Bell and Howell 200 EE
Bell and Howell 200 EE (EE = Electric Eye)
Suited for 16mm dual perf film in Kodak/B&H-50'- magazines (approx. 80 seconds at 24fps).
Year: 1950's
Lens: The 200 series had five variations of lens mounts: (1) a C-mount lens, typically 25mm, (2) a compact 2 lens flip turret capable of holding two C-mount lenses and viewfinders, (3) a 3-lens round turret holding three of the same, (4) a special bayonet mount lens (20 mm) with f/stop lever aligned to typical exposure settings, and (5) in its final form, the EE model with a lens integrated into an “Electric Eye” meter for automatic exposure calculation.
Manual Focus
Manual Exposure (Non-TTL) The model 200EE provided a meter, probably with a needle-matching facility that was common on exposure meters of the era.
Frame rates: 8-48 fps
Spring wound. Earliest models had springs that ran 14 seconds, later 17 seconds, then 20, with latest models reaching 23 seconds per wind.
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Prices on eBay:
- Model 200 eBay USA:
- $25 7/2007
- 200EE eBay Germany:
- EUR 62,00 (+ EUR 9,00 shipping) in 03/2007
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audadvnc: This is a sturdy, compact camera that was probably too expensive for the home movie public of the 40's and 50's. It used the Kodak 16mm 50' cartridge that saw service in the GSAP (Gun Sighting and Positioning) camera for the US Army Air Force in WWII; the cartridges were plentiful for years and are still available from Java Photo in Atlanta, and online at the Film Photography Project. The film advance mechanism is contained in the cartridge, only the pulldown claw and takeup spool drive axle are in the camera. Cartridges sometimes have faulty film advance issues if they are misloaded or have sat too many years. But the 200/200EE is small and inexpensive, and can withstand physical abuse that would damage more refined cameras; they'd make good skateboard or helmet cams. Due to the design of the magazine, only dual perf film can be used.
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