Don Brown

Hi Mitsos Glad it worked keep practising the soldering it will get better get some heat shrink sleeving when you next make a lead to insulate the joints as its a bit tight in the Tuchel DIN plug With the money you saved you can buy some film stock Regards Don

Hi Richardson In the early days the Sound Dept on a film would control the camera the optical sound recorder and camera had interlock sync motors and the Sound Camera operator would shout sound speed when they where running, this carried on with magnetic film. When the 1/4" tape came in there where lots of ways to hold sync, the BBC had a 16/35mm Magnetic tape bay that the motor was run from a amp that was feed from the pilotone recorded on the 1/4". Nagra had a unit called an SLO which was a comparator with an Ocillascope tube that you would compare the incoming sync from the Nagra and the reference frequency ie mains or crystal this would be seen as a circle on the screen. The later Nagra's have their own sync lock board built in which comes into operation when the machine is in playback mode. Regards Don

Hi Patrick Have a look at this site. http://www.bolexcollector.com/lenses/60kern.html Regards Don

There is also Martin that did all the conversions for Bolex service enginereer David Warren here in UK http://www.stecica.co.uk/1.html Regards Don

Hi Mitsos They are the ones the one you want is the 4 way female (523 T 3301 001) Don

The interface as you call it is a Tuchel or Binder plug which is common in Europe on camera's and sound equipment Regards Don

Hi Maurizo I hear that Todd AO is good http://www.todd-ao.co.uk/super8mm.htm Regards Don

Yes I was wondering how he thought that would work. I am only familiar with the CP16 which uses 600HZ @ 24 FPS from their optical tacho with 600HZ divided down fom the ref oscillator. I believe Bolex on their external sync box for the 16EL uses 1000HZ @25 FPS from pulse generator and feeding back into camera from comparator 100 HZ Regards Don

Hi again The only S8 that looks like a Panaflex was the Bolex 150 series Regards Don

The device is nearly finished but it needs a couple of finishing touches. I would be able to bring it out now but I really want it to be completely stable since I don't want complaints from costumers and I want to build up a good reputation. As soon as it is available, you all will be the first to know. Regards, Marko van Gemerden What ever happened to this unit did anybody ever see one ? Regards Don

Hi Matthew No Panavision did not make any 8mm they did make a 16mm version called the Elaine Panavision never sold cameras they only rented them out Regards Don

Sorry for that Clive as Andrew sold some of you motors I thought its was your's, sorry for confusion to all. Regards Don

Hi Phil There are units out there I think Clive did one, but I know that Anrew Alden in UK has one that goes with EL Intervalometers for the H16 EL (all models) (NEW), these are powered by an internal 9v PP3 battery, crystal controlled with ranges of seconds, minutes and hours and multipliers of 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 - therefore the range of interval is 1/4 second up to 64 hours. Momentary closing contact output via internal reed relay, 5 pin Din plug to the camera, £95.00 www.bolex.co.uk Regards Don

Hi again to all Just keep at it, I did a few little jobs for a friend back in the 70's called Steve Barron he went on to direct some great Pop video's and then into Movies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Barron Regards Don

Hi Matt Thanks for that, I have as a Sound recordist done a few Pop Video's here in UK and have had to supply playback tapes at various speeds to shoot at different camera speeds mainly shooting 25fps with Timecode slate. Regards Don

Hi Tawin You could do like this chap has done and mount a clip on battery on the mags http://members.aol.com/npr16mm/ (click on Visitors Camera) Regards Don

Sorry Bernie I should have told him of you, we have never met but like you I worked for Samuelson's, from 72-82 some of the best days of my life ran the Sound Maintenance Dept and the Video Assist after Joe Dunton left. Regards Don

Hi As far as I can remember on the side of the motor is a 4 pin male XLR socket needs 12v I believe its Neg 1 Pos 4 which it now the standard it does not take onboard battery it was mainly used with a battery belt ,as for service I don't know where you live Regards Don

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixilation Regards Don

Hi Jonathan This was covered last year enter this into search its by a chap called James Westbrook First time on 16mm, first music video, For all you k3 fans Regards Don