Stanislav Schubert Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Hy, gays! I with friends in Russia was tasted old France 35 mm movie camera, Andre Debrie Le Parvo model L, 1930s. First video- review in Russian and test to black and white film stock Svema M3-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted August 14, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted August 14, 2018 Very cool, thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Jaeger Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Beautiful cameras, I did some restoration on a Debrie Parvo Model L a few years back. They're possibly my favourite 35mm camera, the engineering is gorgeous. I love the vintage "behind the scenes" footage you managed to dig up.. filming from on top of a shipping container as it gets winched up to get a crane shot for example, or the motorbike guy handcranking with one hand while steering with the other.. dangerous profession in those days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanislav Schubert Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 Hi, i make video with Debrie Parvo camera on 35 mm film, you can see. English subtitles included! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Fransky Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I love these cameras. The footage is always thrilling to watch, no matter if it was shot in the 1930s or yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Simon Wyss Posted September 4, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted September 4, 2018 The camera needs a service, the typical Parvo film weave (unsteadiness sideways). From a maintained and tuned Parvo come very steady images, L models are capable of equal steadiness to Mitchell or Arricam. The Parvo was also in use in Hollywood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanislav Schubert Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Video about manual film processing and tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Fransky Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) My big dream is to make a silent feature entirely on a 35mm camera from this era. The obvious choice is a B&H 2709, but this is also a perfect example of cutting edge tech from the golden era. I love the B&W stock, but I don't suppose there's any reason you couldn't run colour stock in these cameras? I wonder what that would look like? The B&W is nearly magical. Maybe it's the flicker, maybe it's the natural light, but it looks like wizardry. I hope I'm not indulging in hyperbole, but for me this beats 4k any day. It draws my eye much more strongly into the picture. I wish I knew why that is. I also agree that this particular camera needs service of some kind. It shouldn't leak that much light, nor weave quite so much. I bet it wouldn't take much to get it back to fighting form. Edited September 6, 2018 by Timothy Fransky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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