Catalogue des appareils cinématographiques de la Cinémathèque française et du CNC

Type de l'appareil

entraînement du film 35 mm par deux griffes ; corps en magnésium étanche ; deux débiteurs dentés ; mécanisme d'entraînement disposé dans le magasin ; magasin 200 pieds de pellicule incorporé à compteur à aiguille ; moteur électrique incorporé ; variateur de vitesse16 / 24 / 32 images-seconde ; tourelle rotative à quatre objectifs (un absent) ; viseur clair à deux optiques ; deux poignées pour tenir la caméra contre l'épaule ; interrupteur

Auteurs

Cunningham, Harry
Los Angeles, Hollywood, California

Fabricants

American Camera Company
Hollywood, California

Cunningham
Hollywood, California

Utilisateurs

Cunningham, Harry
Los Angeles, Hollywood, California

Distributeurs

Gordon Enterprises
5362 North Cahuenga Bd, North Hollywood, California

Sujet du modèle

Informations non disponibles

Objectif

Bausch & Lomb Opt. Co. Rochester N.Y. USA Baltar 35 mm f. 2,3 n° BS 1167 ; Bausch & Lomb Opt. Co. Rochester N.Y. USA Baltar 75 mm f. 2,3 n° BS 954 ; un objectif sans marque

Taille de l'objet

Ouvert :
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Fermé :
Longueur : 53.5 cm
Largeur : 21 cm
Hauteur : 33 cm

Diamètre :
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Taille de la boîte de transport

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Remarques

Marque : "Cunningham Combat Camera. Patents pending. Serial n° 76. Model D. Order n° ... Manufactured by American Camera Company, Hollywood, Calif.".

"Henri Langlois, of Cinematheque Francaise in Paris, accepts a rare 35 mm Cunningham Combat Camera from Grant Loucks, President of Alan Gordon Enterprises Inc., for display in the French museum of cinema equipment" (The Professional Photographer, January 1972).

"We have for sale a limited number of the famous Cunningham 35 mm hand held motion picture cameras designed and produced for the O.S.S. (at an original cost of over $ 7,625 each) only recently removed from the military restricted list. The only hand held 35 mm cameras produced in the United States with dual pilot pin registration - providing the same accuracy of picture positioning as a studio camera. Self contained, lightweight magnesium construction, weather-proof and dust-proof, with pistol grip handles and a rifle stock to provide firm support. All controls can be completely set and adjusted while wearing gloves or mittens ; and turret rotation, diaphragm setting, focusing, speed changes and on-off switch can be controlled without removing hands form the hand grips. Camera has a 4 lens self-positioning ball bearing turret with 3 integral lenses and a fourth position for a long focal length telephoto lens. This revolving turret permits the lenses to be completely changed without moving the camera from the shooting position. (...) $ 885" (Publicité The most amazing offer we've ever made, Gordon Enterprises, c. 1956).

"We have for sale a limited number of the famous Cunningham 35 mm hand held motion picture cameras designed and produced for the O.S.S. (at an original cost of over $ 7,625 each) only recently removed from the military restricted list. The only hand held 35 mm cameras produced in the United States with dual pilot pin registration - providing the same accuracy of picture positioning as a studio camera. Self contained, lightweight magnesium construction, weather-proof and dust-proof, with pistol grip handles and a rifle stock to provide firm support. All controls can be completely set and adjusted while wearing gloves or mittens ; and turret rotation, diaphragm setting, focusing, speed changes and on-off switch can be controlled without removing hands form the hand grips. Camera has a 4 lens self-positioning ball bearing turret with 3 integral lenses and a fourth position for a long focal length telephoto lens. This revolving turret permits the lenses to be completely changed without moving the camera from the shooting position. An eye level view finder is provided with fields for the three integral lenses. Camera is driven by a high speed universal electric motor of the governor-controlled type for operation at 16, 24 or 32 frames per second. Shutter is of the 170° rotary type, counter-weighted and dynamically balanced. Camera will operate from any fixed or portable power supply. The magazine is of the latest displacement type, reducing weight and size. It holds 200 feet of film and contains the complete film movement mechanism with the dual pilot registration unit of the Mitchell type. 885 $. Gordon Entreprises, 5362 North California Cahenga Bld North Hollywood, California" (SMPTE Journal, February 1955, vol. 64, n° 2, p. 92-93).

L'ASC à Los Angeles possède le model C : "Manufactured in Hollywood in 1942, the camera was designed specifically for combat, with input from Greg Toland and Harry Cunningham, for John Ford's Camera Unit in WWII. It is a solid looking camera with two grips, a large viewfinder and a shoulder stock for hand-held shots. By flipping open the top you could drop in a pre-loaded 200 ft 35 mm magazine. On the left side there is large, easy-to-change fps lever. On the bottom are metal loops for attaching a shoulder sling, similar to a rifle. The quick-change turret holds four lenses : 35 mm Baltar, 50 mm Astro Berlin, 75 mm Baltar, 152 mm Wollensack. This camera has a cable input plug and no optional winding or cranking methods ; a cameraman would have had to carry the battery power. This particular camera has military ordinance stampings on the body and the magazine" (ASC Newsletter, n° 27, fall 2011, p. 17).

"The most amazing offer we've ever made. We have for sale a limited number of the famed Cunningham 35mm hand held motion picture cameras, designed and produced for the O.S.S. (at an original cost of over $ 7,625 each), only recently removed from the military restricted list. The only hand held 35 mm cameras produced in the United States with dual pilot pin registration - providing the same accuracy of picture positioning as a studio camera. Self contained, lightweight magnesium construction, weather-proof and dust-proof, with pistol grip handles and a rifle stock to provide firm support. All controls can be completely set and ajusted while wearing gloves or mittens ; and turret rotation, diaphragm setting, focusing, speed changes and on-off switch can be controlled without removing hands from the hand grips. Camera has a 4 lens self-positioning ball bearing turret with 3 integral lenses and a fourth position for a long focal lenght telephoto lens. Camera is driven by a high speed universal electric motor of the governor-controlled type for operation at 16, 24 or 32 frames per second. Shutter is of the 170° rotary type, counter-weighted and dynamically balanced. Camera will operate from any fixed or portable power supply. The magazine is of the latest displacement type, reducing weight and size. It holds 200 feet of film and contains the complete film movement mechanism with the dual pilot pin registration unit of the Mitchell type. Orders filled on a first come, first served, basis. piority will be given only to government contractors, or Military agencies who furnish a Defense Order Rating Number. Only $885. Gordon Enterprises, North Hollywood, California" (publicité de l'American Cinematographer, avril 1954).

Bibliographie

Publicité The most amazing offer we've ever made, Gordon Enterprises, c. 1956 (archives CF).

SMPTE Journal, February 1955, vol. 64, n° 2, p. 92-93.

ASC Newsletter, n° 27, fall 2011, p. 17.

American Cinematographer, avril 1954, juin 1954.