Pavan Deep
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Cinematographer
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UK
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My Gear
A-Cam Reflex & Eclair ACL II Super 16
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lecturing, writing, script editing, cinematography
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http://www.analoguefilmacademy.co.uk
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Some questions about 16mm camera choices
Pavan Deep replied to Sam Risley's topic in General Discussion
In my opinion an ACL would be better for sync sound than a Bolex and there are many that have been modified for Super 16. -
I am reluctantly selling my favourite compact zoom lens, the Angenieux 17-68mm f/2.2 in a C mount, with the C mount adapter and its reflex "dog-leg" viewfinder. If you have a non-reflex 16mm camera this could very well the best zoom you can have. This lens has been very well looked after, it has been refurbished, it is extremely clean with no dust, fungus, mould or element separation, it gives sharp, great images. On the plus side it fully covers Super 16. The lens comes with front and back caps, 'dogleg' viewfinder and the rare c mount adaptor. Angenieux 17-68mm f/2.2 in a C mount | eBay Pav
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I have decided to sell my favourite compact zoom lens, the Angenieux 17-68mm f/2.2 in a C mount, with its own reflex "dog-leg" viewfinder. If you have a non-reflex 16mm camera this could very well the best zoom you can have. It's in perfect condition, it gives great sharp, good contrast and colour images and on the plus side it fully covers Super 16.
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NEW ORWO STOCK - TEST RESULTS
Pavan Deep replied to Ludwig Hagelstein's topic in Film Stocks & Processing
I think the lack of transparency here is a huge issue and has fuelled many rumours. There have been lots of stories about increased bad practice since the new ownership and an increase lack of ‘trust’ from customers, with lots of people who have paid Orwo for new B/W film have either had to wait months to receive film or are still waiting and then there have been these huge prices increases and when you contact them there's no reply. Then there have been murmurings that this new colour stock could actually be Lucky film from China, this is very unlikely as Lucky hasn't made film for a few years, and supposedly destroyed their film coating machines and haven’t got the infrastructure to make film anymore. It’s more plausible that new film is made by InovisCoat - Filmotec, ORWO’s parent company recently merged with InovisCoat, a German film manufacturer that was created from the break-up of Agfa that produces technical and specialist films such as Metropolis for Lomography. It seems that the new Orwo colour film certainly shares similar characteristics with Metropolis, I suppose the way to know is by getting this new film and using it comparing it Metropolis. Pav -
I thought I’d start a new thread about whether there's a need for a new 16mm camera, bearing in mind that there’s a huge difference between want and need. Would a new smaller and simpler 16mm camera be popular, I suppose it has to be affordable which might be impossible, but it doesn’t have to be elaborate with tons of features, a single speed of 24fps, natively Super 16, small and light for easy loading of 100ft daylight spool. Pav
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Yes I have on the a-cam, but the viewfinder is not the issue, I'm pretty okay without a reflex, but it's the complicated loading path in such a small space that's a pain, you manually have to thread the film through the sprockets and gate and then carefully pass it across to the take up which is on the other side pushing the film under a set of rollers, the take up side has its own door, loading film takes too much time and you waste a lot of film. Personally I just think loading 100ft should be easier. http://www.analoguefilmacademy.co.uk/acam.htm Pav
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Why should everything have to be commercially motivated, I know we are all trained to think practically and to stay within norms and conventions, but passion is what we all need. I know there are a lot of people wanting to get a small Super 16 camera. Perhaps a small simple Super 16 camera that is affordable is needed. Many want to get a Bolex, but most of them aren't Super 16 and they are expensive, so many end up with the K3 and whilst a few love them most just get disappointed with them and walk away from film. Pav
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I was wondering about the quality of 35mm, it’s generally accepted that perf 35mm motion picture film is great quality. In still photography 4 perf is the same as half frame and people always say that half frame 35mm is awful quality. Why is the case? Is 35mm still film different. Pav
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There's been a lot of talk in Facebook groups that there weren't enough orders for the Super 8 camera, I emailed Logmar this morning and they confirmed that the 'Gentoo' camera has been cancelled. They said they are working on a new Super 16 camera a hybrid between Gentoo and Rockhopper, a sound sync camera, and that they expect to launch it later this year. Other than this I have no more information, whether it will be a basic camera or one packed with features, or what kind of price will it be. Pav