Hello everyone, I’m new. My name is Robert and I just got into the 16mm hobby. My first camera is a doozy. A 1924 Victor Ultra Cine. Powered by a 6v battery which I have already made a modern replacement for. It’s pretty rare as only about 50 were made, and I own the 50th one. The camera seems to run fine, but it’s missing a few parts.
It’s missing its’ lens and one sprocket. The lens I’m trying to replicate using another lens that I am going to machine down to fit. I just bought a lathe to do this work. The sprocket is unique as it only has 7 teeth. I was lucky enough to find two single perf 7 tooth sprocket that I can turn into one double perf.
The camera also runs at 14 fps, so I will be using a stroboscope to adjust the governor to the correct speed once it’s all put back together. I have a YouTube video about it if anyone is interested.
Here she is:
I have since had the front name plate professionally reproduced.
Here are a few links with info on the camera and company.
https://www.kinocameras.com/apparatus/victor-ultra-cine
https://www.antiquephotographica.info/VICTOR ULTRA CINE CAMERA WEB DETAIL 11-30-2017.htm
