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In this video the Cine Special camera has a non-standard side Viewfinder. What is it?
The tapered shape is reminiscent of a Mitchell viewfinder, although I don’t think that is what we are seeing here.


There was a company called PAR which made accessories for the Cine Special (including a reflex viewfinder system), so I'm wondering if this is one of the PAR products?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQWGe0_XOyI

Cine Special Side Viewfinder_01.jpg

Cine Special Side Viewfinder_02.jpg

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On another group I was informed that this side viewfinder was made by Maier Hancock.

Although I did find an advertisement in the Jan. 1955 issue of American Cinematographer for a PAR Products mod of the Cine Kodak Special II which used a Mitchell side viewfinder , as well as modifying the Cine Kodak Special II to take a 400' ft. Mitchell magazine !

Also from American Cinematographer I discovered that PAR Products Corp. offered a modification of the Cine Kodak K-100 to use a 400' ft. magazine (looks like a Mitchell mag).

PAR_Super_Cine_Special_II_Conversion_AC_Jan_1955.jpeg

PAR 400 ft mag for Cine Kodak K100 copy.jpg

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