Vintage 1960's Bell & Howell 311 Autoload - Optronic Eye - Perpetua Drive
marketed in 1966
design: 311
silent super 8 cartridge
lens: B&H Zoom f: 1.9 \ F: ? mm
focusing: fixed
zooming: manual
viewfinder: not reflex
exposure: auto exposure control; TTL Electric Eye
film speed: auto between 25/40 and 200/250 ASA (daylight/tungsten) (1)
ASA notching: no pin = stairs
filming speed: 18 fps
shutter opening angle: <180 degrees
sound: no
remote control socket: no
cable release socket: no
movie light socket: screw type
film counter: yes
power source: 1 x button cell for light meter
film motor: spring-wound drive
dimensions: 7 inches in width/6 inches in height/2 1/2 inches in depth
chassis: aluminium cast
made in Usa by Bell & Howell
One of the few cameras without electric motor.
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