[Konvas] Konvas-1?

[RIta Avery]

I’ve dated it, apparently 1972. Footage was for north Vietnamese cinema newsreel.

RIta.



On 13 Dec 2017, at 13:19, wdcrosson at aol.com wrote:

35mm for TV? - Probably shooting primarily for newsreel purposes to be shown in cinemas.


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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. WE COULD REALLY USE YOUR HELP! The sharing of information on both the Konvas.org website and the discussion list takes a lot of time and costs money. Your donations help keep Konvas.org running and are very much appreciated: http://konvas.org/how-to/help-konvas.org-donate.html _______________________________________________ Cinema mailing list Cinema at konvas.org http://Konvas.org - All about Konvas, Kinor and other Russian Cinema Cameras Visit the discussion archives: http://konvas.org/list-archives.html Join the Konvas Discussion List: http://konvas.org/mailman/listinfo/cinema_konvas.org Please be kind when replying and crop the replied message!!! WE COULD REALLY USE YOUR HELP! The sharing of information on both the Konvas.org website and the discussion list takes a lot of time and costs money. Your donations help keep Konvas.org running and are very much appreciated: http://konvas.org/how-to/help-konvas.org-donate.html _______________________________________________ Cinema mailing list Cinema at konvas.org http://Konvas.org - All about Konvas, Kinor and other Russian Cinema Cameras Visit the discussion archives: http://konvas.org/list-archives.html Join the Konvas Discussion List: http://konvas.org/mailman/listinfo/cinema_konvas.org Please be kind when replying and crop the replied message!!!
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