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Bell and Howell Autoload |
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Manufactured or assembled in Japan from 1967 to 1972.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 5618
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Chronology of cameras Bell and Howell
During the 1960s, all brands sought to take advantage of the revival of the market provided by the launch of the Kodak 126.
Film and 126 Camera
The patent 3,138,081 was published on June 23, 1964. It was filed by Kodak, and the inventor's name is Hubert Nerwin.
It involves a 35mm film contained within a closed cassette. Asymmetric, it serves both as a supply spool and a take-up spool. There is no possibility of inserting the film the wrong way in the camera due to its design. The film is perforated on one side only. The back is lined with paper bearing a frame number, employing the principle of an unexposed back on cameras to avoid the need for a mechanical frame counter. The camera only requires one drive spindle since there's no need to rewind the film. The cassette is returned to the Kodak laboratory after the final exposure without any additional handling.
With this innovative system, the photographer no longer runs the risk of mispositioning the film start tab or tearing the perforations. Also known as Kodapak, the 126 film was available in 20, later in 24 exposures (the 12-exposure version existed for a short time), either in color negative or for colour slides.
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