Graham Lockey

I think that looks great, especially given the fact that if you're astute enough you can pick up the camera and gate for so little. It's reassuring to know that you can achieve results like that with the Kras, that's where I'm working at getting mine to. Problem with buying takumars on eBay is that they're cheap but you've not really any assurance of the glass. I must go and find one now.

This is very exciting, I wasn't looking forward to billboarding for an unwanted Tobin.

Can anyone tell me if the technical spec for this stock is available anywhere?

In fact the question was more of the logisitcs, would it be possible to mask and shoot twice? would there be any leak of light that would effect the exposure? Is it possible to splice longitudinally? I'm a novice at cinematography at present.

The idea is to shoot, in turn, both sides of the image, so that when developed it would be possible to slit the film longitudinally and 'restore' the lost half with black leader, as the characters would've been reacting to the presence of the wall that this absence of light would infer to the viewer. The idea of doing it either digitally or in the print is a no go, we're using splicers and steenbecks etc for the edit. It does seem unfeasibly difficult to me, the chances of it just being completely eaten by the projector seem so high it may not be worth it.

It's a slightly unorthodox idea, but I intend to cut the footage longitudinally and sub the lost half with black leader. Hence the 7 Minutes.

I don't know if what I meant was fully conveyed by what I said. The Bolexes rewind function will help a great amount and so I will use that. BUT, essentially I mean to black out half the lens or otherwise so that I can also shoot the other half of a single reel. It's a response to a 16mm project brief of something along the lines of 'what you can do with a single reel of 16mm film'. Given that the characters are to essentially be responding to a black presence (The black leader I will cut in) it's not too much of a problem that both sides might not match perfectly. It's mainly that I get 7 minutes of 'cinema' from a 3 and a half minute reel.

Preferrably the Bolex as it's scratch tested...

I was wondering if anyone could inform me whether it would be possible - via jiggery pokery of the lens or camera - to expose one half of a 16mm film stock then rewind and shoot the other half. Could this be done and (if so) how; on either a Scoopic, Bolex H16 or K-3.

thankyou for the information, the only thing that prompts me to go for the K-3 is the amount I've found out about it as a means of research, how would the Reflex 0 and 1 compare? Also, how readily available are decent lenses?

You guys must get this all the time i know... but I'm looking for a Krasnogorsk-3 M42 mount, preferably one that is working and perhaps has had a service. I wouldn't ask but I tried ebay and thought I was onto a winner when I discovered that the seller was posing as being US based... needless to say 2 months on, no camera. Including postage which would be to the UK I have about $300 to play with. Would be much appreciated if anyone has anything, or indeed any equivalent 16mm camera for around that price. Thanks, Graham.