André Bacher

Hello, ARRI 435 Dimensions with 400ft magazin, without the lens: Length: 400 mm (101.6 in) Width: 250 mm ( 63.5 in) Height: 331 mm ( 83.8 in) You can find more infos here: http://www.arri.com/infodown/cam/broch/435_xtreme.pdf André

Hello! I love the finish of the "Beulieu 4008 ZM X" - its a wonderful design made for eternity ;-) I'd like the BAUER Concept too, but the Beulieus are different... greetings, André

Hello, over the last 7 years i have only very good experience with Andec ! Contact to Mr.Draser by email woks too. greetings, André

Hello! i want to add here some links to Kodak Documents about X-Ray, maybe its helpfull for you: Do X-Rays Harm My Film? Air Shipping Film H-340: Downloadable 'DO NOT X-RAY' Labels Airport X-Ray Security, US Mail Sterilization and Motion Picture Film: greetings, André

Hello Mikael! Thanks for the hint, i modified my "Disto lite5" by soldering iron - it works too :D http://www.kamera-board.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=124 Stay in focus, André

Hello, another thing is the better sound quality @24fps! If the film runs "faster" you can use more magnetic tape on the film at the same time which means you can use a bigger sound spectrum. With 18fps around 70-10.000 Hz and with 24fps around 70-12.000 Hz greetings, André

Hello! You can use one with factor of 1.33, it turns your 4:3 frame to 1.772:1 very close to the 16:9 format (1.778:1). There are different compression factors for anamorpic attachments like 1.25, 1.33, 1.42, 1.5, 1.75 or 2.0 Based on the 4:3 Frame: 1.25 --> 1.66:1 1.33 --> 1.77:1 1.42 --> 1.89:1 1.5 --> 2:1 2.0 --> 2.66:1 André

Hello Matias, i never heard about "Super TV ground glass" but maybe you find an answer here: ARRI Interactive Ground Glass Composer: http://www.arri.de/entry/ggc.htm good luck, André

Hello Jessica, take a look at the DOFMaster Software for Windows PC and PalmOS by Don Fleming. Its a Depth of Field Calculator and you can print out your scales for many formats and clip it together. and... its for free! http://www.dofmaster.com/ stay in focus :D ! greetings, André

Hello! Look at ebay! For Super-8 you need an Anamorphot with magnification 2:1 to get the 2.35:1 ratio. Try to find something like an KOWA 16-H lens. Also it depends on which (zoom-)lens you would like to use with the anamorphot. You can find a lot of tips for anamorphic shooting with s8 (and more) on the website of Mr. Martin W. Baumgarten: http://members.aol.com/Super8mm/Widescreen.html happy stretching, André

Hello, Yep, i have this one! You have received a PM :) greetings, André

Hello, @Bernie: Thank you for your postings too! A lot of Super-8 users care about if the back focus is as good as possible. The discussion about this filter-remove-question is very old and not a result of this thread ;-) Maybe it is also a question why or for what somebody is using the Super-8 format. And the only thing I was trying to say was that some super 8 cameras have maybe a backfocus problem after removing the built in filters. Maybe, someone here did not know this and now, thinks about checking the camera befor using it for professional shootings. Thats all why i said here something about it. My answer: I think it is better to remove dusty old filters and shoot the next holiday home movie with (maybe) little back focus problem and filters in front of the lens than to shoot with dirty old filters inside the camera. But, if you want to use the Super-8 Medium for professional work, why not optimize all you can? Which means: - Use one of the better Super-8 cameras (Leicina, Beaulieu, Nikon, Nizo, etc.), think about the typ of lens and mounts - Find an professional camera technician for a complete service check-up - optimize the camera: remove internal filters (Beaulieu 4008, maybe other brands too?!), use sync options for stable 24 or 25 frames, use the FrameMaster to compensate a little the bad cartridge pressure plate - think about using digital stabilization in post production - shoot camera tests - etc. greetings, André

I never used digital stabilization in post production on my Super-8 projects, for me it is too expensive ;) Franka Potente used the SMOKE system in her movie called Der die Tollkirsche ausgräbt to stabilize the scanned Kodak Vision2. This movie is complete shot on super-8, after the DI process printed to 35mm for theatre release by an ARRI-Laser system. By the way, the DoP was Frank Griebe who shot Perfume: The Story of a Murderer or Lola rennt Link to the movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0496272/ There is an article about Tollkirsche in the german edition of schmalfilm 3/2006 which describes in detail the workflow. If i can choose, i would use all possible systems i can get to stabilize the film when shooting on S8mm! greetings, André

Hello Tom! But not if the filter is inside the Flange Focal Depth, if this is the case, the filter IS relevant and changes the definition of this because it changes the standart c-mount flange focal depth (in case of the Beaulieu 4008). The built in UV-clear filter is there because something must compensate the optical distance like the 85 filter when you shoot tungsten (there is no other logical reason for this UV filter on this place). The modification (removing the filters and re-adjust the backfocus of the camera body) is done by camera technicians since the mid of 1970. In germany this cameras have the added word "Pro". As i know, Beaulieu stopped using built-in filters on the higher models like the 6009 to 9008 because of this, you have to filter in front of the lens. Please let me qote a sentence of Mr. Douglas C. Hart (Author of The Camera Assistant, page 256): I dont know exactly how thick a wratten-85 filter is, i think something between 0,01 and 0,1 mm - and then it counts in the world of "ten-thousendths of an inch"?!? greetings, André

Hello, i think you discribe here (better) what i mean with "Metal-blank, not black (with vertical "reliefs")" :rolleyes: Today, i asked Mr. Klose why the FrameMaster is chrome silver and not black. He said, a chrome silver pressure plate is much more slippery than any kind of black painted plates, that is the reason why it is made by brazen chrome. greetings, Andre

