Jack Honeycutt

Folks... Does anyone know of a index to AC magazine? I went to AC's web site and emailed them a question to see if they had one for sale, but no one answered my email. They did not offer a index for sale in it's used magazine area. I would think that since this is such a great resource, film researchers would routienely search it for topics they are working on. Does anyone know of a index I can look at or buy? Thanks in advance. jack in Portland Oregon jhoneycutt@qwest.net PS: Mostly I am interested in the 1950s, 1960,s and 1970s.

You can buy small bottles of Kodak splicing cement direct from Kodak for about $6.00 each. They are 1/2 oz bottles with a nice brush. Call 1-800-621-3456. Ask to buy Catalong # 101-0669. Ask for the cheapest shipping option. That will run you $2 or $3. You don't need a account with Kodak, and you can buy just one bottle or a thousand. jack

Thanks John. Great links. I am going to call this white leader from Kodak (7985, Cat # 157-119) cellulose triacetate. jack

Oh John, that sounds too much like work! I don't want you spending your own time digging out old paperwork. Maybe you can just clear up one item for me. Is acetate & triacetate stock the same thing? jack

You might try: http://www.foma.cz They have a english translation of their web page. It has many company email addresses & distributors listed. jack

The best place to buy Fomapan is from John Schwind. He has it for $15.00 a roll. John is well know in the film community and you can trust him: http://members.aol.com/Super8mm/JohnSchwind.html Some say Fomapan has more silver in it, and so, looks like older Kodak B&W film stocks from the 1930's & 1940's. All I can say for sure is that it looks different. Shoot some and see what you think. Processing from Ford is less than $20.00 Here is a Fomapan data sheet: http://www.foma.cz/Upload/foma/prilohy/F_pan_R_en.pdf jack

I second that. I have never had Forde screw up a roll of my film. Friendly folks that you can actually talk to. They processed some B&W 16mm Fomapan for me and it came out real nice. Forde is in Seattle. http://www.fordelabs.com/index.php jack in Portland, OR

Thanks John. I checked them out. They sell in bulk and had no information on the Kodak part numbers I have. Do you know of a FAQ or other document that would give me specifics on Kodak's leaders? I am trying to find out if they are plastic, acetate, painted leader, green, white, etc. I could not find the following (which Kodak sells) items on any price list on the Kodak web site: 7977 7981 7982 7985 (Cat # 157-119) let alone any data on them... Maybe some other document outside of Kodak can give me some data on the above Kodak products? Thanks again. jack PS: Why did Kodak eliminate data on it's leaders? I understand leader type is important when preserving old film (which is what I am trying to do)

I have searched the Kodak web site and came up with nothing on the different types of Kodak leader. I have some old 16mm film I am moving to DVD and then storing. I am trying to learn about a Kodak white painted leader called Triacetate. I have some Kodak film code numbers, but I still can't find anything on Kodak's site. One possibility for the leader I am looking for is Kodak film number 7985. While I have a Kodak catalog number for this white leader (157-1199, a 100 ft roll) I find nothing on Kodak's site about it. I can order it, but I don't know if it is heat splicing leader, plastic, acetate or Triacetate. Some other Kodak numbers for leader are: 7977 7981 7982 But again, I can't find anything on Kodak's site about them. I know I am missing a Kodak document on leaders, but I can't find it. Someplace on Kodak's site is a pdf file that talks about Kodak's leaders, but it has alluded me. Can someone (John Pytlak?) point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance. jack

Gentelman... Thank you for all the information on shooting B&W. I have just gone to Amazon and ordered Ansel Adam's book, Negative. Dirk, thanks for the referral. I don't know what Speed point test is, but I am going to find out. And I guess I will buy some yellow, orange and red filters as well as a polarizing filter. I hope it is not a issue with less silver content in our modern film stocks. I hope Kodak John will chime in and give us his take on old Vs new B&W. . That old B&W was so good. I would like to be able to have results like that. Do I need to tell the folks that develop my B&W anything special? I usually use Forde. Thanks again. jack

Folks.... My girlfriend found a reel of 16MM B&W that was shot and developed in the late 1940's, or maybe 1950. Her family shot it. When I projected it I was stunned. I have never seen B&W so lovely. The blacks were *solid* black, and the whites were white. It was razor sharp, and shot under ideal conditions- outside, on a sunny day. I have not shot a lot of B&W, but what I have shot is not even close to this old film. I have shot Kodak's B&W stocks as well as Fomapan. Can I use some filters to bring out the B&W? I have heard about a yellow, or "Straw" filter for B&W, but I don't know what it does. Am I doing something wrong, or is it that B&W film stock from the 1940's just looked better? Thanks in advance. Jack Portland Oregon

Some mail order, some local. I found all of them in Radio Shack's catalog. Tell me which one you are having troube with, and I'll see if I can beat the price of Radio Shack. You can also buy all of them here: http://www.batterycountry.com/ShopSite/spe...cell.html#14065 jack

If it is any help, the bulb is 7 Volt .2 amp. Someplace I had a data sheet on Fomapan that probably has some information on what process to use. Maybe a google search will bring it up? Or maybe someone knows the URL. I don't hand process, so I don't know that stuff. For less than $20 I send mine to Forde. I think it is totally cool! We need more folks shooting optical sound. Keep up the good work! jack

