Movie Camera Manuals in Adobe Acrobat PDF format
(also includes some other movie equipment)

All files below were scanned from original manuals, not copies, except where noted by .

Most Recent Additions

• Nizo, Filming transitions and special effects (German only), Added 26-Jan-2012
• Nizo 6080 manual (German only), Added 25-Jan-2012
• Nizo Matte Box ("Compendium"), Added 24-Jan-2012

Aaton

• Aaton 16 LTR manual. I'd always wondered what the letters "LTR" meant...

Arriflex

• Arriflex 16 BL catalog
• Arriflex 16 BL manual
• Arriflex 16 S manual. The Arri S is in my opinion the most beautiful camera ever made.
• Arriflex 16 20-page color catalog Also has listings for lenses, filters, motors, blimps, etc. Includes 3-page addendum also.
• Arriflex 16 four-page brochure
• Arriflex 16 single-page promo flyer
• Arriflex 16 SR II manual (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!)
• Arriflex 16 SR II E manual (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!)
• Arriflex 16 SR brochure (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!).
• Arriflex 16 SR II E brochure (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!). The SR II has a built-in TTL exposure meter while the SR II E does not.
• Arriflex 35 III brochure (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!).
• Arriflex 35 III catalog, in color! (Thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!)
• Arriflex 35 III catalog, less color! (Thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!)

Bauer

• Bauer A 512 (or Bauer A512) (deutsch only, no english)
• Bauer A 512 (or Bauer A512) hints sheet (multilingual)
• Bauer Kompendium und Schulterstutze (matte box and shoulder brace) (deutsch only, no english)

Beaulieu

• Super8 Sound Beaulieu sales literature including a brochure and price lists from 1991. "The Ultimate Studio" Beaulieu 7008 setup for just $23,995!
• Addendum to Beaulieu 2008S Manual
• Beaulieu 2008S Brochure
• Beaulieu 4008 ZM
• Beaulieu 4008 ZM 2
• Beaulieu 5008S Multispeed
• Beaulieu Boom Microphone for 3008MS, 5008S and 5008MS (francais, english, deutsch)
• Beaulieu R8
• Beaulieu R16 Automatic Sales Brochure. Good pictures & info. Actual quote: "The rattle of sub-machine-guns during an ambush... The R16 sees everything, hears everything."
• Beaulieu R16 Automatic
• Beaulieu R16 Automatic (color; not scanned by me--taken from BJ's Film Camera book archive)
• Beaulieu R16 Electric Brochure
• Beaulieu R16 Electric
• Beaulieu R16 Sync Brochure
• Beaulieu 1968 Super-8 Price List
• Beaulieu 1968 News Bulletin (a real snoozer on battery charging times)
• Beaulieu warranty card for s/n 818.080, lens s/n 1206.471

Bell and Howell

• Bell and Howell 2144 XL Manual (english,francais,espanol)
• Bell and Howell 2146 XL Manual (english,francais,espanol)
• Bell and Howell RC55 Slide Projector (english,francais)
• Bell and Howell Eyemo 35mm operation and repair technical manual. This U.S. Army manual from 1945 provides thorough usage and repair instructions for several Eyemo models.

