Bolex
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Bolex International S. A. is a Swiss manufacturer of motion picture cameras based in Yverdon located in Canton of Vaud, the most notable products of which are in the 16 mm and Super 16 mm formats. Originally Bol, the company was founded in 19251 by Charles Haccius and Jacques Bogopolsky (aka Bolsey or Boolsky), the company's name having been derived from Bogopolsky's name. In 1923 he presented the Cinégraphe Bol at the Geneva fair, a reversible apparatus for taking, printing, and projecting pictures on 35 mm film. He later designed a camera for Alpa of Ballaigues in the late 1930s. Paillard-Bolex cameras were much used by adventurers, artists, as well as nature films, documentaries, and are still favoured by many animators. Over the years, notable Bolex users and owners include: Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, Andy Warhol, Peter Jackson, Jonas Mekas, Jean-Luc Godard, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, James Dean, David Lynch, Marilyn Monroe, Edmund Hillary, and Mahatma Gandhi While some later models are electrically powered, the majority of those manufactured since the 1930s use a spring-wound clockwork power system. The 16 mm spring-wound Bolex is a popular introductory camera in film schools.
Bolex International S. A. is a Swiss manufacturer of motion picture cameras based in Yverdon located in Canton of Vaud, the most notable products of which are in the 16 mm and Super 16 mm formats. Originally Bol, the company was founded in 1925 by Charles Haccius and Jacques Bogopolsky (aka Bolsey or Boolsky), the company's name having been derived from Bogopolsky's name. In 1923 he presented the Cinégraphe Bol at the Geneva fair, a reversible apparatus for taking, printing, and projecting pictures on 35 mm film. He later designed a camera for Alpa of Ballaigues in the late 1930s. Paillard-Bolex cameras were much used by adventurers, artists, as well as nature films, documentaries, and are still favoured by many animators. Over the years, notable Bolex users and owners include: Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, Andy Warhol, Peter Jackson, Jonas Mekas, Jean-Luc Godard, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, James Dean, David Lynch, Marilyn Monroe, Edmund Hillary, and Mahatma Gandhi While some later models are electrically powered, the majority of those manufactured since the 1930s use a spring-wound clockwork power system. The 16 mm spring-wound Bolex is a popular introductory camera in film schools.
History
Jacques Bogopolsky and Charles Haccius
Models produced by Longines Auto Cine (1925) Auto Cine B (1926) Auto Cine C (not released)
Paillard Bolex
H 16 (19351) H 9 (1936) Model G Projectors (1936) H 8S (1936) L 8 (1942) M8 and M8R Projectors (1949) B 8 (1952) C 8 (1958) B 8L (1952) H 16 Reflex (1956) D 8L (1958) S221 Projector (1960) P1 (1961) 18-5 Projector (1961) C 8SL (1961) D 8LA (1961) P2 (1961) K1 (1962) H 8RX (1963) P3 (1963) S1 (1964) K2 (1964) P4 (1965) H 16 RX-5 (1966) Bolex 16 Pro (1966) 150 Super (1966) SM8 Projector (made by Silma) (1967) S321 Projector (1968) 7.5 Macrozoom (1969) H 16 SB, SBM (1970) 155 Macro-zoom (1970) 160 Macro-zoom (1970) H 16 EBM (1971) H 16 EL (1975)
Bolex Eumig
660 Macro-zoom (1976) 680 Macro-zoom (1978)
References
Sources
Paillard présente ses caméras, ses projecteurs. Flugblatt 223 × 276 mm, März 1938 Paillard-Bolex Cine Cameras, the Cine Cameras for the ‘Professional Amateur’. CINEX Ltd, London; 24 S., 6" × 9" Movie Makers, Amateur Cinema League ed. 1926–1953 Heinrich Freytag: Schmalfilmen mit Bolex 8. Neuaufl. "Die Schönen Bücher Strache", Stuttgart 1962 (deutsch) Gerald Reynolds Sharp: Bolex 8mm. Guide. 5. Aufl. Focal Press, London 1962, ISBN 0-240-44722-0 Laurent Tissot: E. Paillard & Cie SA. Une entreprise vaudoise de petite mécanique (1920–1945). Entreprise familiale, diversification industrielle et innovation technologique. Delval, Cousset (Fribourg) 1987, ISBN 2-88147-036-X. PDF
External links
Bolex.com Official website Bolex.ch website Switzerland Research about early Bolex cameras Documentary on the inventor of the Bolex auto-cine cameras Bolex Collector 8mm and 16mm Bolex cameras and projectors Virtuelles Schmalfilm-Apparate-Museum Manuals Bolex Manuals and Catalogs Bolex Operating Manuals For Practical Bolex H16 Filming Advice Serial Numbers A history of Bolex cameras with serial numbers & years of manufacture Serial Number search
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