Joshua Dannais Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 I have a NPR and I'm wondering if it is possible to do a timelapse. Like one frame a minute... if that's how it works? thanks everyone -Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Yernazian Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 O nice question, I want to know to Best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Dannais Posted July 8, 2007 Author Share Posted July 8, 2007 O nice question, I want to know to Best by the way... I saw the pics of your npr... really nice man. I bought mine for 900 bucks w/2 mags and the ang. zoom and viewfinder, regular 16 of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Yernazian Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 900 bucks that a great price do you have pics of it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Dannais Posted July 8, 2007 Author Share Posted July 8, 2007 900 bucks that a great price do you have pics of it ? I know it seems like a cheesey price, but took it to Mr. Zorzoli of Optical Electro House in Culver (very nice guy) and he said it was good. Here are some pics: http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l9/cmontboober/NPR/ But I'm still wondering about the timelapse possibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Yernazian Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Yeah me to, but that npr for 900 bucks is a steal, that's a great price, and it even comes with an Angie finder? I want to start an Eclair Website again since that guy from the NPR website totally retire or something , it could be really nice to see an army of people showing their cams on the web and their new inventions for it. Anyhow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Dannais Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 So has anybody ever used an NPR for a timelapse project? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan vernallis Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 (edited) I asked george at optical electro house a while back about doing stop motion/timelapse on an ACL and he said you needed to make/have a special motor for it... sounded like he might have one that he rents out, or maybe he could make one for you ? Edited July 11, 2007 by ishan vernallis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Dannais Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 I asked george at optical electro house a while backabout doing stop motion/timelapse on an ACL and he said you needed to make/have a special motor for it... sounded like he might have one that he rents out, or maybe he could make one for you ? Thanks, George is a really cool guy...I'll give him a call and ask. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Michael Nash Posted July 12, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted July 12, 2007 Typically time-lapse requires an intervalometer (special motor), and a capping shutter (to prevent light leaks during the "off" period between frames). An NPR has either been modified for this or it hasn't; not sure it'd be worth doing the mod vs. finding another camera that's already been set up for time-lapse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Dannais Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Typically time-lapse requires an intervalometer (special motor), and a capping shutter (to prevent light leaks during the "off" period between frames). An NPR has either been modified for this or it hasn't; not sure it'd be worth doing the mod vs. finding another camera that's already been set up for time-lapse. yeah might be more cost effective, I was just wondering since I just got the npr... timelapse would be nice to do, but I can do without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernhard Zitz Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 It should be possible to build a timelaps-motor for npr. It has a 1:1 drive shaft, all you need is a motor that makes one round per trigger plus an interval-switch(trigger). Just make sure the motor sits tight in the rubberthing to avoid shift between body and motor. Maybe the motor should go slower than 24rounds/sec to avoid heavy acceleration and stopping, use variable shutter-angle to control shutterspeed. Just an idea... An easy and cheap way for 16mm-timelaps is to have a camera with single-frame option(like bolex, K3, etc) and find(build) an interval-trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Dannais Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 It should be possible to build a timelaps-motor for npr. It has a 1:1 drive shaft, all you need is a motor that makes one round per trigger plus an interval-switch(trigger). Just make sure the motor sits tight in the rubberthing to avoid shift between body and motor. Maybe the motor should go slower than 24rounds/sec to avoid heavy acceleration and stopping, use variable shutter-angle to control shutterspeed. Just an idea... An easy and cheap way for 16mm-timelaps is to have a camera with single-frame option(like bolex, K3, etc) and find(build) an interval-trigger. I think that may be a better idea... plus they are much lighter and hand holdable in comparison to the NPR, which I still like though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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