Bolex

• Bolex 150 Super Manual
• Bolex 150 Super Depth of Field table
• Bolex 160 Macrozoom Manual
• Bolex 8mm Cameras and Accessories Brochure
• Bolex 16mm Price List from January 1, 1973
• Bolex 16mm Price List from August 1, 1974
• Bolex 16mm Price List from December 1, 1980
• Bolex 16mm Product Catalog, 1973
• Bolex 16mm Product Catalog, 1974
• Bolex 16mm Product Catalog, 1981
• Bolex 400ft Magazine
• Bolex 480 Macrozoom
• Bolex 7.5 Macrozoom
• Bolex D8LA (double 8mm)
• Bolex Electric H Hand Grip (francais,deutsch,english,italiano,espanol)
• Bolex H16 EBM Electric manual
• Bolex H16 EBM Electric sales brochure #1 (larger, color)
• Bolex H16 EBM Electric sales brochure #2
• Bolex H16 EBM Electric sales brochure #3 (nearly identical to #1)
• Bolex H16 EBM audio cable schematic diagram. Shows how to wire cable to connect EBM to Nagra, Stellavox, Uher and Perfectone
• Bolex Synchro Quartz module schematic diagram
• Bolex Crystal Control + Sync Pulse (PQM) manual
• Bolex Bulletin on sync-sound filming with Bolex H-16 cameras--both double- and single-system methods.
• Bolex H16 EBM Spare Parts and Service Instructions. Good exploded views of camera components, wiring diagrams. Also has some pages for the SB, SBM, M and RX4 models.
• Bolex H16 EL manual
• Bolex H16 EL brochure
• Bolex H16 Reflex
• Bolex H16 SB and SBM
• Bolex Zoom Reflex P1
• Bolex Zoom Reflex Series Brochure
• Bolex Lenses for 16mm cameras Tech Bulletin No. 34-6/61. Has nice table of specs for full line of lenses.
• Bolex Lenses for Bolex 16mm Cameras. A complete explanation of "RX" compared to normal C-mount lenses, what it really means, what workarounds there are. An original document directly from Bolex. Finally, get all the facts straight on this.
• Bolex Worldwide Service Directory
• Bolex S-221 16mm Sound Projector brochure
• Bolex SM8 Sound Projector
• Bolex "Super" Titler brochure Equipment list with photos; has several usage examples with photos.
• Bolex Vario-Switar 100 POE (16mm-100mm zoom lens)
• Bolex Vario-Switar 100 PTL (12.5mm-100mm zoom lens). Press release.
• Kern-Paillard 25mm Depth-of-field table (for 16mm)
• Bolex mail order Bulletin of Photographic Supplies.  Issue #1 in original envelope from 1942. Great examples of 1940s graphic design.
• Bolex Reporter magazine. 1962-1963. Vol. 12, no. 2. 36 pages of Bolex articles. Skiing! Aerial Shots (sort of)!
• Bolex Reporter magazine. 1964-1965. Vol. 14, no. 2. 36 pages of Bolex articles. Worth it just for the racy ad on the back cover!.

Braun

• See Nizo

Canon

• Canon 1014XL-S/814XL-S brochure. (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!)
• Canon Zoom DS-8 manual. This camera is very similar to the Canon Scoopic 16mm camera, but used the short-lived DS-8 (Double Super-8) film format. (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!)
• Canon 318 and 518 Zoom manual. (thanks to Perry P. for the donation!)
• Canon AF514XL-S
• Canon 514XL-S brochure
• Canon 814XL-S and Canon 1014XL-S
• Canon 814XL-S and Canon 1014XL-S (svensk)
• Canon 814XL-S Registration Card
• Canon Super 8 Zoom model 84C manual
• Canon BM-50 microphone (english, nihongo)
• Canon C-8 Wide Attachment (multilingual)
• Canon C-8 240 67mm Close-Up attachment (english, francais, nihongo)
• Canon Scoopic 16M
• Canon Scoopic 16M brochure (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!)
• Canon Scoopic 16M Repair Manual. Full parts lists, lots of exploded views of camera components and mechanisms.
• Canon Scoopic 16M Repair Guide. Accompanies the Repair Manual, includes instructions on how to adjust components.
• Canon Scoopic 16M Battery Charger Repair Manual.
• Canon Scoopic 16M External Battery Box S-12 Repair Manual.
• Canon Scoopic 16 MS Magazine Adapter
• Canon Products Guide, incl. Super8 and 35mm products. From the 70s I think.

Chinon

• Chinon 107S XL and 107XL Dart brochure
• Chinon 107S XL and 107XL Dart manual
• Chinon Authorized distributors and service centers
• Chinon 10mm-30mm D-Mount Zoom Lens

Cinema Products

• Cinema Products CP-16R Operations and Maintenance (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!)

Eclair

• Eclair ACL Parts Catalogue (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!)

Ednalite

• Ednalite Polarizer Filter

Elmo

• Elmo 1012S-XL macro manual.
• Elmo Zoom C-300 Camera Nifty camera that may be loaded with double-8, single-8 or super-8 film. (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!)
• Elmo ST-800 Projector (thanks to Daniel Clift for the donation!)

Filming...

