Zeiss Ikon MoviKon 8mm Camera - Overview and Film Loading 

Mike -- did some research, your specific Movikon 8 has the focus distances in feet and inches -- there are also versions marked in meters (they way to know is that the closest focus would be "0.2" (as in meters).

That is so rad. And that commercial at the end?!? 😍

Still the most beautiful camera in my collection. The projector that they made for it is stunning too.

This sounds crazy but I really enjoy watching you wind the camera. What we have here is Another Great Shew!

Nice! My father had that camera for tryouts in the late fifties but then decided to go for a Bauer 88B - the camera I first used when I was nine years old and fell in love with film. Fun to watch..!

Just got mine from NYC….. what a sweet marvel! You keep tempting me to acquire new, cool cameras!

Incredible camera Mike!

I just bought one of these; will be ordering some film soon.

Finally got my hands on one. Very cool very unique but its also brilliant in its logic it only took me a few minutes to figure out how this camera worked I initially thought loading film would be a pain but its actually easier then most of my other cameras

I think I have to have one now. Such a cool camera.

Instant reaction -- *COOL*!!!!

Great looking little camera. Loved the dining room shot of you in the mirror LOL

amazing technology

That's a cool camera.

"Once you become intimate with your camera..." Hey! This is a family channel!!!! :-)

I just ordered one of these from Europe based on this video.

I just loaded my first film on this beauty. Can't wait to see the results. Thanks for all the useful tips! And the sound... man, instant love! ;)

I've been trying to find one of these! Thanks for this! I was curious how the spools worked. What a fascinating design.

Two flaws: The coldshoe mount IS for flash modules, you just need to use the module manually. The focus markings on your camera ARE in feet, as is obvious by the '' and ' markings (for feet and inches) as well as the fact it goes up in intervals of 6 and not 5, which would be typical of a meter-based focus marking.

I love this beautiful camera and totally regret not buying it when I found one in good condition on a local flea market. Yeah, that was me not wanting to get into regular 8. The same me that didn't want to get into Super 8 and later DS8. ;)

Have inherited one of these! It would certainly survive a tumble down a mountain, (which is quite possible that it did once or twice, as it belonged to Frank Long FRPS, who regularly took it skiing!)

The red dot means you can make movie in focus from like 1,77m - infinity

Are you guys familiar with the Sekonic line of 1960’s 8mm cameras? The Sekonic Simplomat, and the Sekonic Dualmatic Zoom, that have a film compartment that flips over, so you can shoot the 2nd half of the dbl 8 film without opening and flipping the film on the reels. Great idea, and makes the “flip” much easier, and protects the end of the first half of film from light! I love these! 💕🎥🎆

I wonder if theres a way to convert double 8 spools to have a sort of darkbag sleeve to protect the film from light when you load it and run it through the camera that way you didn't have to worry about exposing the first 3-4 feet of film and only expose 1-2 feet

awesome video. you talked me into getting one :) i have a couple 35mm zeiss ikon cameras, and i love their quality, so when i saw this i just had to have one too. lol 😂 im sort of confused with the conversion of film speed to shutter speed for light meter use. if the film speed is 16 fps, wouldnt the shutter speed be 1/16th?

"E" likely stands for "Eigenblick" or momentary/instant. Kodak needs to put this with interchangeable lenses into production, rather than develop a new Super 8 camera. All mechanical, no electronics. And in metal with a Metropolis aesthetic.

It's a sale! I just bought one of eBay. A later model with the variable frame rate. Let's hope it isn't a dud. Thanks for continuing my camera addiction. BTW: Pretty certain that will be feet on the focus scale.

Reminds me of a 1950s version of a Sony Ruvi camera…(but this one is way cooler)

Beautiful and Interesting but, How long takes that film?

Can this camera take 100ft length 8mm film spools? I might buy one and record longer films with it. Like private films or movies I love.

I went true my stuff at home and discovered that I own one of these cameras. I don't know when or where I bought it. I ended up here after searching for information about it. Must say, this video is one of the strangest, because of the cartoon sound FX, but also a great information video. Thanks Btw, how long can you film with one filmroll?

2nd Reaction -- *INVITE ME TO DINNER*!!!!! What the hack hot dogs/sausages were those?!?!?!?!

What, no mention of me sending you the link on Facebook messenger? :) Just kidding, and nice video! I picked up one of these myself a while back. Haven't used it yet because I'm too poor for film :P

The numbers on yours are different from mine

Частота кадров какая? Скорость одна?

"How brilliant is that?" -- a knowing or unknowing pun????

Please stop with the goofy sound effects.

Clean your lens before record for Christ sake