[Konvas] Konvas-1?

[RIta Avery]

Interesting screen grab. Adam.

I thought the early Konvas’s had an 8 volt motor but this one looks like a 12 volt later type. Just trying to date when Jane Fonda paid a visit to North Vietnam or was this after the war finished. The cameraman is a VC and probably doing a propaganda news piece for the cause. Shooting 35mm for TV?

Sharp of you to spot the camera.

RIta.   (-13 last night. Brrr!)

On 13 Dec 2017, at 10:24, Anders Banke via Cinema <cinema at konvas.org> wrote:

Hi

Yes, definitely a Konvas-1. I have a virtually identical camera sitting on
the shelf of my little "mini camera museum" (serial No. 62 007, so I call it
the "James Bond camera" :-) ). Stands to reason the Soviet Union would have
supplied their allies with the means of making propaganda.


/Andders


  1. Konvas-1? (Adam Frey)


I have been watching the Ken Burns documentary series ?The Vietnam War?.
Honestly, it?s a good series, on a (still) very touchy subject. But I caught
this shot and payed the TV, as this frame showed what I believe is the
Konvas-1 - the original Konvas. I believe it is the Konvas-1 due to the fat
front end, under the lens turret. But I may be wrong. Thoughts?

I know this is can still be a controversial topic, with Vietnam & Jane
Fonda, but I?m hoping we can focus on the camera behind all this, and
realize what a great news camera it was.




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