• Filming The Waltz of the Flowers An article (partial) by Clifford B. Hicks from the September, 1947 issue of Popular Mechanics. John N. Ott, Jr. films some of the most elaborate time-lapse photography I've read about. Because of my interest in film, my grandmother gave me this article over 20 years ago, less the last couple pages. The complete article is available on Google Books now, which is pretty amazing to me.

Fujica

• Fujica Single-8 Splicer
• Fujica Z450 Single-8 camera (english, deutsch, francais, espanol)
• Fujica ZC1000 Single-8 camera
• Fujica ZC1000 Single-8 camera, alternate version w/ blacker blacks but some detail lost too. You pick! (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!)

GAF

• GAF 64 R Super-8 camera (english) (thanks to mdb for the donation!)
• GAF 64 R Super-8 camera (francais,deutsch,italiano,nederlands,svenska,norsk) (thanks to mdb for the donation!)
• GAF SS 805 Super-8 camera (thanks to Vlad M. for the donation!)

General Electric (GE)

• GE Rotary Ironers, a.k.a. "mangle". This one has nothing to do with cameras. I just liked it, esp. the cover.

Kem

• Kem 6-plate RS-Super Film/Sound-Editing Table (thanks to Jon Andrews for the donation!)

Kodak

• Kodak Cine Special II 16mm camera manual
• Kodak Cine Special 16mm camera manual
• Cine-Kodak Eight 8mm camera Ad from an old National Geographic. Cute ad copy.
• Kodak Model E 16mm camera This is my personal favorite movie camera.
• Kodak f/1.9 Anastigmat lens for the Kodak Model E camera
• Kodak K-100
• Kodak Pageant Sound Projector MK-4 Parts list (1 of 2)
• Kodak Pageant Sound Projector MK-4 Parts list (2 of 2)
• Kodak Sound Kodascope Projector FS-10-N
• Kodak Kodachrome Film
• Kodak Projection Lamp Warranty Statement
• Kodak Duaflex II manual. (Still Camera)
• Kodak Signet 50 manual. (Still Camera)

Leica Leicina

• Leicina ST-1 Electronic Control Unit

Magnavox

• Magnavox Astro-Sonic Stereo Theatre manual

Maier-Hancock

• Bottle Well Attachment for Maier-Hancock Hot Splicers (a press release)

Minolta

• Minolta Autopak-8 D Series Movie Cameras catalog
• Minolta Autopak-8 K7
• Minolta Intervalometer-P (English and Japanese)

Nikon

• Nikon N2000 (a 35mm SLR, not a movie camera)
• Nikon Nikkorex manual. The Nikkorex is a double-8mm camera.
• Nikon R10 Super (missing 2 pages, not scanned by me; taken from http://www.8mm.filmshooting.com)
• Nikon R10 Super (complete!; from http://www.super8.no/)
• Nikon R10/R8 Brochure. Full color 1974 brochure with tech specs and feature list.
• Nikon Super Zoom 8 (thanks to sm for the donation!)

Nizo

• Nizo 6080 manual (in German only)
• Braun Nizo Matte Box / Compendium for Nizo 6080 manual in English and German
• Filming transitions and special effects using the Nizo 4056, 4080 and 6080 and the Matte box (in German only)
• Braun Nizo S480, S560 and S800 brochure

Polaroid

• Polaroid Print Copier Model 2401 manual
• Polaroid Print Copier Model 2401 tag

Satellite

• Satellite SMSR Sound Reader (for 16mm magstock)

Sears

• Sears C125 Super 8 Movie Camera, w/ simulated wood grain finish like the pros use

Spiratone

• Spiratone Fisheye Auxiliary Lens

SuperMag 400

• SuperMag 400 instructions and photos. The SuperMag 400 (a 400' Super8 magazine) was only briefly in production around 2004-2006. The photos were taken by me, of the prototype unit I purchased from the creator.

Vivitar

• Vivitar 84P Super 8 Movie Camera

Yashica

• Yashica Super-600 Electro manual. (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!)
• Yashica Super-800 Electro manual. (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!)

Zenit

• Zenit still and cine cameras catalog (thanks to Erkan Umut for the donation!). A beaut with Scarlett Johansson's lost twin on the cover. Also on the cover: "Manufactured by the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Krasnogorsk Mechanical Factory."

Related Sites

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