You can buy a 100 ft roll of 16mm B&W single perf Fomapan for $15.00 here: http://members.aol.com/Super8mm/JohnSchwind.html And you can develop it yourself, or mail it to Forde. Forde charges about $16.00 for one 100 ft roll of B&W: http://www.fordelabs.com/rates_bw_rev.htm And, as you probably know, the sound lamp in your camera *is not* powered by the power cord that you use to power up your camera. The sound lamp is driven by the dry cells in the amplifier. So, for now, you can't test anything associated with optical sound. But you can fire up your Auricon and run some film in it and see if it works. Keep us posted on your progress. jack in Portland Oregon

Can someone tell me if Kodak still makes 16mm leader? If so, can I still buy it from Kodak? Thanks. Jack in Portland Oregon

I have a old 16mm Auricon Cinevoice & a Auricon kit for mag sound. The camea has optical sound in it now. Have you bid on this? If not, I want to. But don't want to bid against you. Let me know. Yea, I know it is old film..... jack in Portland Oregon

On 12/3/04 I sent a cart of Super8 7240 to Kodak for development. I put the cart in a PK59 mailer and put the mailer in a US Post Office Priority mailer. I addresses the box this way: KODAK Mailer Processing C/O District Photo P.O. Box 3022 Beltsville, MD 20704 Per directions on Kodak's web site: http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/pub...1/e541kic.shtml Yesterday, 12 days latter, I got a package from Kodak and the film was returned, unprocessed. It had a note inside that said: Kodak Pictures PhotoGram: "SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE". "The service you requested is not available with KODAK Pictures. Please consult your Photo-Finishing dealer for details of our products & services. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused." I called 301-937-5300 and asked to speak to Customer Service. When I told my story to the woman, she said to me: "Movie Film??!!" Researching a little bit more, she then told me that Kodak was not processing any more super 8 movie film in the USA. She said that all the K-40 was being sent to Dwayne's, and all Ektachrome was being sent to Rocky Mountain Film Labs. She said that Kodak should have sent my film to Rocky Mountain, and not back to me. She apologized, and then asked me to send it in again. She offered to refund the cost of my priority mailer from the post office. Gez, what a merry go round. Is this true? jack Portand oregon

Folks... I am in the market for a used, lower cost (but still working) Mitchell 400 ft 16mm magazine. I have a older Auricon Cinevoice that has had a mod done to it to take a magazine. I am looking to test some film in this puppy! Thanks Jack in Portland Oregon, USA jhoneycutt@qwest.net

Thanks George & John for the above information. I'll play with some stocks and see what happens. Jack in Portland Oregon

This question is for anyone who knows film stocks/optical sound, and can shed some light on this issue. I am about to shoot some film in a old Auricon Cinevoice CM-72 camera. I want to experiment with optical sound (yes, I know at best, it sounds awful, thank you). For my first tests, I would like to shoot some reversal stocks. I thought I would try some K-40. After that, I would like to try some negative stocks. My concerns: I know emulations have changed greatly since the 1950s. I have read a little about newer dyes used in film. How will this effect the galvanometer as it tries to burn in a optical track? I know I will be making tests shots to optimize the audio no matter which stock I shoot. But my question is, would one stock buy me more performance over another one audio wise? What issues might I be on guard for, as I try to get the best performance in burning in my optical audio track? If any of you folks who have shot optical sound with a Auricon camera would like to toss me a few bread crumbs, it would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance. Jack in Portland Oregon PS: Yes, Yes, I *really* DO know the sound is bad! Think of me as a guy rebuilding a old Model A car, or learning how the first elevator worked. This is a tool to learn about old technology, not anything else.

John.... Thanks for clearing that up for me. 99% of the time when I call Kodak to buy film, I get someone who is polite and knows their job. But the last time I called, I was told many of the films I was trying to buy were either out of stock (??) or were no longer offered. Can Kodak run out of stock?? I am happy you cleared this K-40 16mm stock issue up for me. I called back, got a very nice person on the phone, and she was able to sell me some. All she had to do was ship it from another location than the rest of my film order. Jack

Unless I misunderstood Kodak when I called them, they no longer sell K-40 in 16mm in 100ft spools. Does anyone know where I can buy 16mm K-40 in the USA/Canada in 100ft spools? (single perf). Thanks in advance. Jack Honeycutt Portland Oregon

Hi... I'll pay shipping. I have a Cinevoice CM 72 Auricon that takes 100 ft rolls. That camera would love to have some older film stock in it! I'll take 25 rolls of the 100ft. Or if many folks are asking, I'll take 10 rolls. Or what ever you can spare (I don't want to be a pig about it) I can pay you with paypal, or any way you like. What works out best for you, is fine with me. My address in the USA: Jack Honeycutt 2131 N. Dekum St. Portland, OR 97217-5330 USA I'll take normal, first class shipping. Tell me how much moeny to send you, and I will paypal you, or pay you in what ever way you like. A true gentleman! I hope I am not too late! Sincerely, Jack Honeycutt Portland Oregon

George.... Yea, I know the sound is lousy & you can't edit it well, if at all. This is just a learning exercise. Playing with the past. I also collect & run old Mac Operating systems, like before 7.1. Yea, I am nuts. <g> Thanks for the feedback. Jack in Portland Oregon

Ah! OK. Thanks for the tip. I think I might give that a try. Jack