Bolex 150 Super

Bolex 150 Super

Year: 1966-1969

Lens: Paillard-Bolex 1,9 / 8,5 - 30 mm

Manual Zoom

Aerial Focusing

Auto Exposure

Frame rates: 18 + single frame

Cable release socket

Weight: 1390 g

No sound

Price in Germany (in the year of introduction): 998 DM (approx. 500EUR/US$)

Price(s) on eBay:

• eBay Germany
  • EUR 45,90 (+ EUR 4,99 shipping) in 01/2006
  • EUR 7,49 (+ EUR 7,00 shipping) in 04/2006

Service and parts manual: Bolex 155: Service and parts manual

Photos courtesy of Jean-Louis Beek

Comments

Paillard Bolex were slow to introduce a Super 8 camera and lost the leadership enjoyed by their Standard 8mm models such as the H8 and P series. As a result Paillard sold out to their arch rivals Eumig of Austria in 1970.