Evan Ferrario Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I recently found this camera on sale and i had to buy it before i could test it or research it further. I am going to be shooting a film this summer and so I want to have the setup all working by then. I found out the camera is a SP-16. Some places have been saying it is made by Kinor but others say it is Konvas, I am not sure if either company makes it. I've looked on google and found limited information about the camera. It all seems to be in good shape but I haven't been able to test it out yet. I haven't been able to test the power of the camera yet. I tried hooking it up to a dc power supply at 6v but nothing seems to happen. I was told the motor was in working order. Anyone who knows more about this camera I would love to hear from. I am also interested in converting the camera to super 16 or ultra 16 if supers not possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny N Suleimanagich Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Looks like an Arri S rip off to me. I'm not sure but I think someone posted this camera a month or so ago. However I'm not so sure, so I'd wait for Tim and Olex's opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Breaux DP Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 It is an Arri S ripoff. I cannot remember wich company made it, but Olex or Tim should be able to lcear it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tim Carroll Posted April 7, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted April 7, 2007 We talked about this before you bought it. It is an Arriflex 16S "knock-off" camera, made by one of the Eastern Block countries back in the time of the U.S.S.R. I don't know anything about it, including what voltage it takes to run the motor. Maybe Olex can help you. Sorry, -Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Ferrario Posted April 7, 2007 Author Share Posted April 7, 2007 yeah this is the same camera I posted before. I ended up getting it for under 200 so I figured even if it's completly worthless, it's worth a try. As for it being a "knock off," I don't really mind or see why thats a terrible thing. It seems to be well made and compared to my other 16mm camera, a pathe super 16, it has a nicer lens set and more professional build. I found a copy of the camera on olex's site. It is a sp-16, no brand specified. I also think the power supply i was using didn't have a strong enough current to power the camera. I hooked up a volt meter when I tried to power it on and there was current flowing. I am going to try a variable dc power supply I have tonight and I'll see how that works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Alderslade Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Its probably made by the Krasnogorsk factory, it shares the same logo (see on the side) as the K3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny N Suleimanagich Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Its probably made by the Krasnogorsk factory, it shares the same logo (see on the side) as the K3 Indeed it does have the Zenit logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Anthony Vale Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 We talked about this before you bought it. It is an Arriflex 16S "knock-off" camera, made by one of the Eastern Block countries back in the time of the U.S.S.R. It's not exactly a knockoff, since it uses Eclair cameflex type mags. It's a hybrid. But Olex has pointed out a number of times that it has the same lens mount as the Krasnogorsk-3 bayonet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Ferrario Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Thanks for the input guys. I got the camera working with a 6v motorcycle battery. Everything seems to be working great, it's quieter than i expected. I am going to be shooting some test footage later in the week so I'll see how it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Breaux DP Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 But Olex has pointed out a number of times that it has the same lens mount as the Krasnogorsk-3 bayonet. Wixh is not a good thing. Thanks for the input guys. I got the camera working with a 6v motorcycle battery. Everything seems to be working great, it's quieter than i expected. I am going to be shooting some test footage later in the week so I'll see how it works out. Awesome! Post your resuilts when you get them back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Anthony Vale Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Wixh is not a good thing. But he now has the otherwise unobtainable prime lenses now. & he can put the meteor zoom on the SP-16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sweetman Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 I got the camera working with a 6v motorcycle battery. Everything seems to be working great, it's quieter than i expected. I am going to be shooting some test footage later in the week so I'll see how it works out. Awesome, there are few things more satisfying than getting a machine working with your own hands and resources...it becomes 'your own.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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