BOLEX H16 16MM NON-REFLEX MOVIE CAMERA 1951 W 3 LENSES CASE WORKS BUT NEEDS CLA

Description: 1951 Bolex H16 16mm non-reflex movie camera in the case with accessories. Comes with three C mount lenses: 75mm f/2.8 Kern Yvar, 1" f/1.9 Wollensak Cine Velostigmat and a 16mm f/2.8 SOM Berthiot Cinor. The camera needs a CLA, it runs but the shutter speed is erratic. The viewfinder is missing the rear element and eye cup. The frame/footage counter works. The film chamber is clean and the cover is in good shape. The film gate looks ok. The camera is in fairly clean cosmetic shape. The Wollensak glass is clear with no fungus or haze. There is some minor dust but nothing to prevent usage. The focusing barrel turns smoothly. The aperture ring turns smoothly. it comes with a lens hood/filter holder. The Berthiot is fairly clear but it has a couple of spots and some cleaning marks. The elements are very small and deep set so it is hard to tell exactly what is going on inside the lens. The focusing barrel turns but it is very stiff with old lube. The aperture ring turns smoothly. It come with a factory lens cap.The Kern has no fungus or haze but there are cleaning marks on the front element. The focusing barrel is seized. The aperture ring turns smoothly. it has a lens hood All the lenses are fairly clean cosmetically. The case is clean and we have the key for it. Comes with manuals, the backwinding crank, turret locking pin, a C mount rear lens cap, cable release and the shoulder strap for the case

Price: 499 USD

Location: Sacramento, California

End Time: 2025-01-10T18:43:14.000Z

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