later 16mm silent models such as the 1960 eclair npr (aka "eclair 16" or "eclair coutant") and the 1971 eclair acl were documentary cinema favorites. the npr also saw considerable use in television production and was the standard camera used by 16mm film crews in the bbc's film department. due to its light weight and ergonomic design, which housed the film spools at the back of the camera rather than on top, the npr was seen as a considerable improvement over its predecessors. for 16mm cameramen out in the field, this ease of use and maneuverability was vital to capture the right shot, often in hostile conditions. npr stands for noiseless portable reflex and acl comes from the letters of the names of its designers agusti (austin) coma and jacques lecoeur. the last models designed by eclair in the early-1980s came too late to save the company from bankruptcy and were hardly produced, if at all : the "eclair ex16" (similar to acl with fixed viewfinder and 24/25fps fixed motor) and the "eclair panoram" (first dual format 16+super16 camera with "varigate" system)