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

zooming ratio: ?

focusing: fixed

zooming: manual

filter size: ?

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

handle: detachable

power source: 1 x button cell for light meter

film motor: spring-wound drive

weight: ?

dimensions: ?

tripod socket: 1/4"

chassis: aluminium cast

made in Usa by Bell & Howell

• One of the few cameras without electric motor.

• (1) ASA settings: 25/40, 40/64, 64/100, 100/160, 160/250 and 250/400 ASA.