Doug Gorius Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Bored of video, I'm looking into shooting on film for the first time. I've acquired an old Bell & Howell 240 in nice shape and some rolls of Kodak Plus-X Reversal 16mm B/W film 7276, but I'm not sure what to do since I've never used one of these cameras or any of this film before. Could you help me? Thanx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 You'll need an exposure meter, an incident meter is the best general purpose one, but I'd try getting a used analogue one. Make sure the camera is clean, especially the gate. Check you've got a take up spool. The other thing to consider is viewing the film either by transferring the film to video or with a projector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Burke Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 the film stock is a lovely one but rather old. I would do a clip test to determine it's condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Gorius Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Ok, if I'm about to load the camera and start shooting, could you give me a really detailed walk-thru of what should/shouldn't be done? And what do I do with the undeveloped film when I'm finished? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I believe you can download the camera manual here. http://www.cineinformation.org/download/bell-howell-camera-model-240-user-manual/ Here's a thread on shooting 16mm for the first time. http://www.cinematography.com/index.php?showtopic=40806 You have to find a lab to process your film. You can google for film labs in your part of the world, or for labs that process B&W reversal. Or you could try DIY http://www.super8camera.com/processing.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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