Bolex

Explore 3 Bolex vintage camera models — specs, production history, reviews, and market values in the VTA archive.

Cine Camera

• L-8 — Bolex L-8 8mm movie camera, 720g, 12-32fps, proprietary D mount — compact spring-wound film camera from the 1940s–50s.

Movie Camera

• H16 Reflex (1956) — The Bolex H16 Reflex (1956) is a 16mm spring-wound film camera with reflex viewing, variable speed (12–64 fps), and a triple-lens turret. Specs, history, and collector pricing.
• H16 RX-5 (1966) — That quiet whir of the spring-driven mechanism, the tactile precision of hand-cranking film backward through the gate—this is the machine that taught a
• H16 SBM (1972) — The Bolex H16 SBM (1970) is a mechanical 16mm reflex camera with bayonet mount, 5.5 lbs, and frame rates to 64fps. Specs, history, and real auction prices.

Other Models

• Bolex — Vintage Camera — Explore 3 Bolex vintage camera models — specs, production history, reviews, and market values in the VTA archive.
• 18 5 AUTO — An 8mm film projector with automatic threading and dual-speed projection, made by Bolex
• B8L — An 8mm wind-up cine camera introduced in 1958, notable for including a built-in exposure meter.
• D8L — A wind-up 8mm pocket cine camera with triple-lens turret and through-the-lens metering, made in Switzerland.
• H 16 DELUXE — A 16mm non-reflex movie camera with automatic threading, variable speeds up to 64 fps, and a parallax-correcting Octameter viewfinder for precise framing.
• H 16 REX — A 16mm reflex motion picture camera known for its precision and reliability in portable filmmaking.
• H 16 STANDARD — A 16mm cine camera produced by Bolex, used in news-gathering and commercial production.
• H 16 SUPREME — A precision 16mm spring-wound motion picture camera with reflex viewing, three-lens turret, and built-in filter slot, produced from 1953 to approximately
• H16 — A Swiss-made 16mm motion picture camera that became a staple in independent and student filmmaking.
• H16 Reflex (1956) — The Bolex H16 Reflex (1956) is a 16mm spring-wound film camera with reflex viewing, variable speed (12–64 fps), and a triple-lens turret. Specs, history, and collector pricing.
• H16 RX-5 (1966) — That quiet whir of the spring-driven mechanism, the tactile precision of hand-cranking film backward through the gate—this is the machine that taught a
• H16 SBM (1972) — The Bolex H16 SBM (1970) is a mechanical 16mm reflex camera with bayonet mount, 5.5 lbs, and frame rates to 64fps. Specs, history, and real auction prices.
• L-8 — Bolex L-8 8mm movie camera, 720g, 12-32fps, proprietary D mount — compact spring-wound film camera from the 1940s–50s.