Super 8 cassette changer - uses jig fitted to back of cine camera to extract and insert cassettes from magazine rack

摘要

Cine appts. changes super-8 film cassettes and is partic. useful for cameras in underwater housings. The camera (1) is fitted onto a jig which holds the cassettes (3) at the rear of the camera (1). The cassettes are moved sideways across the rear of the camera on rails (4, 8) with toothed drive (6, 7). The selected cassette is moved into or out of the camera by a toothed drive (12, 13) moving the carriage (9, 10, 11) forward. As the cassette moves into the camera the top bar of the jig (16) slides forward over the top of the camera body.