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Pavan Deep

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  1. I'm so glad that someone's responded, thanks. I have made the adjustment, I carefully took out the gate without disturbing the guides [must admit is was a very difficult thing to do], I then widened the gate ad placed it back and have just shot some stuff. I was reluctant as I had tried this a few years ago and managed to get the guides out of place which I couldn't fix myself. I did this to my Bauer 715, years ago it was much easier modification on that camera. P
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    Braun 6080

    My Nizo 6080 wont run, but the zoom and the light meter work. I have carefully replaced the circuit board from another identical 6080. The circuit board is attached to the camera body with five screws and and six black plugs with the wires fior zoom exposure, motor etc and these can be easily unclipped to remove the board. With the new board the camera runs perfectly at all speeds, the zoom works but strangely the light meter doesn't work, which is a bit of a problem. What should I do? Can someone help? I don't know how to read a circuit and that's where the problem seems to be. I have thought of replacing the board with a 4080 board. Has anyone done this? P
  3. I am interested in this camer though I don't know much about this it, but I have heard that the lens of this great and it's pretty good for a small compact camera. I have read stuff about adjusting the exposure meter for the 64T film and have heard the speed can be adjusted too, but does anyone know if this camera, [which only runs at 18fps] can be adjusted to run at 24fps instead. Can anyone help? Thanks P
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    Bauer A512

