Leicina and use it as photograph camera

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

I discovered Leicina camera few months ago. I only love Leica lenses and my trust to the Leica makes me feel different and make me make art not point and shoot with other cameras.

May be I love the tradition behind it , may be look , may be ergonomics , may be the lens everytime suprises me with results and this makes that Leica make me think about compositions and it always do the right thing

Well , 35 mm cameras cost me lots of film , print and development money and 36 shots per investment doesnt satisfy me.

I was thinking to build a camera with 8mm film and takes couple of hundreds or thousands photograph per roll.

Leicina satisfy all my needs . So the question , can I shot single frame with it per press the shutter ? Is there a way to do it or what is the least frame count per shutter press ?

How many photographs could be taken with this method per TriX roll ?

Can I scan the frames with desktop scanner or how can I print with 8 mm film , do I need to make my enlarger using the Leicina lens ?

What is the energy source of the camera ? Rechargable unit or AA cells or which ?

If I use at still mode , how many minutes of film could be taken , who can scan it , what is the cost of scan , what is the cost of film ?

Thank you for all clarifications ,



Best ,

Mustafa Umut Sarac

Istanbul

 

[holmburgers]

This answers many of your questions I belive... Dead Link Removed

I think it is a good idea. I've always fancied using a movie camera as a still camera. I wonder what it would look like to project the reel with all those disparate pictures?? Like an epileptic's "life before your eyes" no doubt.

 

[btaylor]

Years ago I came across the suggestion of using a S8 camera in single frame mode to scout locations for film productions, as you can take thousands (about 4300) of images on a roll of S8. It can certainly be done. You can view the image on a S8 projector with a still image feature if you're using reversal film, or print a strip using an enlarger-- laying the strip of film across a carrier. As you know, single images from S8 suffer from a great deal of grain.

 

[ruilourosa]

what a load of...

cameras are cameras and using leica does not make you an artist! leica is nice, but so is hasselblad or cosina or pinhole...

and using a 8mm camera to take photos could be a nice thing... or not...

if you want leica quality with that camera just forget it...

carry some rolls

 

[Dan Fromm]

Mustafa, which Leicina do you have? The old 8/8 one or one of the Super 8 ones?

I've had an 8/8, it has single frame but won't do for your purposes because of fixed shutter speed on single frame. I believe, you should check this for yourself, that the Super 8s had shutters with variable angle so had slightly variable shutter angles. They also have single frame.

Re the lenses fitted to Leicinas, their good zooms were Angenieux or Schneider. Mine had an Angenieux. The S8s' 10 mm Cinegon was a Schneider lens. One of the S8s' claims to fame was that they used M-mount, could use lenses for Leica range finders. Big <obscenity deleted> deal.

Just get a nice little still camera that shoots 16 mm film, use it and be happy. You'll be happy shooting a Minolta 16, if you ever shoot at all.

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

Dan ,

I did not buy one yet but thank you for your reminding me the difference between Leicinas. I think there are few at ebay with Digon 15mm lenses 4 element and I will prefer definetely a Leica lens. Last night I watched few videos with these cameras and they are unbeliviable , such such a smooth and 3d rendering of faces , deep shadows but with bright highlights , what a camera. I prefer single fixed angle preferably 50 mm from 35 mm photography equivalent. I do great work with neutral angle of view.

I love mostly with best descrpition with nonlinear high frequency rendering of noise. And the picturestique sharpness of the camera , not too focused , not less focused. And the rendition of long degrades.

I dont know how will I understand the Leicina is a super 8 one or not , but I am sure one of you explain this.

btaylor ,

Thank you teaching me the possibility of 4000 or more pictures.

Chris ,

Thank you , if you do not post these smileys , your posts will look more handsom


Umut