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[[File:Herbert G. Ponting and his camera - H.G.P. LCCN2009633374.jpg|thumb|Cinematographer [[Herbert G. Ponting]] stands behind the Prestwich Model 5 Kinema Camera he used as official photographer for [[Robert Falcon Scott]]'s [[Terra Nova Expedition|''Terra Nova'' Expedition]] (1910–1913).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co18516/prestwich-cine-camera-used-by-herbert-ponting-35-mm-cine-camera |title=Prestwich Model 5 cine camera used by Herbert Ponting |publisher=[[Science Museum Group]] |access-date=April 2, 2025 }}</ref> He incorporated some of the footage he shot into his the 1924 documentary ''[[The Great White Silence]]''.]] '''Prestwich Camera''' was a [[cine camera]] produced by the [[J. A. Prestwich Industries|Prestwich Manufacturing Company]]. It was eventually fitted with external magazines capable of holding up {{convert|400|ft|m}} of film. Several types of "Prestwich Camera" were manufactured in the late 19th century. One of the earliest designs of this type held {{convert|50|ft|m}} of film—more film than any other camera of the age. According to Carl Louis Gregory, ::''An advertisement in Hopwood's "Living Pictures" edition of 1899 offers the "Prestwich" specialties for animated photography -- "nine different models of cameras and projectors in three sizes for l/2-inch, 1 3/8-inch and 2 3/8-inch width of film." '' ==See also== [[History of cinema]] ==References== {{Reflist}} *Coe, Brian. ''The History of Movie Photography''; Eastview Editions, 1981 *Gregory, Carl Louis. [http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/widescreen/early-jan1930.htm "The Early History of Wide Films: Being a Peek into the Past that is Both Interesting and Enlightening"] published in American Cinematographer (January, 1930) *[[Vanessa Toulmin|Toulmin, Vanessa]] et al. (eds.), ''The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon: Edwardian Britain on Film'', London, British Film Institute (2004). [[Category:Movie cameras]] {{film-tech-stub}}
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