In most Super 8 and some 16mm cameras of the 1960s (e.g. These cameras had removable C-mount lenses, and a reflex type viewfinder (both features uncommon in this smaller format).īeaulieu 2008S, on display at Conservatoire national des arts et métiers. During the 1980s Beaulieu also introduced a 2016 Quartz version of their R16 camera and a new Beaulieu 708 EL projector.Īmong users, Beaulieu became known for its SLR-style motion picture cameras. They are very rare, particularly the Beaulieu 1068 XLS. These cameras were in fact manufactured by Chinon Industries under the Beaulieu brand. In 1978 the name Beaulieu was used to market several low-cost cameras the Beaulieu 1008XL/1028XL and 60/1068 XLS. Some time in the late 1980s the company shifted its focus a video camera. It also had a new lens design the 6-90mm Angenieux lens. The 7008 series was a slight upgrades to the 6008 series. In 1985 Beaulieu re-emerged under the direction of Jean Ferras with a new Super 8 camera the 7008. With the crash of the Super 8 industry in 1980 so crashed Beaulieu.
BEAULIEU 7008 SUPER 8MM PRO
The camera was available in both Pro and S version one having crystal sync option in both 24 & 25 FPS and the second have single system audio. In 1979 a new camera designed was introduced the 6008 series which added the ability to use the new 200' Super 8 sound cartridge. At one time over 300 people work at the Beaulieu factory. Both series cameras were mostly fabricated with metal parts which the factory made almost completely in house. In 1973 Beaulieu introduced a Super 8 Sound camera the 5000S, then the 5008 MS ( Multi Speed). Starting in 1965 with the introduction of the 2008 which progressed into the 4008ZM, 4008ZM2, 4008ZM3 then 4008 ZM4 in silent super 8. Beaulieu is most famous for its cameras made for the Super 8 film format.