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Various government and military organizations used specialty motion picture cameras based on the eyemo mechanics for scientific tests and filming. One manufacturer being MultiData. NASA was a notable organization that used such cameras in one case for testing with lasers.
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only. In 1929 there was the first three-port Eyemo, while the "spider model" features a rotating three-lens turret and a "focusing viewfinder" on the side opposite the optical viewfinder. Eyemos feature a 1½" diameter
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Designed and first manufactured in 1925, it was for many years the most compact 35 mm motion picture film camera, having a 100-foot film capacity. Its small size and ruggedness made it a favorite choice for
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that is attached to the back, and can hold 4⅓ and 11 minutes of film respectively. When used with a 400 ft magazine, the Eyemo is cumbersome (but not impossible) to operate without the use of a
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The 2000 film 'Requiem For A Dream' utilized an Eyemo camera with a Nikon lens mount for POV 'snorricam' shots where it was attached to the actors.
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and motors to them, and modified the proprietary lens mount to allow the camera to use different optics (such as lenses made for still
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The Eyemo is still in use by some filmmakers. It is often used these days as a "crash-cam" for filming dangerous
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The Eyemo is a non-reflex camera: viewing while filming is through an optical
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filmmakers whenever a portable, rugged, and inconspicuous camera was needed.
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in which the camera must be dropped from a building or other elevation.
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Some camera shops have modified Eyemos for reflex viewing, attached
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The Blues Brothers (1980) - Multiple crash scenes and explosions
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current. There is currently a synchronized motor available for
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The Eyemo takes an internal load of 100 feet (30,5 m) of
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incorporated into the camera lid. Some models take one
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except the 71-k model, which is slightly different.
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