{"id":745,"date":"2021-06-18T15:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T22:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/?p=745"},"modified":"2021-10-06T15:56:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T22:56:51","slug":"cine-kodak-special-ii-with-auxiliary-viewfinder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/18\/cine-kodak-special-ii-with-auxiliary-viewfinder\/","title":{"rendered":"Cine Kodak Special II with auxiliary viewfinder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Cine-Kodak Special II is a marvel of 1940\u2019s engineering, with innovative features like a divergent lens turret, interchangeable magazines, a through-the-lens critical focuser, and an audible warning when the wind was coming close to an end, among others. Before we send this Cine-Kodak Special II off to its new home, I thought we would dive a little deeper into the unusual viewfinder modification done to this unit. The modifications were done by a company called PAR Products Corp. (originally known as Oliver Engineering Co. Inc.) located on Citrus Ave. in LA. We haven\u2019t come across much history for this company, but they seem to have been known for the many modifications and accessories they offered for the Cine-Kodak Special and Bolex H-16 cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n