A Bolex H16 Reflex spring-wound clockwork16 mm camera

Bolex is a Swiss company (Bolex International S. A clockwork is the inner workings of either a mechanical Clock or a device that operates in a similar fashion Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation A. of Yverdon) that manufactures motion picture cameras and lenses, the most notable products of which are in the 16 mm and Super 16 mm formats. Yverdon-les-Bains (called Eburodunum and Ebredunum during the Roman era is a municipality in the district of Yverdon This article is about motion picture film cameras See Video camera for cameras which record images electronically Bolex cameras were particularly important for early television news, nature films, documentaries and the avant garde, and are still favoured by many animators today. An animator is an Artist who creates multiple images called frames and Key frames that form an illusion of movement called Animation when rapidly displayed Whilst some later models are electrically powered, the majority of those manufactured since the 1930s use a spring-wound clockwork. A clockwork is the inner workings of either a mechanical Clock or a device that operates in a similar fashion The 16 mm spring-wound Bolex is a popular introductory camera in film schools. A film school is a generic term for any educational institution dedicated to teaching moviemaking, including but not limited to film production theory, and

Today, the Bolex factory in Switzerland continues to produce 16mm and Super 16 film cameras and exports them to many countries, particularly to the USA.

Bolex in Switzerland is specialized in the conversion to Super 16 of all Bolex H16 Reflex camera, whether with C-mount rotating turret or with a bayonet-mount. A C-mount is a type of lens mount commonly found on 16mm Movie cameras Closed-circuit television cameras and Trinocular Microscope

External links

• Bolex company website
• Bolex Operating Manuals
• A history of Bolex cameras with serial numbers & years of manufacture
• Bolex Collector 8mm and 16mm Bolex cameras and projectors