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The Rise of Lightweight 16mm and Portable Cameras (1955–1975)

The Rise of Lightweight 16mm and Portable Cameras (1955–1975)

  1. Kodak introduces Tri-X black-and-white film

    Labels: Kodak, Tri-X film
  2. Nagra III portable recorder era begins

    Labels: Nagra III, portable recorder
  3. “Primary” helps define U.S. direct cinema

    Labels: Primary, Robert Drew
  4. “Chronicle of a Summer” popularizes cinéma vérité

    Labels: Chronicle of, Jean Rouch
  5. Neopilot sync appears on Nagra III recorders

    Labels: Neopilot, Nagra III
  6. Éclair NPR launches as a quiet portable 16mm camera

    Labels: clair NPR, NPR camera
  7. ARRI releases the self-blimped Arriflex 16BL

    Labels: Arriflex 16BL, ARRI
  8. Cinema Products expands 16mm news camera market

    Labels: Cinema Products, CP-16
  9. Rune Ericson develops Super 16 for wider image

    Labels: Super 16, Rune Ericson
  10. Super 16 gets early feature-film demonstration

    Labels: Lyckliga Skitar, Super 16
  11. Aaton is founded to pursue ultra-portable cameras

    Labels: Aaton, Jean-Pierre Beauviala
  12. Aaton 7 is manufactured as a light sync-sound 16mm camera

    Labels: Aaton 7, Aaton
  13. ARRI 16SR replaces 16BL, closing the era

    Labels: Arriflex 16SR, ARRI