CP GSMO
Cinema Products' "studio quiet" 16mm camera, introduced mid-1970s as a lighter, more advanced successor concept to the CP-16 line. A sophisticated sync-sound reflex mini-camera with quick-change coaxial magazines (100/200/400 ft) and extensive hybrid-IC electronics — among the most advanced 16mm electronics of its era. Optics patterned after the CP-16R but with a single-blade full-speed 180° mirror shutter.
- Format: Std 16
- Shutter: single-blade, full-speed rotating mirror, 180° opening
- Speed: crystal-controlled 24/25 fps sync; step-variable 12–64 fps
- Lens mount: CP mount (BNCR-pattern, positive locking ring); compatible with Arri/Eclair reflex lenses
- Magazines: quick-change coaxial 100 ft, 200 ft, 400 ft
- Weight: ~9 lb 7 oz (4.3 kg) fully loaded w/ 400 ft film & battery
- Viewfinder: adjustable to 32 erect viewing positions
- Price (era): from ~$15,000 with viewfinder & two 400 ft mags
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