When you do find a super 8 camera that has a mechanical link to the iris it's often inconvenient to use. I have the Bolex 155 and 160 Macrozoom, great cameras if the meter works.
When you do find a super 8 camera that has a mechanical link to the iris it's often inconvenient to use. I have the Bolex 155 and 160 Macrozoom, great cameras if the meter works.Recently I got very nice Super 8 Bolex camera without mechanical link to iris, only thru TTL meter. What on earth those engineers were thinking? Sooooo stupid solution!
Yes, I have 155 too, it's nice shelf queen nowI have the Bolex 155 and 160 Macrozoom, great cameras if the meter works.
What model of Bolex S8 didn’t have automatic exposure? The first one I was aware of was the 150- which had auto exposure. I had a 2 lens turret double 8 Bolex when I was a kid- it was so well made. Later in film school I was shooting the 16mm Rex. I always loved the precision solid feel of their equipment and Switar lenses.Recently I got very nice Super 8 Bolex camera without mechanical link to iris, only thru TTL meter. What on earth those engineers were thinking? Sooooo stupid solution!
I’m pretty sure they all had automatic exposure, the question is which ones allowed for manual exposures well. The 150, 155 and 160 didn’t allow for it.What model of Bolex S8 didn’t have automatic exposure? The first one I was aware of was the 150- which had auto exposure. I had a 2 lens turret double 8 Bolex when I was a kid- it was so well made. Later in film school I was shooting the 16mm Rex. I always loved the precision solid feel of their equipment and Switar lenses.
Yes, I have 155 too, it's nice shelf queen now
Right, I think they had an aperture lock though. Adjusting exposure manually with most S8 cameras usually involved “tricking” the autoexposure function in some way.I’m pretty sure they all had automatic exposure, the question is which ones allowed for manual exposures well. The 150, 155 and 160 didn’t allow for it.
That was the most recently produced H8 Reflex. I call it a REX-4, they never made a REX-5 in the 8mm (REX-5 is the latest model of the 16mm spring camera). It has the hard-to-find Vario-Switar EE zoom designed for 8mm format.Sweet! Is that an H8 S8 or D8 or H16? I see it is a reflex. Such beautiful machines. Would love to have one, but I would never shoot with it. My Canon hasn’t been out in years. It’s just stupid all the gear I have out in the garage. Time to cull the herd.
How could I forget those gorgeous, sexy French Beaulieu cameras. Of course, full manual. I could never afford one when they current.Hmm. My former 4008ZM, 4008ZM2 and 5008S-MS all have full manual control.
I had a set up with FSU 35mm mopic gear years ago, if I shot short ends I could shoot and scan for less than Super 8!
How could I forget those gorgeous, sexy French Beaulieu cameras. Of course, full manual. I could never afford one when they current.Hmm. My former 4008ZM, 4008ZM2 and 5008S-MS all have full manual control.
I sure missed the boat on the cheap k40 and $.50 processing. Back in 1980 I think I was paying $30 per cartridge with the processing.That's very close to the reason I bought the 5008. At the time I could get short dated S8 K40 sound cartridges at camera shows for around $1 each and processing mailers for as little as $0.50. Gear (several cameras, editor, Elmo 1200 projector, Ikelite housing), film and processing for my first epic (66 minutes!) cost less than a reasonable grade of camcorder. 16 was another matter entirely.
I’m still a member of the Konvas group! Not much activity. I would gladly sell you another Konvas! I had them set up with video taps and crystal motors. They ran well. Still have a couple of upgraded Kinor 35S, including a 2 perf version. I need to get all of it out to eBay, but the nice aluminum cases may be worth more than the cameras.I had a Konvas 35mm I shot with for a few years; short ends, lab stock, b&h or KS perf, it didn't care!
I actually started the Konvas Users Group many moons ago with Pat Steele, who had the Commiecam site. He had a Kinor as well...
Miss that camera...
How could I forget those gorgeous, sexy French Beaulieu cameras. Of course, full manual. I could never afford one when they current.
have the same setup, great camera, I need to get it out more often. I had the lens serviced several years ago so it takes a modern battery now.In this one the galvometer is directly connected to a two-blade aperture that swings on needle bearings. There is a special cable that connects to the pistol grip that opens the aperture for focusing and closes it to the EE mode when the button is pressed. Designed for mercury cell but runs fine on zinc cells.
I didn't know how the 4008zm's 8-64/1.9 Angenieux t-stopped, hadn't thought to test. t/3.3, approximately, I found out later.
I’m still a member of the Konvas group! Not much activity. I would gladly sell you another Konvas! I had them set up with video taps and crystal motors. They ran well. Still have a couple of upgraded Kinor 35S, including a 2 perf version. I need to get all of it out to eBay, but the nice aluminum cases may be worth more than the cameras.
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