Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

CANON SCOOPIC 16 MM

Date Range From

1973

Date Range To

1993

Materials

METAL, PLASTIC, GLASS

No. Pieces

16

Height

24.2

Length

29.3

Width

15

Description

A. BLACK POWDER COATED METAL CAMERA. IN GOOD CONDITION OVERALL, SOME WEAR AROUND EDGES, EYEPIECE, HANDLE, AND FILM REEL ATTACHMENT AREA. BASE OF CAMERA HAS TWO THREADED HOLES ON METAL PLATE TO ATTACH TO TRIPOD. BACK OF CAMERA HAS A LARGE PLASTIC COVERED METER WITH TWO ROWS OF NUMBERS. BELOW IS A SMALL BLACK BUTTON AND A SMALL PLASTIC COVERED RECTANGLE WITH A BLUE AND PINK STRIPE INSIDE. THE BACK OF THE CAMERA ALSO HAS A LABEL WITH JAPANESE CHARACTERS THAT READS “REMOVE INTERNAL BATTERY WHENEVER YOU USE EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE.” BACK ALSO HAS A SMALL GRAY AND BLACK COVERED PORT FOR EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE AND LARGE PLASTIC EYEPIECE OVER THE VIEWFINDER. THE PROPER LEFT SIDE OF THE CAMERA LABEL SAYS: “CANON SCOOPIC 16 M CANON INC. JAPAN.” THE VIEWFINDER IS ATTACHED TO THE PROPER LEFT SIDE NEAR THE TOP AND AT THE MIDDLE OF THE BASE THERE IS A SILVER DIAL WITH AN “0” AND AN ARROW. BELOW IS A LARGE STICKER WITH “CFCN” ON IT. PROPER RIGHT SIDE HAS A DIAL MARKED “ASA 20 40 80 160 320 640” AND A SWITCH LABELLED “MANU. AUTO OFF.” ANOTHER DIAL ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS MARKED “PULL 1 FRAME.” ON THE BASE OF THE PROPER RIGHT SIDE IS A LARGE BLACK PLASTIC HANDLE WITH METAL FIXTURES AND A LEATHER STRAP. THERE IS ALSO A LABEL THAT READS “NO. 32986” ABOVE THE HANDLE. THE FRONT OF THE CAMERA HAS A LENS WITH A PROTRUDING METAL PIECE AND A “CANON” LENS COVER. THERE IS ALSO A SMALLER DIAL/LENS ABOVE THE MAIN ONE. THE TOP OF THE CAMERA HAS A METAL SLOT FOR THE FILM REEL TO BE ATTACHED. B. BATTERY CHARGER. 16.5 CM (L) X 9.3 CM (W) X 6 CM (H). “CANON BATTERY CHARGER S-12.” GREEN-GRAY COLOUR WITH BLACK PANEL ON RIGHT SIDE OF FRONT. THE RIGHT PANEL HAS A RED EMBOSSED LABEL THAT SAYS “RECHARGE 5 HOURS” AND A PIECE OF MASKING TAPE WITH “TDICRLED JUNE 20” WRITTEN ON IT. LEFT SIDE OF FRONT HAS TWO LARGE SLOTS FOR BATTERY PACKS TO BE INSERTED TO CHARGE, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SIGNS MARKED BETWEEN SLOTS. THE TOP OF THE CHARGER HAS A DIAL LABELLED “VOLTAGE SELECTOR” AND “FUSE” WITH AN ARROW. UNDERNEATH THE DIAL IS “0.2A 125V.” THE TOP ALSO HAS A BOUND GRAY CABLE ATTACHED TO IT. THE CABLES IS HELD TOGETHER WITH A YELLOWING CLEAR BAND. THE BACK OF THE CHARGER HAS A LARGE CAUTION LABEL. C. LENS HOOD. CONE SHAPED AT TOP, MADE OF BLACK FLEXIBLE PLASTIC. 14.5 CM IN DIAMETER AT WIDEST PART, 6 CM TALL. BASE RING IS METAL TO ATTACH TO CAMERA. D. LENS ATTACHMENT/HOOD. BLACK FLEXIBLE PLASTIC. 9.4 CM IN DIAMETER, 1.5 CM TALL. EMBOSSED WITH “MADE IN GERMANY.” E. LENS ATTACHMENT/HOOD. BLACK FLEXIBLE PLASTIC. 9 CM IN DIAMETER, 1.2 CM TALL. NO MARKINGS. F. BLACK PLASTIC BATTERY PACK. 5.8 CM (L) X 3.2 CM (W) X 8.2 CM (H). “CANON RECHARGEABLE NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERY S-12 12V 450 MAH CANON INC. JAPAN.” MASKING TAPE LABEL READS “10 MIN JULY 10/93.” WAS ORIGINALLY LOOSE MAIN PORTION OF LARGER CAMERA CASE. G. BLACK PLASTIC BATTERY PACK, IDENTICAL TO F. EXCEPT MASKING TAPE LABEL READS “JULY 10/93 3 MIN.” WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN BATTERY PACK SLOT IN CASE. H. LENS CASE. SQUARE, BLACK LEATHER. 