Canon Cine 8-T (1956)

A double 8mm movie camera released by Canon in 1956. It was the company's first movie camera.

Overview

The Canon Cine 8-T is a double 8mm movie camera made by Canon in 1956. It was Canon's first movie camera, a step beyond still photography gear. The camera has a turret lens mount with two Canon bayonet mount lenses included: 13mm and 38mm. It carries automatic parallax correction, thru-the-lens focusing, and a universal select-a-view finder - claimed to be unique among 8mm cameras at the time.

Specifications

Film format	Double 8mm
Lens mount	Canon bayonet mount
Included lenses	13mm and 38mm
Dimensions (W x H x D)	57 x 137 x 193 mm
Weight	1200 g (body only)

Design

Those three features are automatic parallax correction, thru-the-lens focusing, and the universal select-a-view finder. Canon marketed them as exclusive to the Cine 8-T among 8mm movie cameras. The turret mount holds two interchangeable Canon bayonet mount lenses.

Context

Canon introduced the Cine 8-T in 1956. It followed the company's earlier still cameras and was its first motion picture camera.

Market

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