Bolex 160 Macro Zoom

marketed in 1970

manufactured since 1970 until 1971

silent super 8 cartridge

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

zooming ratio: 3.5x

focusing: manual, aerial, 1.5 to ifinity

macro focusing: 0.03 m to infinity

zooming: manual

filter size: ?

viewfinder: single-lens reflex with adjustable eyepiece: +/- 5 diopters

viewfinder information: exposure meter

exposure: auto exposure control; TTL Electric Eye, 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: 143 degrees

shutter speed:

• 1/86 seconds at 32 fps

• 1/60 seconds at 24 fps

• 1/47 seconds at 18 fps

• 1/20 seconds at single frame

filming speed: 18, 24, 36 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 buton: yes

film drive motor: DC micromotor

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

weight: circa 1400 g

dimensions: ?

tripod socket: yes

made in Switzerland by Bolex

• same as Bolex 150, but with macro lens and various filming speeds
• (1) you can shoot frame by frame with the help of a specially designed trigger, screwed to the cable release socket