Bolex 150 Super

marketed in 1967

manufactured since 1966 until 1968

silent super 8 cartridge

lens: Paillard-Bolex Zoom f: 1.9 \ F: 8.5-30 mm

zooming ratio: 3.5x

focusing: manual, aerial, 0.8 m to infinity

zooming: manual

filter size: ?

viewfinder: single-lens reflex with adjustable eyepiece

viewfinder information: exposure meter

exposure: auto exposure control; TTL EE, CdS photocell

EE lock: yes

film speed: auto for 25/40 and  100/160 ASA (daylight/tungsten)

filter CCA: built-in 85A filter

shutter opening angle: 143 degrees

shutter speed:

• 1/47 sec at 18 fps

• 1/20 sec at single frame

filming speed: 18 fps, single frame (1)

sound: no

remote control socket: no

cable release socket: yes

movie ligth socket: no

film counter: yes

handle: fixed

battery check button: yes

film drive motor: DC micromotor

power source: 4 x AA batteries \ 2 x PX13 button cells for light meter

weight: 1390 g

dimensions: ?

tripod socket: 1/4"

made in Switzerland by Bolex

• exhibited in Photokina 1966, the first Bolex Super 8 camera

• (1) you can shoot frame by frame with the help of a specially designed trigger, screwed to the cable release socket