Hi, first, i forgot to wrote that this is guilty for the Beaulieu 4008 and maybe other S-8mm cameras with changeable lenses, sorry for that! You are right that it makes sense to remove the old wratten filter because this 20-30 year old filter losts his optical quality most of the time. I try to explain it for the Beaulieu 4008. Inside the camera body are two filters, one is the wratten (85) filter for daylight, the other one is a clear UV filter for tungsten. if you look through the viewfinder, you cannot see a switch to "red" when you use the built in wratten because the filter effect happens after the viewfinder take-off. The "optical-system" inside the camera is calculated inclusiv this little, thin filter (UV or 85). If you only remove the built in 85 filter, these minimum millimeters are gone and the back focus is not exact anymore. This will be no problem for long telephoto shots with f11 or f22 but using short 4, 6 or 8mm at f1.8 you can get a problem here! This is also the reason why it is a difference to filter in front of a zoom lense or after the last element of the zoom inside the "flange focal depth". I hope that makes sense to you?! As far as i know the Leicina also has the two built in filters, but i dont know 100% for sure. cheers, André

Hello! please keep in mind that if you remove the neutral and wratten filter, the original optical setup inside the camera has changed! After removing the filter you have to re-adjust the camera optical system. If not (only popped out the filter), you loose image quality! greetings, André

Hello! I checked some pressure plates: Metal-blank, not black (with vertical "reliefs"): - ARRI-SR - ARRICAM - Cinema Products GSMO 61M - Aaton XTR Black (no structur): - Arriflex 16m i am still thinking about it, why black or not. :blink: greetings, André

Hello, i worked with the old Leica Disto Lite 5 and its a very exact distancemeter, nice and fast to handle. The only bad thing for the camera assistent working with the Disto Lite 5 it that it makes a beep-noise when you press the measure button. I wrote a little manual to modify this device to stop beeping, maybe its helpful for somebody? Its written in german but the pictures speak for themselves: http://www.kamera-board.de/wbb2/thread.php...tid=381#post381 Has anybody of you experience working with the Bosch DLE 50 pro ? http://tinyurl.com/yf7bhd greetings, André

Hello! Visual Products sells a PL-Mount to C-Mount Adapter for $495: http://www.visualproducts.com/storeProduct...=479&Cat=11 Greetings, André

Hello! Maybe this setup is good for you (its calculatet for camera+lens around 2,5 kg): Tripod: Manfrotto Basic 055DB http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfro...=69&child=2 Head: Manfrotto MA 804RC2 http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfro...=81&child=1 Head: if you want to pan while shooting: Manfrotto 700RC2 http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfro...=86&child=1 Price in Germany/Euros: 055DB = 82,70 ? MA 804RC2 = 72 ? 700RC2= 85 ? If you need some Rods and Mattebox, etc. that has to be counted extra. Good luck, André

Yes, K40 in Super-8 cartridges is not longer produced by Kodak :( ! The only way to use this emulsion in the super8 format is to shoot in DS8 or use offers like the one from Wittner. But you can calculate it against the new Ektachrome 64T: If you buy 1000ft in 50ft cartridges (Wittner price), you have to pay US$ 9,34 against US$ 9 for 50ft K40 (Witter price, buying 1000ft and reloud it yourself). If the Ektachrome emulsion is ok for you, take it and dont stress yourself with loading 20 cartridges in the dark room :ph34r: You can use the FrameMaster with any cartridge (as i know), but not with the russian one with another metal pressure-plate inside. greetings, André

Hello! The Frame Master is invented and built by GK-Film GmbH (Mr. Gottfried Klose). You can find all information about this Pressure Plate for Super-8 on his website in english: http://www.englisch.film-super8.de/ Here you can see a demo video which shows the result by using thie Frame Master: http://www.englisch.film-super8.de/3_andru.../demovideo.html The old super-8 problem is the cheap plastic pressure plate inside the cartridge which causes bad picture steadiness and sometimes out of focus pictures. If you put the Frame Master in the cartridge, you get a very steady image, much better than without it! You can change it very quick from one cartridge to another. On the GK-Film website you can find an english Frame Master manual pdf-file: http://www.englisch.film-super8.de/3_andru...atte/manual.pdf You can buy it on GK-Film website for 128 Euro. The same original Frame Master is sold by ANDEC Filmtechnik: http://www.andecfilm.de/en/e_s8_pressureplate.htm Price here is 120 Euro inclusive shipping to the US Film stock from 50f to 1000f (depends on which stock) are availible here: Wittner Cinetec Germany: http://www.wittner-kinotechnik.de/katalog/...mm/s8_meter.php -Kodachrome K40 (called: Wittner Chrome 40T) -Fuji Velvia 50 Pro (called: Wittner Chrome V50D) -Fujichrome 64T -Fuji F-500T -Fuji F-250D -Orwo UN 54 (b&w) Kahl-Film germany: http://www.kahlfilm.de/ - 5 different black & white stocks Reloadable cartridges: Wittner Cinetec Germany http://www.wittner-kinotechnik.de/katalog/...mm/s8_meter.php (bottom of page) - Plastic cartridge with plastic pressure plate, you can use this type with the Frame Master! Olex Kalynychenko (Ukraine ?) - Plastic cartridge with metal pressure plate (you can see it on the pictures linked 4 postings above by Mr. Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta) Attention: you cannot use this typ of cartridge with the Frame Master! I think this piece of metal is worth the money and now, Super-8 is really near the stable pictures of Double-Super 8! greetings, André