David Venhaus

This is a short film (experimental/psychedelic?) I created over a 3 year period. Apx. 26 min. Shot on 16mm, all hand processed and printed (18,000ft+). I used lots of out of date filmstocks (a couple were from the 1960's (kodachrome) and 1970's (7390)) and did various cross-processing, etc. I also composed, recorded and played all the instruments on the soundtrack. Would appreciate any thoughts or opinions about it or will answer any questions, thanks.

Kodak 5285/7285 is an E6 film. Some years ago Fuji also had Velvia (also E6) available as a motion picture stock. It's mentioned by the previous posters why it wouldn't be particularly suitable for most workflows for making regular motion pictures.

Yeah, I've stripped the gears in a Krasnogorsk 3 while running polyester based film through it. The gear that stripped was not metal though, I think it was made of fiberglass or some similar material. All the gears in the Eyemo are brass or steel, as far as I can tell, when I took one apart. I've shot over 10,000 ft of polyester based films through it and never had a problem, even with jams occurring, the camera just usually stops. I think the gears and the associated mechanisms seem strong enough to be able to handle it.

Though not as thin as the above mentioned ^ film, there are several different lab films that are available in a thinner polyester base. I've experimented with several different ones, wound on daylight spools and used in an Eyemo. Some of them can fit about 200ft on a regular daylight spool. I don't know if those types of films would be suitable for your intended application due there specific characteristics, as they are intended for lab use rather then as camera negative.

The lens is supposed to focus the image on the film plane, not on the mirror behind. It needs to have film in the gate, for focusing, as how it was originally intended to be used. The camera was designed for b+w films (that lack Remjet or similar coatings) so the image could be seen through the emulsion on the base side, which the mirror will then reflect to the optional eyepiece. So you could use a short strip of a similar such modern undeveloped b+w film and insert it into the gate to check focus for lens testing. As for the speed, you could just measure a length of some scrap film and run it through the camera, keeping time with a stop watch, then calculate what the speed is from those measurements. I have seen special modified versions that ran at 24fps, but most of the "lunchbox" ones, as far as I know, were originally built to run at 18fps. There is a governor mechanism inside the camera that regulates the speed of the movement but I don't personally know how to change it.

From my experience, 7302/5302 b+w print film isn't nearly as high in contrast as any of the sound rec films, even with developing it in high contrast developers. As for intermediate films that I've tried, 5363/7363 also doesn't seem to be as high in contrast as the sound rec films, imho.

That machine is awesome! Last I heard, acetate film base was made from a cellulose source like tree/wood-pulp or cotton linters, no petro-chemicals (or dinosaur goop) involved.

I never measured the output but the old B&H one that I had, used a 360w halogen bulb, if that helps at all.

I remember from the DVD extras on the "Dazed and Confused" disc, that they said that they had used one of those "legal" alternative herbal smoking blends. It is rumored that in "Easy Rider", that they are using the real thing.

Well, given the limited amount of info on the problem, I'm just giving a few simple general suggestions. I've rebuilt k3's before, if I knew the specific technical problem, I could probably give a more definitive answer.

When you were winding it, did it make any abnormal sounds like a sudden crack or something. If you broke the spring, you probably would have heard something. If it is actually broken (or the gears) then it will require someone to repair it. Sometimes the camera just gets stuck. I used a K3 that this occasionally happened to. Just pressing the trigger a couple times, letting it spring out, back into place, usually worked, or tapping the camera on the side, with the palm of your hand, will get it working.

Is there film in the camera? If so, it could be jammed.

I think a lot of them probably just don't bother reading the rules and just assume its like most other forum rules (since most don't require real names).

There is a Russian made "desktop" continuous processing machine, the MPM-16-3M. Here is a link to some photos and the details of it- http://www.geocities.com/cinetank/processing/machine.htm I have also seen one or two American made machines which are similar in size and function, though I don't remember the names of them right now.

Sorry to hear about that. I recently had almost the same thing happen with some short-ends. I picked up 2 cans (240' 5246 + 400' 5276) from a reputable reseller of vid/aud tape (but very rarely sells short-ends so I don't think it was really his fault). Got them cheap, so I did a clip test and both rolls had already been exposed. Both rolls were labeled from the same production. Luckily I found out before I shot something important with it. I'm just gonna end up using the stock for destructive experimental testing or something. Also, does anyone know what the copyright issues would be, if I develop any of the film and use it. Would I own the copyright since the actual images didn't physically exist before I developed it?