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Rent NowThe Bell & Howell 200EE is a vintage 16mm home-movie camera from Bell & Howell, a longstanding name in amateur and semi-professional cine equipment throughout the mid-20th century. Designed for the 16mm film format, it was positioned above the more common 8mm consumer cameras of its era, appealing to more serious hobbyists and semi-professional users who wanted the higher image quality and larger frame size that 16mm film offered over standard 8mm home-movie formats.
The “EE” designation in the camera’s name typically refers to Bell & Howell’s “Electric Eye” automatic exposure metering system, using a photoelectric sensor to help regulate exposure across varying lighting conditions without requiring the operator to manually calculate aperture settings for each shot, a notable convenience feature that made the camera more approachable despite its more advanced 16mm format positioning.
As a 16mm format camera, it was designed to shoot on 16mm film stock, a larger, higher-quality gauge than consumer 8mm formats, generally loaded onto spools rather than the small cartridges used in later 8mm and Super 8 systems, requiring somewhat more deliberate handling during loading compared to cartridge-based formats. Cameras in Bell & Howell’s 200 series typically feature a lens system suited to the 16mm format’s larger frame size, along with a viewfinder for composing shots and a spring-wound or motor-driven film advance mechanism.
Because documentation on the exact specifications of this specific model, such as lens aperture and focal length, exact winding mechanism, and specific compatible 16mm film spool types, is limited and can vary across Bell & Howell’s similar camera models from this era, photographers and collectors should confirm these specific details directly against the unit or its markings before finalizing a listing.
Key Features
– 16mm format home/semi-professional movie camera
– Electric Eye (EE) automatic exposure metering
– Vintage Bell & Howell cine camera construction
– Spring-wound or motor-driven film advance typical of the era
– Viewfinder for shot composition
– Uses 16mm film spools (larger format than consumer 8mm cameras)
