Nicholas Kovats

Erik, Glenn forwarded me your email and your incredible working collection of high speed motion picture cameras. I would like to initiate a conversation with you regarding your systems and also mine. I can be reached at nkovats@gmail.com. Photo-Sonics and Mekel rock! Nicholas Kovats https://www.facebook.com/UltraPan8WidescreenFilm

Thanks, Bill! It was a lot of fun to shoot!

Brian, I suspect your double perf white leader is too thick for your gate. Do you have access to regular 2 perf acetate film stock (2R-3000) for testing purposes?

And to properly conclude this thread years later. Here is a link to my experimental Leicina Super 8 film called "Bike Light", i.e. https://vimeo.com/38891161

Or you could just shoot UltraPan8 2.8 or 3.1 native spherical formats. Full 16mm width with 1/2 pulldown (8mm frame height). The aspect ratio(s) are 2.8 and 3.1 respectively. The 3.1 variation is wider than Super 16 at 13mm. Here is an example of UP8 2.8 -> and UP8 3.1 ->

That appears to be a stunner of an optical bench. Pant, pant.

Dom! Your beautifully documented work is a treasure! Thank you. Nicholas

Patrick Tarrant from London South Bank University in the UK has released a wonderful UltraPan8 sketch involving superimposition and one of my favorite modes of transportation. Bicycles! https://vimeo.com/58823776 *password: UP8SUPER *Upper case "I ran the UP8 stock through twice and hand processed at home. Scan performed by Henk Tyberghein at MediaSwitch, Watermolenstraat 10, 9090, Melle, Belgium, mediaswitch.be. Scan cost £70 for 2 x 100ft roles." Note that MediaSwitch use the sprocketless scanner Müller HM73. Patrick also had Edward Nowill reporforate single perf 16mm E100D color reversal film into 2 perf Regular 8 stock for his Bolex UP8 2.8 camera. Patrick can be reached at tarrantp@lsbu.ac.uk.

My condolences. Roger appeared to be a very nice man.

And it has a Tobin Crystal Sync motor.

Thanks, Freya! As a Canadian I wasn't even aware of Cinevic's existence as per the the original poster's location! Very cool in terms of his potential access to some sync sound 16mm cameras. You cannot beat a daily member rental rate of $0 regarding the NPR cameras. Cheap enough to get his feet wet, i.e. http://www.cinevic.ca/equipment

David, Contact Niagara Custom Labs here in Toronto as they will pretty almost process anything, i.e. http://www.niagaracustomlab.com/. LIFT in Toronto now sells this stock locally here in Toronto also, i.e. http://lift.ca/equipment/store/adox-pan-x-super-8mm-film-50-asa-100d80t

Ethan, I could not resist posting considering your statements regarding Tarkovsky and the classic film textures of the 1970's. And your right. He slowed down time and exquisitely observed quiet reflective moments. Very heavy massive Russian Konvas cameras and Lomo lenses were used. It took graceful muscle to move this heavy equipment and create his classic tracking shots. That being said and without getting into too much detail...here is a short film I shot with a modified Bolex camera to potentially assist you with your available options. Stock was reversal re: Ektachrome 100D color and Plus-X b/w. I have recently grown impatient with reversal stocks and aim to shoot more color negative film with it's increased latitude. For a less compressed contrasty look and a more delicate muted color. Anyways here is the film, i.e

Thanks, Gautam. I will pass on your comments to Chris Boni.

Local Toronto filmmaker, Chris Boni, has just released a new experimental UltraPan8 2.8 R8 film titled "Mental Margarita" showcasing his fluid camerawork and beautifully exposed Ektachrome 100D. Music by HVYWTR 4EVR (Healing Power Records). Scan by John Gledhill (Bitworks.org). Camera = Bolex UP8 2.8 R8 Lens = Angenieux 5.9mm (Cameflex mount) https://vimeo.com/55190233

Local Toronto filmmaker, Chris Boni, has just released a new experimental UltraPan8 2.8 R8 film titled "Mental Margarita" showcasing his fluid camerawork and beautifully exposed Ektachrome 100D. Music by HVYWTR 4EVR (Healing Power Records). Scan by John Gledhill (Bitworks.org). Camera = Bolex UP8 2.8 R8 Lens = Angenieux 5.9mm (Cameflex mount) Shoot film! facebook.com/UltraPan8WidescreenFilm

Lets try this again... "Local Toronto filmmaker, Chris Boni, has just released a new experimental UltraPan8 2.8 R8 film titled "Mental Margarita" showcasing his fluid camerawork and beautifully exposed Ektachrome 100D. Music by HVYWTR 4EVR (Healing Power Records). Scan by John Gledhill (Bitworks.org). Camera = Bolex UP8 2.8 R8 Lens = Angenieux 5.9mm (Cameflex mount) Shoot film! facebook.com/UltraPan8WidescreenFilm "

Local Toronto filmmaker, Chris Boni, has just released a new experimental UltraPan8 2.8 R8 film titled "Mental Margarita" showcasing his fluid camerawork and beautifully exposed Ektachrome 100D. Music by HVYWTR 4EVR (Healing Power Records). Scan by John Gledhill (Bitworks.org). Camera = Bolex UP8 2.8 R8 Lens = Angenieux 5.9mm (Cameflex mount) View on Vimeo Shoot film! facebook.com/UltraPan8WidescreenFilm

My apologies, Kip. Indeed you did give credit. That piece still sends shivers down my spine.

Lets try that again and hopefully this forum will not compress the typography, i.e. "Nice, simple and effective, Kip. Thanks for shooting on film. However you should give credit where it is due. This is a fine example of the great Russian composer Eduard Artemyev's work on Andrei Tarkovsky's "Stalker". I am known to enter a dream state when I hear this ambient piece as Andrei pans through derelict Soviet industrial sites not knowing that half his my crew will die of cancer from this shoot. Including the Master.

Nice, simple and effective, Kip. Thanks for shooting on film. However you should give credit where it is due. This is a fine example of the great Russian composer Eduard Artemyev's work on Andrei Tarkovsky's "Stalker".

Plans for global ultrawide UP8 film domination have finally launched! Well, almost. :) You can now check out the UP8 Facebook page here, i.e. http://www.facebook.com/UltraPan8WidescreenFilm. Please feel free to bring to my attention any typos and/or omissions. Contributions are welcome! Regards, Nicholas Kovats Toronto, Canada

Read this and weep. Apparently they had designed a variable gate switchable between Standard 16 and Super 16, i.e http://eclair16.com/eclair-ex16panoram/. Aaton subsequently bought the technology and patents. IMHO, the Aaton camera is a very worthy successor to the Eclair line.

Plans for global ultrawide UP8 film domination have finally launched! Well, almost. You may check out the UP8 Facebook page here, i.e. http://www.facebook.com/UltraPan8WidescreenFilm. Please feel free to bring to my attention any typos and/or omissions. Contributions are welcome! Regards, Nicholas Kovats Toronto, Canada

Plans for global ultrawide UP8 film domination have finally launched! Well, almost. You may check out the UP8 Facebook page here, i.e. http://www.facebook.com/UltraPan8WidescreenFilm. Please feel free to bring to my attention any typos and/or omissions. Contributions are welcome! Regards, Nicholas Kovats Toronto, Canada