Orlando Thompson

i have a NALCOM FTL. it needs a bit of work tho. i wish i could talk about its performance, but i shot a whole roll with it

and when i got back the footage it was void of an image. however, it is cool looking. has a nice weight and i thought i looked cool shooting with it.

Sounds like there are four distinct steps that need to be taken.

 

Camera is shipped to Bjorn (1 week minimum?)

Camera is estimated (a week or less)

If estimate is approved (up to one more week to do the work)

Camera shipped back (1 week).

 

We're near that magical month plateau for those of us living in the U.S.

 

The irony is Bjorn is probably a lot faster than anyone in the states, so whatever time

might be saved in shipping in the states will probably get taken up via a longer estimate/repair.

 

Now if one had Bjorn for a neighbor.....

whats Bjorn's info. i may have to send my 4008 ZM to him.

It's finally ready. It took about two months, but my Beaulieu 4008 is refurbished, lubed, warrantied and ready for shooting. Thanks Irv!

i just got my 4008 ZM back from irv too. it took about 3 or so months. everything seemed in order till i set up my first test shot. nothing happened. i cant figure it out. i was hoping to pop off a few shots to start the near year off on a good foot, oh well. its going back to cali. i cant help but think its a user error since i just got it back, but i know my way around this camera fairly well. i like irv. i hope this mishap was a freak of nature and not something that happens often.

i just got a subscription to super 8 today and i read your article on the 4008 II. my question: how does my

4008 compare to the 4008 II. you compared everything after it but never anything before it. i learned a lot,

but what can i apply to my own camera?

Let me guess . . . one of the LA area Beaulieu specialists so-called who did nothing to fix your camera (but charged you anyway) was Irv Higdon's IJM Incorporated.

say it isn't so. i just sent irv 300 bucks. :o