[Frameworks] Bell & Howell Film 70 series

[Scott Dorsey]

This is the camera they handed out to Marines in Vietnam.  Marines could not
damage it.  This is pretty amazing.  They are cheap and plentiful on the used
market because they all lasted.

That said:
1. There is no single frame
2. There is no reflex viewing
3. It takes standard C-mount lenses which is good
4. I forget which viewfinder you get with that model.  Some of the B&H finders
   require additional finder lenses for each focal length lens you use.  Some
   do not.
5. It requires regular lubrication.  If you get one, use turbine oil or Mitchell
   camera oil on it and follow the directions in the manual.
6. There is a through-lens prism gadget that can be used for through-lens 
   framing and focussing, but you can't get it.  They didn't survive the
   Marines.
7. It has a very very wide speed range.

I think from your description that you would be happier with a Bolex, either
reflex or not.  They will do single frame and are good rostrum and animation
cameras.  Be aware that the finders are not always quite accurate and that
the reflex models require special lenses for anything wider than 25mm.  But
there are lots of animation rigs for them.
--scott