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MUNDUS SUBMINIATURES

This is a list of 16mm cameras manufactuered by Mundus, a French company. All of these cameras had one thing in common -- they were shaped like the super 8 movie cameras of the time. They accepted 25mm rolls of 16mm film on standard spools and created one image at a time. Think of them as movie cameras without a motor drive. I guess there just weren't that many people who wanted to take 500 pictures per roll of film. The good news is that you only have to load the camera once a decade. The bad news is that half of your subject die before the prints are made!

Mundas Camerette

(1948) French camera for 50 exposures (10x15mm). Interchangeable movie lenses. Speeds of 1 - 1/200.
Mundas 16

(1950) Two models, one with a focusing lens. 25mm (f2.5). Speeds 1 - 1/400.
Mundas Color

(1960) Vertical camera, similar to Mundas 16 but with interchangeable lens. Format of 8x14mm. Usually with 20mm (f2.8) Speeds 1 - 1/300.
Mundas Color TB-8/20

(1966) Vertical camera, similar to Mundas 16 but with interchangeable lens. Format of 10x15mm. 20mm (f2.8-22). Speeds 1 - 1/300. Scale-focusing down to 20 inches. Used 25 feet of film to produce 350 exposures.
Mundas Color ECONO

(1966) Vertical camera, similar to Mundas 16 but with interchangeable lens. Format of 12x15mm. 20mm (f2.8-22). Speeds 1 - 1/300. Scale-focusing down to 20 inches. Used 25 feet of film to produce 500 exposures on single perf film.
Mundas Tak-N-See

(1966) Vertical camera, similar to Mundas Color ECONO, but with shutter release on opposite side. Format of 12x15mm. 20mm (f2.8-22). Speeds 1 - 1/300. Scale-focusing down to 20 inches. Used 25 feet of film to produce 500 exposures on single perf film.
Mundas Color 60

(1960-1973) More stylized version with interchangeable 20mm (f2.8).
Mundas Color 65

(1974-1976) The last version in the line. Comes with a with 25mm or 20mm (f2.8) focusing lens. Takes 25 foot spools of 16mm movie film and produces over 400 images per roll. Shorter lengths can be used but must be loaded on the 16mm spools. Shutter speeds from 1/500 to 1 second, plus B. Apertures from f2.8 to f22.0. Focuisng from infinity to 1.5 feet. This model is designed for double-perf 16mm film, but works perfectly well with double-perf or single-perf as long as the perforations in single perf film are loaded toward the back of the camera. The perforations are need to advance the film counter and keep the film on track. Film format of 10x15mm. Two tripod sockets for vertical or horizontal shots and a cable release connection. The film advance lever is redesigned to cock the shutter at the same time -- nice touch. Interchangeable lenses.

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MUNDUS SUBMINIATURES

Mundas Camerette

Mundas 16

Mundas Color

Mundas Color TB-8/20

Mundas Color ECONO

Mundas Tak-N-See

Mundas Color 60

Mundas Color 65