Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
More vintage camera p0rn
The man from DHL finally arrived yesterday, and delivered not one, but TWO Eumig C3M cameras to my doorstep from Blighty
Didn't get back from work until late, so I haven't had time to clean and photograph them yet, but I did discover this gem folded in with the destruction manuals - the original product flyer from the late 50s / early 60s.
The 'camera of tomorrow today' is a great tag line - you can see how the design has moved on from the C3R I posted earlier, keeping the same basic box, but adding more plastic moulded parts to form an integrated lens turret, and a quick-release pistol grip with trigger.
The viewfinder is still non-reflex, but is now large and bright compared to the C3R, thanks to a dedicated viewfinder lens (top left) - the field of view issues are addressed with a translucent matt that pops into the viewfinder as you rotate-in each lens, showing you the field of view for that lens.
The ISO has been bumped from a max of 50 to 100, and the lens system now has a single master focus for all lenses as a dial on the side of the lens turret.
As you can see, the camera was over £80 when new, the leather case was an additional £11, and the Matte Box Set (which I have) was another £4.
So basically £100 with some film to get you started - probably equivalent to £1000 today!
I will be posting photos shortly - then testing the cameras after cleaning, before shooting some 8mm film
The man from DHL finally arrived yesterday, and delivered not one, but TWO Eumig C3M cameras to my doorstep from Blighty
Didn't get back from work until late, so I haven't had time to clean and photograph them yet, but I did discover this gem folded in with the destruction manuals - the original product flyer from the late 50s / early 60s.
The 'camera of tomorrow today' is a great tag line - you can see how the design has moved on from the C3R I posted earlier, keeping the same basic box, but adding more plastic moulded parts to form an integrated lens turret, and a quick-release pistol grip with trigger.
The viewfinder is still non-reflex, but is now large and bright compared to the C3R, thanks to a dedicated viewfinder lens (top left) - the field of view issues are addressed with a translucent matt that pops into the viewfinder as you rotate-in each lens, showing you the field of view for that lens.
The ISO has been bumped from a max of 50 to 100, and the lens system now has a single master focus for all lenses as a dial on the side of the lens turret.
As you can see, the camera was over £80 when new, the leather case was an additional £11, and the Matte Box Set (which I have) was another £4.
So basically £100 with some film to get you started - probably equivalent to £1000 today!
I will be posting photos shortly - then testing the cameras after cleaning, before shooting some 8mm film
