Traduction de Manuel M

This camaera manufactured in March 1959 is a variant of a model presented on the site.

Here, an accessory shoe allows the fixation of a small hand cell “BEWI”, in order to help the photographer to determine the couple speed/diaphragm. The removable cell disappeared…

This Mundus-Color is of format 10 x 15 mm, has a shutter Atos II (1/300) and an interchangeable lens “Som Berthiot K97115 1: 2.8 F = 20”.
 

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Evolution of markings based on models.

	Plate on a projecteur "Conférence"
	Sticker on a projecteur "Scout".
	PLate on a Mundus 16
	Winding knob of Mundus Color
	On front face of Mundus Color. (c. 1957)
	On camera bodies made of aluminium. (years  1960-1965)
	On camera bodies made of aluminium. (years  post-1965)

The company was founded around 1947 by Auguste Pellerey, who passed away in 1974 after building approximately 10,000 cameras.

The initial advertisements were for a small and highly precise camera called the "Camerette," for which no known examples exist, and it was showcased at the 1948 exhibition. It was advertised with a 1/100th second guillotine shutter and film advance coupled to the shutter release.



The model that was actually released in April 1950 appears to be simpler but still of high quality, according to Bernard Vial, who managed to find one. This small camera featured a 1/200th second guillotine shutter and accepted standard 16mm cinema lenses. It used a 50-exposure magazine for 16mm film.

The final version was released in April 1950.

 

 

 

 

Mundus also provided a small plastic viewer called "Ciné at home" designed for 16mm film, clearly inspired by the Pathéorama. This viewer could be mounted on a small, specially designed lantern made of red lacquered wood and black metal, together forming a compact projector known as the Scout. "Ciné at Home" viewer and its "Scout" projector. Red lacquered wooden base, lantern made of vermiculated black-painted sheet metal. These were the early productions of Ateliers Mundus. The viewer is available with either red or black buttons.

A list accounts for 98 films, each consisting of about fifty frames, "illustrating wholesome, entertaining, or educational stories."

The next version directly uses 7.5-meter reels for 8mm cameras. The viewfinder is added to the top of the housing. The Orec shutter goes up to 1/400th of a second. The fixed-focus lens is called Mundor and has a 25mm focal length.
Soon after, the housing is enlarged, and the viewfinder is now incorporated.
In 1953, the lineup includes five models, all using the same housing. The brochure mentions Mundus Color, but the engravings still show Mundus 16... There is no significant technical evolution.
Two models (R3 and R4) feature helical focusing up to 20 cm and a fixed Mundor lens with 3 or 4 elements, with a 25mm focal length. This model targeted the microfilm market. The optics are likely from Roussel.
Two models for amateurs (F3 and F4) without focusing, featuring the same lenses.
One model with interchangeable cinema lenses. However, the mount is not standard. Ateliers Mundus would rethread the rear to fit the thread of Orec and later Atos shutters.
In 1960, there's the introduction of an injected aluminum housing (probably Thécla, which had its headquarters in the same street...).
Around 1965, the Mundus Color 65 replaces the Mundus Color 60. The only difference is that the aperture determination aid plate is no longer in color but in black and white.


The "Conférence" home projector, made of vermiculated beige-painted metal, is configured here to project images from Mundus cameras. It can project both vertical and horizontal images.


It can also project 5x5 slides under a cover. It has a 500-watt lamp.