Bolex C8SL Movie camera

Paillard-Bolex C8SL 8mm film camera with Schneider-Kreuznach Xenoplan 1:1.9/13 mm

Offered is a classic Paillard-Bolex C8SL 8mm film camera, made in Switzerland, presumably around 1959/1960.

The Bolex C8SL is a mechanical Double-8/Single-8 film camera from the well-known Swiss manufacture Paillard-Bolex. The unit offered here features an integrated light meter and is equipped with a high-quality German Schneider-Kreuznach Xenoplan 1:1.9 / 13 mm lens.

The camera has a mechanical mainspring drive and does not require a battery for the actual film transport.

Manufacturer Paillard-Bolex
Model C8SL
Made in Switzerland
Film format Double-8 / Normal-8
Mechanical spring-wound drive
Integrated light meter
Schneider-Kreuznach Xenoplan 1:1.9 / 13 mm lens
Attached pistol grip with hand strap
Original Bolex film spool inside
Age-related, overall good condition.

The camera can be wound and the mechanical film transport functions when triggering