c1939 Berthiot Emel C-93 8mm Cine Camera 16mm Film

A beautifully engineered Berthiot Emel C-93 tri lens 8mm cine camera. Uses a novel 16mm wide film that was split down the middle at processing time and spliced together giving 50 feet of film rather than the usual 25 feet - and therefore 4 minutes rather than 2 minutes of moving images. This has a rotating set of three lenses on a bezel to the front: 1. Walz wide angle 6.5mm F2.5 No 2157 2. Cinor B 1:2 F=35 Som Berthiot No C89208 3. Cinor B 1:1.9 F=12.5 Som Berthiot No C69212. The lenses unscrew to facilitate replacement or alternatives. Interchangeable viewfinders (2 supplied). Rewinding handle present. Adjustable frames per second: 8, 16, 24, 48, 64 (or 0). Helpful f stop setting guage to the side. In full working order and excellent condition. Complete with its original instruction manual, brown leather felt lined case and carrying handle. Weighs a hefty 2400g unpackaged.