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Identifier
MPE-P-048-01_Berndt_3mm_camera_SMPTE
Creation Date
1968
Subject—Names
Berndt, Eric; SMPTE; Cine 3 Camera System
Subject—Topics
Motion picture equipment; Motion picture cameras; 3 mm film; Conventions
Date Range
1968
Description
Berndt Cine 3 System Camera and film at SMPTE Convention, 1968. In 1960, Berndt had resigned as president of the Berndt-Bach Corporation and began a number of special projects. One of the projects completed was a sub-miniaturized motion picture camera using 3mm film. It was used in a special cockpit photography application by the United States Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base. Berndt manufactured the camera and all equipment necessary to produce the film.
Format
BW photograph; 3.5” x 4.25”
Source
Jonathan Silent Film Collection
Number
MPE-P-048-01