Rolando Fernandez Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Hello, this is my last resurection from ebay $68. rebuilt and ready for B camera. problem: lock shutter. solution: cleaning and oil lens: mint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Haas Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Great little cameras. I have 4 of them. It is not at all surprising that that was all it took to get it running as they are built like tanks. Keep it oiled and that camera should outlast us all. ~Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freya Black Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Hello, this is my last resurection from ebay $68. rebuilt and ready for B camera. problem: lock shutter. solution: cleaning and oil lens: mint! Theres an extra finder? Is that a dogleg for the zoom? What zoom is it? Cinar? love Freya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Haas Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 That is one of those fancy reflex dog leg zooms. Not the greatest optical quality but I would love to get my hands on one of them. The non reflex finder on this camera is excellent. The interchangeable optics combined with the parallax correction adjustment allows for a very accurate image. Great for shooting in low light situations where a standard reflex viewfinder would be very dark. ~Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolando Fernandez Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 Theres an extra finder? Is that a dogleg for the zoom?What zoom is it? Cinar? love Freya Hi Freya, the lens is Angenieux reflex zoom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freya Black Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Hi Freya, the lens is Angenieux reflex zoom. Ooooooh! *Freya goes green with envy* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampus Bystrom Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Sorry to dig up an old thread, but what does it mean that the Filmo 70DL is hand-cranked? Is that like the old cameras from the silent era? Doesn't that make it hard to maintain 24 fps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Sprung Posted June 27, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted June 27, 2009 The filmo and eyemo are wind-up spring driven primarily. You can hand crank directly, but the crank they made for them is too small to be practical. The same input shaft works with the optional electric motor, which is far more practical than the crank. -- J.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Charles MacDonald Posted June 27, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted June 27, 2009 Sorry to dig up an old thread, but what does it mean that the Filmo 70DL is hand-cranked? Is that like the old cameras from the silent era? Doesn't that make it hard to maintain 24 fps? The user hand winds a spring motor, which in turn runs the camera. A governor mechanism keep the speed constant. One can also hand crank the camera, but the govenor will still hold down the speed. If you want to hand crank and have variable speed like an old silent film, you must set the governor speed at the edge of it's range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Neary Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 The filmo and eyemo are wind-up spring driven primarily. You can hand crank directly, but the crank they made for them is too small to be practical. The same input shaft works with the optional electric motor, which is far more practical than the crank. -- J.S. AHEM! I beg to differ- I'm in the midst of shooting a silent, hand-cranked short for a friend and while the Mitchell is a pure delight, the Eyemo hand cranks wonderfully with that tiny crank! Scroll down on my Flickr page a bit and you can see the Eyemo in action here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/monkeycam/ (by the way, I think everyone should have to sign their posts like Freya, what a happy place this would be!) Love, Patrick :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Leal Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 AHEM! I beg to differ- I'm in the midst of shooting a silent, hand-cranked short for a friend and while the Mitchell is a pure delight, the Eyemo hand cranks wonderfully with that tiny crank! Scroll down on my Flickr page a bit and you can see the Eyemo in action here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/monkeycam/ (by the way, I think everyone should have to sign their posts like Freya, what a happy place this would be!) Love, Patrick :) Hi Patrick: Strange coincidence that I picked one up from CL today and was about to post a question when I found this thread...and revived no less!! Mine is a 70E, but the lens are a bit fogged. Can you tell me what type of lenses I can purchase for this model? Does it have to be the Taylor-Hobson variety? Can you tell I'm a newb? LOL...many thanks!! Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Sprung Posted June 27, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted June 27, 2009 You can use any reasonably good C mount lenses on the Filmo. Beware of cheapo security video camera lenses, which are also C mount, and especially CS mount lenses, which have the same screw thread as C, but a shorter flange focal distance. -- J.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Leal Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 You can use any reasonably good C mount lenses on the Filmo. Beware of cheapo security video camera lenses, which are also C mount, and especially CS mount lenses, which have the same screw thread as C, but a shorter flange focal distance. -- J.S. Thanks John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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