General Information

Serial #

333637

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, WITH GLASS OPTICS & SOME SYNTHETIC COMPONENT & ACCESSORY PARTS;.2 ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION. PT CASE IS LEATHER, WITH METAL FITTINGS; FABRIC LINING.

Dimensions

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

Length

36.0 cm

Width

12.0 cm

Height

27.6 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

NIZO

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Munich

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS CAMERA USED BY DONOR 1963- 1970S.

Canada

PURCHASED BY DONOR WHEN HE WAS STATIONED IN GERMANY 1963-1965, AND USED BY HIM FOR FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY.

Function

USED TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES ON 8MM FILM.

Technical

"HELIOMATIC" SERIES WAS A 'HIGH-END' AMATEUR GERMAN CINE CAMERAPRODUCED IN THE 1950S & 1960S. FEATURES BUILT-IN REFLEXFINDER. FITTED WITH SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIGON 1:1,8/8-48MM LENS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 " Nizo/ Heliomatic 8/ Focovario " incised on camera body, on film compartment door. Serial no. "333637" incised in underside of camera body. "Nizo" appears on camera body below lens, and on photocell housing cover. " Schneider-Kreuznach 7447514 Variogon 1:1,8/8-48 " incised on lens housing; " Lens made in Germany " appears on outer edge. "SCHNEIDER/ OPTIK/ KREUZNACH " printed on lens cap. All settings, controls, etc. for lens, metering, film winding, etc. marked. Plate with 'DIN ASA' fitted to camera body back. "Nizo" & " Film when on this spool is only half exposed " printed on film spool, in English & German; "R-140" printed on *

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1-.2 BOTH HAVE MOTTLED SILVER GREY ENALEM FINISH; LENS CAPS, HOUSING, LENS HOOD, EYE SHIELD ALL BLACK. GREY LEATHER CASE HAS PALE MAUVE FLOCKED LINING.

Decoration

N/A