canada

Used by Bertram Harrison Plimer (1928 - 2009). Plimer was born in Scotland and came to Canada in c.1950. Plimer was a freelance cinematographer who worked for television stations and networks, such as CBC, CJOH, and CTV. According to his wife, Elizabeth Greene, Plimer also worked on documentaries throughout his 30 year career.

Function

To record cine images. Pour enregistrer des images ciné.

Technical

Auricon cameras are 16 mm single system sound-on-film motion picture cameras. Designed to be portable, the camera preceded ENG video cameras as the main AV tool of television news gathering. The first Auricon cameras are notable in that they record sound photographically onto a soundtrack on the same film as the image is photographed thus eliminating the need for a separate audio recorder. In the mid-1950s, Bach-Auricon introduced a patented “Filmagnetic” single system method of recording sound magnetically onto a specially “striped” film. This is the system used with the Bert Plimer camera. This camera is equipped with a Pierre Angénieux F12:120mm f/2,2 lens introduced around 1961. Angénieux received a 1964 technical award from the academy of motion pictures for the design of this lens (ref.2). The camera appears to incorporate a custom built amplifier and audio-control system that enabled the camera operator to adjust and monitor sound levels without the assistance of an audio technician. For comparison to other Trenka cameras, see 1987.0083 and 1995.1583. The camera is equipped with an optical viewfinder connected to a reflex shutter and is powered by custom built batteries, and a custom built battery charger is included with the acquisition.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Labelled next to the ports on the proper right side: "MIC/ HI/ PH/ HI VOL/ SYNC/ MIC/ [1]"/ In raised letters on two cable ports: "[arrow] CANNON"/ In faint black letters on one of the cable ports: "[X]LR-3-42"/ Around the end of the lens: "No 1192395 P. ANGÉNIEUX PARIS F 12-120MM 1:2.2 ANGÉNIEUX-ZOOM TYPE 10 X 12 A/ 10 X 12 10 X 15"/ On the barrel of the lens: "5 6 7 8 10 12 15 20 30 60 [infinity symbol] ft/ 1.5 1.75 2 3 4 5 7 10 20 [infinity symbol] m/ 15 20 30 40 50 70 90 120"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

The camera body is predominantly covered in black leather and has silver-coloured metal accents. The camera has a black and silver-coloured metal lens, a black handle with a red button, a brown leather handle, and grey synthetic ring around a vented metal hole. L'extérieur est principalement couvert de cuir en noir et avec détails de couleur argentée, brun, rouge et gris.

Decoration

N/A