Cinephon-Slechta BH-X II, c. 1948

Cinephon-Werke, Prague. Hand-held and tripod SLR camera for 35mm films in 60-meter cassettes, with 12-volt drive, 37-watt Cinephon motor and a full set of 3 lenses in the focusable turret: Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 2/35 mm, Sonnar 1:2/50 mm and Sonnar 2/85 mm, electrical functions not tested. - In addition: 3 cassettes of 60 m each, sheet-metal compendium and original emergency case. - Note: The Cinephon-Werke in Prague (renamed Meopta during the communist era) was founded in the mid-1920s by the engineer Josef Slechta. Cinephon was one of the most important manufacturers of 35mm cameras from the silent and sound film eras in Europe until 1970. The BH-X II was the firm’s first post-war design. From 1939 to 1945, the Cinephon-Werke produced exclusively for the German Wehrmacht. The camera offered here comes from the property of Ceskoslovensk Statni-Film Prague. The camera is preserved in original, near-mint condition.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)