8.5 CM (L) X 8.5 CM (W) X 3 CM (H). EMBOSSED “CANON” LOGO ON FRONT. BUTTON SNAP CLOSURE ON PROPER LEFT SIDE, STITCHING DETAIL ALONG BOTTOM AND UP SIDES ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY. BACK OF CASE HAS FOUR SLITS AND AN EMBOSSED MARK THAT READS “MADE IN JAPAN.” THERE IS A LENS INSIDE THE CASE. WAS PLACED IN LEFT POCKET OF LARGER CAMERA CASE. I. BLACK METAL FILM REEL, EMPTY. 9 CM IN DIAMETER, 1.8 CM (H). NO MARKINGS. WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN LEFT SIDE OF LARGER CAMERA CASE. J. LENS POUCH. BLUE AND CLEAR PLASTIC FOLDING CASE. 10.5 CM (L) X 1.2 CM (W) X 8.6 CM (H). SOME SCUFFS AND MARKS ON CLEAR PLASTIC COVER SIDE. “TIFFEN” EMBOSSED ON BACK OF POUCH. CLEAR LENS INSIDE. WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN LEFT SIDE OF LARGER CAMERA CASE. K. LENS POUCH, IDENTICAL TO J. EXCEPT LENS INSIDE CASE IS ORANGE AND THE LEFT PROPER SIDE OF THE POUCH IS CRACKED AND RIPPED. WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN LEFT SIDE OF LARGER CAMERA CASE. L. CYLINDRICAL METAL TIN, SILVER. 9.2 CM IN DIAMETER, 2.2 CM (H). “UV FILTER” WRITTEN IN MARKER ON TOP. SEALED CLOSED WITH MASKING TAPE, UNKNOWN CONTENTS INSIDE. WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN LEFT SIDE OF LARGER CAMERA CASE. M. CYLINDRICAL METAL TIN, SILVER, IDENTICAL TO L. EXCEPT THERE IS NO MARKINGS/MASKING TAPE ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE TIN IS EMPTY. WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN LEFT SIDE OF LARGER CAMERA CASE. N. EXTERNAL BATTERY BOX. 6.5 CM (L) X 4 CM (W) X 11.1 CM (W). “CANON SCOOPIC EXTERNAL BATTERY BOX S-12 CANON INC. JAPAN.” ONE END OF THE TOP OF BATTERY BOX HAS A BLACK PLASTIC SWITCH WITH A RED EMBOSSED LABEL THAT SAYS “ON” AND THE OTHER END HAS A BLACK COIL CABLE TO CONNECT TO THE CAMERA. THE BACK OF THE BATTERY BOX HAS A LARGE SILVER METAL CLIP TO ATTACH TO A BELT OR PANTS. WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN LEFT SIDE OF LARGER CAMERA CASE. O. CAMERA LENS. 9.8 CM IN DIAMETER, 3 CM (H). CLEAR LENS WITH A BLACK PLASTIC AND METAL FRAME. ONE SIDE HAS A SCREW WITH A BRACKET AND SPRING. “CANON 9 MM WIDE-ANGLE ATTACHMENT” AND “JAPAN” MARKINGS. WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN LENS HOLDER INSIDE CAMERA CASE. P. CAMERA CASE. 44.7 CM (L) X 20.7 CM (W) X 28.2 CM (H). “CFCN” LOGO DRAWN/PAINTED ON TOP AND FRONT PANELS OF CASE. CASE HAS BLACK TEXTURED PANELING AND SILVER METAL EDGES WITH TWO SILVER LOCKING LATCH LOCKS. OUTSIDE OVER IS IN FAIR CONDITION, THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS OF WEAR, TAPE RESIDUE, AND GENERAL GRIME OVERALL. THE INTERIOR OF THE CASE IS COVERED IN A WORN BLUE-PURPLE FABRIC DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS WITH A PIECE OF WOOD, THE LARGER SECTION HAS A FOAM MOUNT FOR THE CAMERA TO SIT INSIDE AND THE SMALLER OPEN SECTION HELD ACCESSORIES AND LENSES. THE INSIDE IS ALSO GENERALLY WORN AND GRIMY, WITH SOME DEBRIS.

