Yemi Adesanya Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Hi There. I have plans to shoot 16:9 with my Beaulieu R-16 by simply cropping the 4:3 image. To help me, I would like to get the 16:9 frame lines marked on the ground ground glass. A Beaulieu camera technician was nice enough to ship an R-16 ground glass unit to me so I can get it marked up before he services my camera. Someone has already offered to mark the ground glass using a pencil for $75. Is this a typical charge for such work? Will the result be satisfactory? Are there any alternatives I could use? I have heard mention of glass etching too. Using a pencil to draw lines on the glass doesn't seem too difficult to me.....please give me your opinion/advice. ----- Yemi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Budden Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Hi There. I have plans to shoot 16:9 with my Beaulieu R-16 by simply cropping the 4:3 image. To help me, I would like to get the 16:9 frame lines marked on the ground ground glass. A Beaulieu camera technician was nice enough to ship an R-16 ground glass unit to me so I can get it marked up before he services my camera. Someone has already offered to mark the ground glass using a pencil for $75. Is this a typical charge for such work? Will the result be satisfactory? Are there any alternatives I could use? I have heard mention of glass etching too. Using a pencil to draw lines on the glass doesn't seem too difficult to me.....please give me your opinion/advice. ----- Yemi <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, when I was getting my bolex converted to super someone said just mark the ground glass with a pencil. They said that it worked like a charm, and I guess you might be able to clean it off if you screwed up? But $75 doesn't seem too pricey to me, not when motion picture camera services are usually way over priced, due to lack of work volume I guess. Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris cortez Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 I have plans to shoot 16:9 with my Beaulieu R-16 by simply cropping the 4:3 image. To help me, I would like to get the 16:9 frame lines marked on the ground ground glass. A Beaulieu camera technician was nice enough to ship an R-16 ground glass unit to me so I can get it marked up before he services my camera. Hi Yemi. :) Bjorn Andersson has my R16 now, or will have when it arrives in Sweden. Maybe he can do my 16:9 viewfinder marking while he is cleaning/fixing my viewfinder and servicing the camera? I'm also curious about modifying or marking a standard Bolex sidefinder for the S16 frame, either for cropping or for a potential DIY Super 16 mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Budden Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 You should check with JK camera. They do a custom Mask job for super that looks pretty cool for the bolex. It might be usable on the sidefinder too. Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Budden Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Also I have a super 16mm SBM listed on ebay right now too, if you're looking for one. Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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