gavinfrankel

One last thing, about the trinitar lenses, I wrote to the people who look after Filmo parts in the US and they said the lenses are good quality for 16mm, muliti coated etc. I looked around on the web and found that the same lenses were made by pentax for video survelance cameras.

I have found a place in the UK that has done B&H Filmo '70' camera Super 16 conversions for a reasonable price, about 235 Pounds Sterling, which 'involves adding a larger diameter shutter after machining out to accomodate this, also two of the 'C'-mounts are shifted on the turret, so as to optically centre on the wider frame ( third mount left for telephoto lens only, as almost any long focal-length covers a far larger frame, a wide-angle & zoom will not, so they fit the new mounts ).' I am saving up to send my Filmo DR, so have no personal experience yet...just thought I would pass on the information: http://www.stecica.co.uk/

I'm new to moving pictures and am trying to put a basic budget 16mm kit together, just to discover the whole process: camera, editor, splicer, projector. I decided on a Ben and Howell filmo 70DR for the camera, and a Zeiss Movicop for the editor. But I'm still not sure what splicer and projector to get. Cement splices seem the way to go for splicing. Some recommend a Maier Hancock hot splicer, others the Bolex splicer, others the combination of Hammann bevel cutter and the Bolex splicer. As for the projector, I will just be projecting silent shorts on the wall for the moment, but if possible would like a unit that can do telecine. There seems to be two types recommended for telecine: old variable speed projectors, or finetuned five blade projectors factory adjusted to give perfect 24 fps image registration. Any advice on splicers/projectors would be much appreciated! Thanks. Gavin.

I just bought this camera and have a few questions: 1. Can it use modern single perforation film without adjustment (eg filing a sproket)? 2. Can it be easily upgraded to shoot Super 16 or Ultra 16? 3. If so then who is recommend for the job? 4. The camera came with three lenses and I have no idea if they are good quality, or whether they will cover Super 16? 12.5mm F1.4 Trinitar Wide Angle lens, 25mm F1.4 Trinitar Normal Lens , 75mm Schnieder F2.8 Tele XenarTelephoto Lens Thanks, Gavin.