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History

ON MARCH 25, 2021, GALT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN KEVIN MACLEAN INTERVIEWED FORMER CTV LETHBRIDGE CAMERA OPERATOR TED LANGENBERG ON HIS DONATION OF SEVERAL 16 MM MOTION-PICTURE CAMERAS. FOR THE FULL HISTORY ON LANGENBERG’S WORK AT CTV AND BACKGROUND ON HIS CAMERA DONATION, SEE P20210002001-GA. SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE CANON SCOOPIC, LANGENBERG EXPLAINED ITS PRIMARY USE: “THIS CANON SCOOPIC CAMERA, WE USED THAT, AS WELL, THAT WAS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION MORE THAN ANYTHING. SILENT CAMERA AS WELL BUT IT WAS BATTERY OPERATED.” THE SCOOPIC WAS USED BY LANGENBERG IN THE LATE 70S, FROM 1975 TO 1980. HE STATED THAT “IT COULD BE USED FOR NEWS AS WELL BUT IT WAS PRIMARILY FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION WHEN THERE WAS NO SOUND INVOLVED.” OF THE CAMERAS OF THIS COLLECTION, LANGENBERG DESCRIBED THAT “THE SCOOPIC WAS THE ONE THAT I WOULD USE PROBABLY THE MOST. BECAUSE IT WAS CONVENIENT, IT WAS EASY TO USE, IT WAS LIGHT, BATTERY OPERATED, EASY TO LOAD. SO THAT WAS THE ONE I ALWAYS PREFERRED. BECAUSE MOST OF THE STUFF THAT WE SHOT WAS SILENT ANYWAY, THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT WHEN IT CAME TO FILM.” GIVEN ITS TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS, LANGENBERG BELIEVED THAT THE SCOOPIC WAS THE NEWEST OF THE CAMERAS DONATED. IN A SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENT, LANGENBERG DETAILED HIS USE OF THE CAMERA: “I USED [THIS] CAMERA ALSO DURING THE MID TO LATE 70’S TO LATE ‘80S. THE SCOOPIC WAS USED WHEN SILENT FILM WAS ALL THAT WAS REQUIRED. I USED THE SCOOPIC ALMOST EVERY FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO DOCUMENT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW EXHIBITION GRANDSTAND ALMOST FROM START TO FINISH.” LANGENBERG ALSO USED THE CAMERA TO SHOOT STORIES BEYOND CTV LETHBRIDGE: “MY FIRST CTV NATIONAL ASSIGNMENT WAS THE HOSMER B.C. ‘ELECTION’ FOR MAYOR. WHICHEVER CANDIDATE SOLD THE MOST GLASSES OF BEER IN THE LOCAL BAR WAS UNOFFICIALLY DECLARED THE HONOURARY MAYOR. IT WAS A ‘KICKER’ (LAST STORY FOR THE NEWSCAST, USUALLY LIGHT HEARTED). THIS WAS THE LATE 70’S AND SHOT WITH THE CANON SCOOPIC AS A B-ROLL PIECE (ANNOUNCER SPEAKING OVER THE FILM AS IT ROLLED). I WAS EXCITED TO DO IT BUT ALSO A BIT NERVOUS. IT WENT OVER VERY WELL.” FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, AND EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE IN THE PERMANENT RECORD OF P20210002001-GA.

Catalogue Number

P20210002004

Acquisition Date

2021-03

Collection

Museum

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