Pathé Professional Camera with Motion Picture Apparatus Company Tripod

$15,000
Item #C14561

Introduced ca. 1908, the wooden hand-cranked Pathé Professional Studio camera was an early favorite of the motion picture industry. It was packed with features most wanted by cinematographers of the time, including a through-the-film viewing port, a focusing control, a variable shutter, an f-stop control, a footage counter, and a parallax adjustable side finder. This remarkable camera, serial number 1124, is equipped with a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 5cm f3.5 lens, as well as a 3-digit Veeder mechanical footage counter and a Wilart Instrument Co. automatic fader that were added later. We estimate this camera to have been manufactured ca. 1917, which makes it a perfect match for this Motion Picture Apparatus Company Precision Tripod. The camera and tripod have both been gently cleaned and lovingly restored to working condition. This iconic camera is an essential piece of any motion picture camera collection.