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  1. Doug Palmer
    Does the focusing ring turn freely all the way like it should ? And callibration...numbers tally with short distances ?
  2. Doug Palmer
    Thanks for this Robert. I think likely some more VNF in freezer-occupation which I'd like to put through my camera. I liked the look of these Ektachromes in their heyday. Guess though they'd be a lot less sensitive after many years.
  3. Doug Palmer
    Agree. I rather regret yesterday ?selling a 100ft roll of VNF Ektachrome that had been in my freezer for ages. I told the chap who bought it, to rate it lower thn 400iso, though I wasn't really sure what would be a good figure. Colour reversal obviously more critical than neg. Also I'm wondering if E6 processing will alter the appearance and sensitivity.
  4. Doug Palmer
    It's wierd and mysterious. Must be annoying, with the footage you have taken, and not knowing the cause. I wouldn't have thought the marks would appear linear like this if it was some dirt or something in the camera.
  5. Doug Palmer
    I'm never without my little Switar Compact zoom. f3.5 max I think, but very sharp and quick to use. Pan-Cinor also did a f3.8 version.
  6. Doug Palmer
    Look forward to see this Tyler... maybe a prototype? Would be great if they have solved some of the jamming issues mentioned on the other thread by Gregory. And the loudness that forces ADR and Dunkirk pilots wearing face masks ?
  7. Doug Palmer
    Hear Hear !
  8. Doug Palmer
    Looks to me like the roll of film was loose and therefore spilling sideways , and in the darkroom someone has pushed it back straight. Maybe some dirt or emulsion dust in there. Or possibly this happened before the film was supplied.
  9. Doug Palmer
    Really interesting... I've often wondered about these marks I see on old home movie footage. Nothing I note on Paillard. I'm sure I have a Seimens somewhere to try out, and this diagram shows it looking rather wide screen ? in fact almost Ultra 16 ?
  10. Doug Palmer
    It seems as David points out, the lack of self-blimped cameras was a real problem. The last Vistavision project, as far as I know, was a short drama in 2017 called Ellston Bay. And 3 duvets were used to dampen the noise ! https://www.in70mm.com/news/2017/bay/index.htm
  11. Doug Palmer
    Unsure of current prices, although it's a very useful lens for a non-reflex H16 owner. However, I'd be tempted to keep it, as the viewfinder is so much brighter and bigger than the one in the round-based H16RX. Can be handy sometimes, though the focusing method won't be the same, relying on split image (if your lens has this) which hopefully is accurate. Position to horizontal is of course done by simply turning the back of the lens-mount by a few degrees. You may have the Bolex tool for doing this.
  12. Doug Palmer
    Watched this and felt very much there ? I like static camera filming. I find this interesting because I have some 35mm Ektachrome in the freezer about 8 years old. I was wondering if by now the colour and grain could be affected, but yours looks to me unchanged and good. Don't know if you agree. The regn. issue yes is strange towards the end. I wouldn't have imagined the film would shrink like that, unless it was something else. So I'm preparing myself for similar issues maybe. However, I'd be using a non pin-registered Arri, so wondered perhaps it might cope better ?
  13. Doug Palmer
    Hopefully your Bronica is dry now. Hair dryers effective? I think with that Bolex experience many years ago, I must have dried it out in the Afghan sun. It was many weeks before I was able to send it to a technician, though lenses came back looking new. http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/bolex-survives-afghan-waterfall.html
  14. Doug Palmer
    I can only suggest letting it dry out as much as possible, and if it doesn't work getting it to a technician asap. Probably the lens will need taking apart. At least it isn't salt water. Once my Bolex went down a waterfall yet lived.
  15. Doug Palmer
    Don't know if others frown on this... if the dirt is superficial, before using tissue I find just breathing on the lens works OK. Less invasive maybe than lens-cleaner. Then only sparngly wipe the tissue where it's needed when the lens or filter is still moist. Only use the softest kind of lens tissue.
  16. Doug Palmer
    A good tip indeed. I'll do this myself from now on, previously I just used a piece of white leader to check the sides of the spool, maybe not accurate enough. I do remember once having a bad experience losing some film to fogging, because of a bent spool. However, it was one with film loaded on it from a major manufacturer believe-it-or-not ? I don't know whether the practice of employing used daylight-spools continues. Only OK if thoroughly checked.
  17. Doug Palmer
    Thanks Dom. I've always felt 16:9 isn't as satisfying artistically as 1.85:1 or the older squarer ratios. But we've been through this before in another thread so won't start again ?
  18. Doug Palmer
    Thanks Dom for this link. I'd no idea it was shot in Romania and South Africa. The sets are truly amazing, I'd assumed a lot was done real location as well, but not so. And how everyone managed to continue regardless, following covid.... Amazing achievement. I see yes, Sony Venice. Regarding aspect ratios: I've often seen 2:1 but not 1.85:1 which is so close to 16:9. Noticed a thin sliver of black top and bottom of screen. I was hoping perhaps it might have 35mm ?
  19. Doug Palmer
    Completely engrossed in this new BBC series. Excellent acting all round, convincing sets and lighting. Well written and funny ! Now, I only realised a few episodes in that the aspect ratio is not 16:9. It looks to me 1.85:1. So this makes me curious what camera is being used for the show. Can't find anything on IMDb. Anyone know ?
  20. Doug Palmer
    Thanks Phil and Dave for putting me right about prints having sadly no silver in them. Now another bit of nonsense for the New Year, that just entered my brain.... If the amount of silver in a roll of film is not very large, Phil says about 5 gm a square metre ? would anyone be willing to donate some silver to the film manufacturer of their choice (maybe a smaller manufacturer) I'm thinking of all the bits and pieces like old silver coins, broken 'antiques' and so on that people accumulate in life. So all that stuff you never look at around your house gets made into film. Rather more useful. Assuming of course the manufacturer doesn't do a runner ?
  21. Doug Palmer
    What happens to redundant workprints and worn-out release prints that could be recycled ?
  22. Doug Palmer
    Thanks Uli. Nothing scanned right now, I really must do that ! Your Zeiss 12mm lens looks incredibly good, sharp to the corners and a very natural kind of appearance for S16. Guess it's fairly compact as well.
  23. Doug Palmer
    Yes nice footage Uli. I always get a kick out of seeing footage from a film camera that hasn't been used for long time. I've got a tiny GIC that I often carry with me. Simon modified the speed to about 24. I can still remember that first thrill. Probably 50 years since the last person used it. Magical... https://filmisfine.com/blog/16mm-exploits-with-the-g-i-c-camera/ Arriflex a great find ? and worth the Brexit hassel hopefully.
  24. Doug Palmer
    There's so much wideangle phone footage these days, maybe we are all being conditioned to accept shorter focal lengths on faces. Super-8 has great depth-of-field which is not necessarily good for obtrusive backgrounds. Sometimes only way to get over that is use long focal length on zoom.
  25. Doug Palmer
    Hope I didn't raise hopes and mislead you. Merry covid-free Christmas everyone?
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