Bolex
Channel: Bob MacKenzie - poet, novelist, performer
Date: 30/01/2015

Through much of the 20th Century, the compact Bolex 16 mm movie camera was a favourite of roving news reporters and foreign correspondents, loved for its portability and ease of use even in tight situations.

For professional photographers and families who could afford the camera and the cost of processing 16 mm film, the Bolex was also a favourite when shooting home movies.

I've often thought of the stark contrast between idyllic scenes of family fun and news reporters' record of war's atrocities, all seen through the same camera's eye, which records but never judges.