Lance Neame

:) Thanks Dom, I am actually thinking of giving the camera a complete overhaul, as I want to put it to serious use again. What would make that job easier would be finding a copy of the military repair & overhaul manuals. There is a mention of the Cine-Kodak Special II Repair & Overhaul Manuals on this website http://www.cameraweb.com/manuals.htm . The Email addresses given are inactive :huh: , so it only serves to show that such manuals were available. Where do I look now? :unsure:

Cine-Kodak Special II Camera: Serial number 12984.

PAR Products Hollywood reflex viewfinder: Showing serial number 568:

PAR Products Hollywood - 4 x C mount lens turret and reflex viewfinder conversion: Showing serial number 342 on base of turret:

Rear view of camera 2.

Rear view of camera 1.

Showing internal view of the 200ft film chamber.

Showing 200ft film chamber.

Cine-Kodak Special II Camera

:) Hi, thanks for the responses, particularly Dom. I have the exploded parts list also, which in that regard, is of little help. There has been reference to a military Cine-Kodak Special II Repair & Overhaul Manual, does such a thing exist I wonder? Repair & Overhaul instructions would be invaluable, and definitely worth purchasing if anyone had a copy. I have yet to begin work on my camera, and am gathering as much information as possible before I do. Mineral oil, such as those listed, would be more appropriate than modern synthetics I presume? I will keep searching…… BTW cinematography.com has already provided much useful information; I am pleased to have finally become a member. Best Regards, Lance.

Hello, I am in the process of resurrecting an old Cine-Kodak Special II (a clockwork/wind-up regular 16mm camera), and have been searching for a suitable modern lubricant to use. I have looked at using high speed spindle oil, namely the following…. Mobil Velocite 6 (iso-10) Shell Morlina 10 (iso-10) Mobil Velocite 10 (iso-22) Can anyone please advise if these are suitable choices for lubricating the bearings in these cameras, or suggest possibly a better option? Thanks for your time in reading this post; any replies will be sincerely appreciated.