Film cameras

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Photograph by Egmont Contreras

The home-movie market took off after World War II. Enthusiasts across the world began to document their lives with a series of small, easy-to-use home-movie cameras that shot on 8mm and 16mm film. These were great introductory cameras for filmmakers – particularly the Swiss-made Bolex H16 camera, which is often used in film schools today. Directors and experimental filmmakers like David Lynch, Spike Lee and Maya Deren all started out using the Bolex H16.

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H-16 camera with wood and aluminum tripod

Switzerland, c. 1948

220 Sundial camera

Switzerland, c. 1954

Brownie Movie Camera model 2

United States, c. 1960s

C8 Cine camera

Switzerland, c. 1954

D8L standard 8 mm camera with 3 lenses and pistol grip

Switzerland, c. 1960

EEE Motor Zoom 8

Japan, c. 1962

Filmo 70DR with light meter

United States, c. 1960

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