    Hi Just wondering if anyone has opened this camera. I want to get to the gate and take it out, file it wider and then replace it for a more widescreen frame. To get to the gate the only way seems to be via the back. I'm worried about the film guides on the right hand side of the gate, I dont want to loosen them or get them out of place, they seem to be held by a spring on the otherside behind the shuter wheel. If they come undone fixing them would mean opening the front of the camera, which seems like a major undertaking. Has anyone removed the gate from this camera without disturbing the guides? P
  5. http://super8wiki.com/index.php/Super_8_EK..._in_old_cameras Here's the link if you scroll down it says which cameras can meter the 64T film properly, then which can' but have manual exposure and finally which can't meter the film. P
  6. Hi I am not familar with this camera, but according to the Super 8 wiki website the camera can not meter the 64T film, but it does have manual exposure, which just means you can stop down about 2/3 for correct exposure. P
  7. How much film do you have to transfer? I have found DIY frame by frame transfer systems pretty good and if they're set up right I think ithe results they give are as good as most high end transfers. You can buy them and I think if you were to buy one it'll be within your budget. I have used all sorts of high end broadcast transfer places here in the UK and well I haven't always been impressed with the final results with Super 8. But then I had a very cheap transfer, a DIY frame by frame system, I had already had a transfer of the film done by an Ursa but wasn't happy. I was surprised as the results were inrcreadible, better than the Ursa's. Great results and inreadibly cheap and easy, look on the net and you'll find all sorts of stuff aout DIY transfers. P
  8. A lot of people talk about costs and often compare Super 8 costs to 16mm, I think rather than comparing cost with 16mm, practicality is more important. Super 8 cameras are smaller, easier to set up and work with than 16 and in a lot of cases they are more practical. When people talk about the 'Super 8 look', I'm assuming they are referring to the well known retro, gritty, grainy and blemished images that Super 8 has become famous for. It's easy to create the 'look' with Super 8 and I think it's what a lot of professionals who use 16mm a lot want from Super 8. Initially when I started using Super 8 in professional work I used it for the 'Super 8 look', it was good to create a bit of depth and atmosphere in interviews mainly shot on DV that were without the 'Super 8 look' visuallly sterile. But more recently I have found Super 8 to be a lot more versitile than I had originally thought, when using the vision negative stocks and high end telecine, you don't really see that 'Super 8 look', the images look too clean and it often becomes hard to believe you're watching Super 8. There are some great samples on Vimeo where Super 8 looks amazing and the 'Super 8 look' isn't obvious at all. In my opinion the Scoopic 16 is way too loud, I have used several and they've all been loud. The Canon 1014xls is much, much quieter, in fact I thought most cameras were quieter than Scoopics. P
  9. I have used Dwaynes for processing K40 and they're great. As for your camera I have used your model in the past, it's great and works like a charm. I believe the Bauer cameras are very much underratedted, but they offer the filmmaker alot of ease and are truely great with great lenses and a lot of features and often cheap too. I have used the Vision 2 200T as well as the 64T in my Bauers, the vision film works well with the auto metering, which exposes it as 160, I think. I just pop the cartridge in and use the auto exposure to find the right exposure for the shot and set it manually before I shoot, it works every time. But for the 64T I just stop the exposure down about half and it worked fine. P
  10. Hi Why don't you give Super 8 a go [maybe you have] the cameras are increadibly cheap, you can get higher frame rates and there's lots of stock to choose from. P
  11. I have done something similar, I filmed TV playing static, I used Ektachrome 64, I wanted a wide angle shot of an dark and empty room with TV on the floor in a corner, but the light meter was saying that the TV didn't produce enough light to correctly expose the film, but I didn't inrease the aperture of my Super 8 camera. Instead when I switched the TV on I played a film and with my Super 8 camera [bauer S715XL] I zoomed into the whole TV frame, the light meter was still saying that the TV didn't produce enough light, but I locked the exposure anyway , I then zoomed out, I finally played nothing but static on the TV and filmed with my Super 8 camera, it worked pretty well. The scan lines seemed okay, my camera was set at 24fps, I think there are no scan lines if you are filming an LCD TV. P
  12. I do use slating and most imporantly I write everything down, I find sound syncing quite easy, especially if everything is logged, quite simple and effective, it makes matching the sound to the visuals a lot easier, it's not a headache at all as many people seem to think. In my opinion the main difficulty when redording sound is noisy cameras, especially if you are shooting in small rooms where it's difficult to keep the microphone well away from the camera, but as I said before (I think) a tea cosy does a pretty good job with a good directional microphone. I will be putting part of my documentary online soon. P
  13. I agree with the above post and believe that Super 8 is great to make a dialogue orientated film with, whether it's a short or a feature. A lot of people tend to focus on issues such as noisy cameras, registration, difficulties of syncing sound and so on, but all of these issues can be easily resolved. I think they do this because they have never tried using Super 8 seriously. All you need is a good camera, some Vision 2 stock, a directional microphone and a professional telecine and you'll be amazed with the stunning quality of picture and sound. More people shoud try it. P
  14. I have made a lot of Super 8 films with lip-sync dialogue, in fact I am currently shooting some interviews for a documentary, which will all be shot on Super 8. I am using two cameras Bauer S715XL and A512, they are fairly noisy and are NOT crystal synced. I have never bothered to get my cameras synced because the image and sound do stay in sync for a while, besides it's easy to deal with sync issues in the computer. To keep the cameras quiet I try and keep the cameras as far as I can from the action, I use a good directional microphone - a Rode NTG 1 and I use a very sophisticated method - a tea cosy over the cameras. P
  15. Hi There is some information on the Super 8wiki site describing how to adjust the exposure meter for 64T, hope the link works; http://super8wiki.com/index.php/Bauer:_how...st_S715XL_meter P
  16. Hi Has any one got links to free repair manuals? I have got a Kodak Moviedeck Super and Regular 8 projector (445) it doesn't work. I know these projectors are difficult to repair, but does anyone have a repair manual, if so please help. Thanks P
  17. I have used Bauer cameras for a while now and have a Bauer A512 and a S7145XL, they are excellent cameras. I do have a Nizo 6080 and a 561, but I find the Bauers give much sharper and rock solid steady images, they're easier to use to, I prefer them over the Nizos. P
  18. I have been testing some 64T and have put some clips on Vimeo; http://vimeo.com/5218035 P
  19. I asked the Camera Centre in Hailsham about serviceing my Nizo. They said to service a Super 8 camera that worked would cost around £70. The service would entail a clean, lubrication where necessary and a check over to ensure that it is functioning correctly. P
  20. Hi I have nerver really had any problems with jamming cartridges, but recently I have had some a Vision 200 stock jam. Obviously it could be the camera but I used three different cameras all with fresh batteries, a Nizo 6080, a Nizo 561 and a Bauer 715XL, the film jammed in all of the cameras. When I took the cartridge out and tried to turn the spindle, it wouldn't turn easily. Why do cartridges jam? Is there some kind of lubricant I could use what part of the cartridge can be lubricated? Pav
  21. Thanks, I have a Bauer S715XL, it's a great camera and has always produced sharp and steady pictures. But lately I haven't used it because the clips in the battery compartment door broke. I have been looking for a way to fix it. and I noticed the cameras in the S200 series have a similar battery compartment door. I managed to get the battery compartment door for a Bauer S204XL from Super 8 arena for just 5 Euros, it arrived today. The door itself isn't the exact size but it has the same mechanism and clips so I removed them and put them into the 715's battery door and the camera's working again. Pav
  22. Hi Your film should be okay. I am in the UK too and rarely put my Super 8 film in the fridge. I usually keep it in my filing cabinet, sometimes for over 6 months and the film has always turned out fine. I believe that with Super 8 this makes the film run smoother, the few times I have stored Super 8 in a fridge I have ended up with unsteady footage. Pav
  23. I am looking for a Bauer S204XL or S209 XL camera, both are fairly basic sound cameras. If anyone has one of these (from the 200 series onwards) that are broken/not working let me know I will buy one, if the camera is working that's great too. I am really after the battery compartment door. Thanks Pav
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    Nizo help?

    Hi I have a Nizo 561 Super 8 camera, the viewfinder went blurry so I opened the right hand side panel and noticed the viewfinder's mirror in the top right hand had come off. Can someone tell me how I can fix this and stick the mirror back, it seems the orignial glue that kept the mirror attached to the metal backing has worn out. Thanks P
  25. Hi Does anyone know if there's someone in England where I can get my Nizo 561 camera looked at and fixed? Thanks Pav
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