What camera is this?

[photomate]

Was watching "Man with a Camera" with Charles Bronson, 1960 TV show.....he used this camera which he called a "sequential camera, an automatic". He used it like a motor drive but it's not a Nikon and this is 1960; can anyone identify it? The shutter release was in the front where his right hand index finger is in second and third photo.

 

[xayraa33]

looks like a Robot camera

 

[xayraa33]

the Bell and Howell Foton is a better fit though.

http://www.vintagephoto.tv/foton.shtml

 

[photomate]

the Bell and Howell Foton is a better fit though.

http://www.vintagephoto.tv/foton.shtml

thanks! That's definitely it. Perfect match. Never knew they existed. Pretty cool!

 

[xayraa33]

thanks! That's definitely it. Perfect match. Never knew they existed. Pretty cool!

I think Kevin Li owns every one of them now 🙂

 

[johannielscom]

Not a Robot. Not sure what it is either... That Foton link is as dead as a dodo on my end... 🙁

 

[xayraa33]

The Foton's 2 inch Cooke Amotal lens is quite legendary now.
The surplus Amotal lenses were crudely converted to LTM (mostly) in Italy and sold by NY camera stores like Peerless in the in the 1950s as a cheaper alternative to a Leitz lens when paired with a new Barnack Leica body in a package deal.

 

[xayraa33]

Not a Robot. Not sure what it is either... That Foton link is as dead as a dodo on my end... 🙁

 

[photomate]

I'm surprised to see they only go for about $900....

http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Bell-&-Howell/Foton.html

thought it would be much higher for such a remarkable camera. I wonder how many they made and how many are still out there.

 

[oftheherd]

Almost looks like some of the old FL bottom winders. Where's Bill M when you need him?

 

[Ronald_H]

I recognized it as a Foton immediately... Do I need to be worried? :s

 

[easyrider]

I recognized it as a Foton immediately... Do I need to be worried? :s

Your work is very nice! I don't think you should worry at all. The proof is in the photos.

 

[MPerson]

the Bell and Howell Foton is a better fit though.

http://www.vintagephoto.tv/foton.shtml

Thank you, that is a real gem. My father shot B & H cine cameras but I never knew they made still as well.

It's 0645 and I have already learnt something new today. I wonder how many are still around?