Cine Kodak Special II 16mm Movie Camera, Lens Famous Owner John S. Candelario
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:7015208 | Model: Cine Kodak Special II |
Film Format: 16mm | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Brand: Kodak | Type: Non Reflex |
FOR RESTORATION
Here is some info from the webbs about the former owner:
John S. Candelario was known for his cinematography work and still photographs of New Mexico and the Southwe...st. He operated the original Old Curio Store (Candelario Curio Store), the oldest Indian trading post in the United States, located at 201 West San Francisco Street. Born on September 7, 1916, in Santa Fe, the son of Arthur and Alice (Candelario) Weeks, he was later adopted by his grandfather, Jesus S. Candelario. He died October 5, 1993. In 1938, John Candelario took over the Old Curio Store owned by his grandfather, J.S. Candelario. While running it, he became interested in motion pictures. He won television's Emmy and Peabody awards and won the American Film Festival's Golden Reel Award for the art film, "Indian Artists of the Southwest." He was director of Southwest Fine Recordings and president of Cinemark Productions and Cine 837 Educational Film Producing Company. As a still photographer, Candelario did portraits for Mabel Dodge Luhan's book Taos Artists. His photographs appeared in national magazines, such as Life and Holiday. Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz befriended him and displayed his photographs. Candelario worked with Edward Weston and Ansel Adam, introducing them to the pueblos. Candelario also wrote many short stories, some appeared in journals and others were made into movie scripts.
Here is some info from the Webbs about the camera :
This professional 16 mm turret camera was the technical pinnacle of the Cine-Kodak motion picture camera dynasty.The model was introduced in 1948, and reportedly was manufactured until 1961.It has many special features and an elaborate set of controls.
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