Filmo
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Filmo is series of 16 mm movie equipment made by the Bell and Howell Company. The line included Cameras, Projectors and Accessories like viewers and Splicers.
The Filmo Camera series started with the Filmo Field Camera, and continued with the 70 series. The 70 was based on the design of the Eyemo 35 mm camera. The camera shares the extreme rugged construction of its 35 mm brother.
The Filmo cameras all take 16 mm film on a 100 ft Daylight spool although some versions can also take 400 ft external magazines.
Spring wind is standard, although some Filmos have provisions for attachment of a 12V DC or AC motor. A crystal-sync motor was developed for the Eyemo and later adapted to the Filmo.
The Camera has a c mount and later models are equipped with a three lens turret. The turret models use separate finder lenses for each focal length.
Most versions can shoot at up to 64 Frames Per second, although there was a superspeed version, the 70-S, designed to run at 128fps. This produced an extreme slow-motion effect and was used for motion analysis.
The Camera is still popular with student filmmakers.
