Beaulieu T8 President Movie camera
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Description from the seller
8mm camera BEAULIEU T8 "Président" 1954
Year of production 1954 to 1960
Place of production
France (Fontenay sous Bois - 94)
Format Double-8
System, film length
Reels, 7.5 m
Drive Mechanical with regulated speed, spring-powered
Frame rates 8/16/32/48/64 fps, VPV
Viewfinder
Adjustable optical viewfinder according to the chosen lens,
Diopter adjustment, Parallax correction
Mount
Standard "D", 2-lens rotating turret
Lenses
SOM Berthiot CINOR B 1:1.9 F=12.5
SOM Berthiot CINOR 1:3.5 F=35
Counter in meters and feet
Dimensions (LxWxH) 5.5 x 12 x 12 cm, weight 1.1 kg
Case, finished as molded alloy
In 1954 the BEAULIEU T8 was one of the first 8 mm cameras manufactured by Société Marcel Beaulieu. It succeeds the Beaulieu 8 introduced a year earlier and retains most of its principal characteristics. It can be equipped with 2 lenses on a rotating turret. The viewfinder is adjustable according to the chosen lens. It also features diopter correction and a parallax corrector.
In 1955 it was selected as the most representative model of the French film industry and offered to the President of the Republic of the time. It then took the designation BEAULIEU T8 Président.
It would be manufactured until 1960.
8mm camera BEAULIEU T8 "Président" 1954
Year of production 1954 to 1960
Place of production
France (Fontenay sous Bois - 94)
Format Double-8
System, film length
Reels, 7.5 m
Drive Mechanical with regulated speed, spring-powered
Frame rates 8/16/32/48/64 fps, VPV
Viewfinder
Adjustable optical viewfinder according to the chosen lens,
Diopter adjustment, Parallax correction
Mount
Standard "D", 2-lens rotating turret
Lenses
SOM Berthiot CINOR B 1:1.9 F=12.5
SOM Berthiot CINOR 1:3.5 F=35
Counter in meters and feet
Dimensions (LxWxH) 5.5 x 12 x 12 cm, weight 1.1 kg
Case, finished as molded alloy
In 1954 the BEAULIEU T8 was one of the first 8 mm cameras manufactured by Société Marcel Beaulieu. It succeeds the Beaulieu 8 introduced a year earlier and retains most of its principal characteristics. It can be equipped with 2 lenses on a rotating turret. The viewfinder is adjustable according to the chosen lens. It also features diopter correction and a parallax corrector.
In 1955 it was selected as the most representative model of the French film industry and offered to the President of the Republic of the time. It then took the designation BEAULIEU T8 Président.
It would be manufactured until 1960.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Brand
Beaulieu
Model/type nr
T8 President
Physical condition
Very good
Functional condition
Tested and working
Film type
Double 8mm
Estimated period
1950-1960
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