Wilcam W-1

Wilcam W-1

Date: 1973

Lens: Angenieux 1:1.37, focal length 7-70mm

Based on modified Minolta D10 cameras

Special magazine to accept 200 foot spools of magnetic striped film

Price new US$5000

Comments

The original Wilcam was based on the 16mm CP16 news cameras reduced for S8. Designed primarily for television news gathering it used rubber belts for the external 200/400 foot magazine so that the camera would run quietly. Williamson Camera Company was run by Geoffrey Williamson who won a technical achievement Oscar for camera innovations.

Sources:

• filmshooting.com's forum
• Lenny Lipton, The Super 8 Book, 1975

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