The Bolex P4

Specifications:

Lens: Som Bethiot Pan Cinor
Focal Length: 9mm - 36mm
Aperture: f1.9 - 16
Focusing: 1m - infinity
Exposure: Automatic and Manual
Film Speeds: 10 - 400 ASA
Frame Rate: 12,18 & 40
Motor: Clockwork - 1 wind will allow approx 31sec filming at 18fps
Light Meter Batteries: 1 x AX1P (PX1A or A1PX)
Filter Size: Series VII (49mm will also fit)
Film Capacity: 25ft

Filming Experiences:

The last Standard 8 camera to be developed by Bolex and introduced in 1965.

The lens is not in the same league as the Bolex K2 but this is still a very good camera and has been overlooked for far to long. I have too often seen this excellent camera go unsold because too many follow the fashion for cameras rather than thinking about what the camera can actually do!

The camera uses the same excellent rangefinder focusing system found on the Bolex P3 but with the addition of fully automatic exposure. The manual exposure is easy to use as the aperture can be seen in the viewfinder.

Forget fashion buy a P4!

More technical information on this camera can be found on the Bolex collector website.

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