"[To counter] a cinema of characters with a cinema of themes, one of individuals with one of the masses, one of auteurs with one of operative groups, a cinema of neocolonial misinformation with a cinema of information, one of escape with one that recaptures the truth, a cinema of passivity with one of aggression. To an institutionalized cinema, it counterposes a guerrilla cinema; to movies as shows or spectacles, it counterposes a film act or action..."
--Fernando Solanas & Octavio Getino, "The Camera as a Gun" (aka "Towards a Third Cinema")

Doryu 2-16 (1954): "This 16mm subminiature camera is designed in the form of a hand pistol. The optics were of the standard C mount type used on most 16mm motion picture cameras. This meant that a very large variety of interchangeable lenses were available. The handgrip of the "pistol" housed a very unusual system for flash photography. Objects that closely resembled revolver cartridges contained flashpowder and an igniting chemical. When loaded, a striker fired the flash powder. It was advisable to keep the camera at arms length when using the flashgun to avoid severe facial burns."
from The Evolution of the Japanese Camera, © 1984 International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House

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