Univex Model A8
Universal Camera Corporation
New York
Kamera filmowa 8mm wyprodukowana w 1935 roku - jako pierwszy model z calej serii kamer tej firmy
Zachowana w swietnym, kolekcjonerskim stanie i sprawna.
Naciag sprezynowy sprawny, kamera kreci, nawija i zmienia klatki.
Obiektyw Ilex Univar 1:5,6/13mm czysty i sprawny - mechanika perfekt.
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Sprzedaje w oryginalnym kartonie i instrukcja - patrz na fotografie
Wiecej wiadomosci o firmie na scanie u dolu - foto nr 1 to model A8
Universal Camera Corp. was a camera maker established in 1935 in New York City by Otto W. Githens and Jacob J. Shapiro, a businessman and taxi cab insurer. After successfully producing inexpensive snapshot cameras, it ventured into the cine camera arena. A design competition was held to come up with a cine camera that could retail for under $10 and a projector for less than $15. In 1936, the Univex A-8 became that camera and over 250,000 units were sold. A special Straight-8 30-foot film cartridge for the camera was produced by the Gevaert Company in Belgium. In 1939/40, Universal introduced its B-8 and C-8 models at the New York World’s Fair. The C-8, which featured a built-in optical viewfinder, sold for $12.50 and was a great success. Difficulties arose after the outbreak of WWII, when Gevaert could no longer supply film cartridges for Univex cameras and the company began producing them in the U.S. Sales were sluggish, as Americans had better things to do than have fun with small-format film making. Still, despite being in the red, Universal followed with the production of several models that accepted Standard-8 film, including the E-8 and F-8, although very few of each were made and ever hit the market. The Cinemaster II, also known as the G-8, was a post-war camera that sold quite well. However, in 1952, after producing around 30 different models of cine machines, the company became insolvent and Univex 8mm cameras were destined to become collector’s items.
