Jean-Louis Seguin

Yes, Dom is right. Shimming is the preferred way to go. I just came back from a friend's funeral and my head is not thinking straight right now. JL

Risky? Not if you know what you're doing. But then again I am a lens technician. Diopters degrade image quality substantially when the iris is wide open. Jean-Louis

You can always focus closer by loosening the three setscrews around the base of the lens but with the 10mm but judging exactly where you're focused at is not easy with most viewfinders which is why Angenieux chose to lock the focus ring at the hyperfocal distance in the first place.

Are you shooting film or digital?

No big deal. If they decide to call it quits, there are plenty of other film manufacturers only too happy to fill Kodak's shoes in the small formats. Jean-Louis

Looks like SVEMA film made in Ukraine. Jean-Louis

Good technicians are always swamped :-) Jean-Louis

Do you have any additional information about that batch of 50D? I always thought that Kodak perfs were very accurate. Jean-Louis

Could be the transfer. What method was used? Jean-Louis

Wow! Great stuff! Thanks Charlie. Jean-Louis

I wouldn't recommend doing it yourself. It's easier to simply swap body shells in the course if a repair. The end result will look much better. I could do this for you if you like. Jean-Louis

http://www.apecity.com/manuals/pdf/bolex_400ft_magazine.pdf see page 5 Jean-Louis

I've heard of this particular lens but it might be a standard 20-100mm lens modified with a weak 1.15x teleconverter. Jean-Louis

Slide the macro lever over and you'll see the 4th screw. JL

There are four screws; you've overlooked one Jean-Louis

Because many of these units were equipped with sound heads so the oxide side of the mag film had to be on top and the sprockets away from the user. JL

I have a few Bolexes and a few Pathés than need some work. Contact me if interested. There always seems to be some Canon DS8 on eBay at one time or another. And this is not including the 25 footer Russian and Czech cameras. JL

That's great Andy! I don't have to sell you on how great 50D would look in DS8. More fuel to go to Kodak with! JL

Dear Forum members, For your information, I have very recently made inquiries with Kodak Canada and Kodak USA about the issue of a special order of DS8. The stock chosen for discussion was Vision3 50D color negative. While no specific quantities were discussed, a starting price of $25,000 USD has been mentioned for such an order. Based on current Kodak pricing structure, I estimate that this is the conservative equivalent of approximately 40000 feet of DS8 stock or 400 100 ft. rolls of DS8 on daylight spool. Can all the world’s users of DS8 consume this amount of stock in the next two to three years? The final price you may ask? Estimate from $70 to $80 for 100 ft. spools of DS8. Since there are no DS8 color stocks on the market at this time except Kahl Germany’s offerings to compare prices with, we can compare with the price of four 50 foot cartridges of 50D. Kodak’s catalog price is currently $23.60. You can do the math. Also, further efforts can be made to convince Kodak to agree to a lower minimum quantity for an order or perhaps to split the order into various negative stocks. One last advantage about DS8 stock is that, if need be, at any time you can have the film slit and produce regular super8 stock for loading in standard refillable cartridges. If Kodak would deliver DS8 stock, it will be of perfect (e.g. Kodak level) quality for sure. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who would like to use the DS8 negative stocks and perhaps give me an idea of their potential usage. Thank you! Jean-Louis Seguin

It kinda looks like the Arri-made motor control called the BLEQ. Unfortunately, I know little else about this motor. Jean-Louis

It will work but will have pronounced vignetting at the wide angle settings. Not recommended unless you can live with these limitations. The Angenieux 15-150mm is preferable and will provide full coverage of the sensor at all focal lengths and distances. Jean-Louis

It's actually Cameflex mount with a Cameflex to Aaton adapter sleeve installed. Very fast lens! Jean-Louis

Check out this Spanish site: http://tornemi.fr.yuku.com/topic/8879/intervalmetro-ST1-para-Leicina-vendido#.U4UQO5RTa44 Jean-Louis

There are 80 frames per foot so it's the same running time as regular-8 which is double the running time of 16mm. Jean-Louis