Rachel Oliver

Hi; It just has a built in motor which can become a bit of a headache if things go wrong. I myself got an REX-5 (13x viewfinder) from Andrew Alden and had it converted to S16 by Les Bosher in Wales (I see your based in Exeter) I use a Tobin crystal sync motor which means it can do anything an EBM can do but at true sync speeds and is less likely to have problems, as echoed in other posts I'd suggest looking at SBM's and REX-5's with sepperate motors over the EBM.... Olly

Hi; Check out www.bolex.co.uk Andrew Alden is very trust worthy and has decent prices for quality kit. Also go to www.lesbosher.co.uk He converts Bolex for a decent price in the UK. www.filmcamerakit.com is also worth a look. Olly

Hi; I'm pretty amazed by how well the bullet cams cope in low light, mine has auto gain which although noisy gives a bright picture even with the lens stopped down a fair way. Olly

Hi; Check out www.duallcamera.com They do a video tap solution for the 1014. It's pretty easy to rig up a bullet cam/eyepiece solution yourself too. I use a 12mm bullet cam on my Bolex and Leicina Special sometimes. Olly

Hi; I remeber reading that Stalker had to be re-shot due to some terrible stock problem? Olly

Hi; I would say absolutely not. However it brings up a nice point I am beginning to come round to that for internet based films proffesionaly shot and TK'd super 8 is a lovely alternative to DV. I've seen a few super 8 originated films on the net lately that show glimpses of its amazing potential in this area, once you get bigger than an SD monitor though this is no longer the case and S16 and 35 come into their own in pure terms of technical quality, however that is only one consideration out of many when determining which format best portrays an idea. Olly

Hi; Fascinating stuff Santo, Love the look of those stills! I'm seriously considering trying this out myself when I get hold of the Cinegon I found, I'm wondering if one could get away with coupling the wide angle adapter to the 16/9 for very wide field of view shots... Maybe too much glass with too many variables? Anyhow keep us posted on this and good luck. Olly

Hi; Hey Santo, did you get anywhere with this idea? I like the idea of using a century 16/9 adapter on a small cine prime, I wonder if it could work with the cinegon 10mm for the Leicina? Olly

Hi; I'm after a 10mm cinegon prime lens for my Leicina Special super 8 camera. It needs to be in very good condition with no fungus, I can pay through paypal or by other means. PM me if your up for it! Olly

Hi; Ive had an REX-5 for two years and shot alot with it but not once used the 400 ft mag, Just never seems worth it although I use it mostly for non-narrative. I spent my money on a S16 mod by Les Bosher and some great late generation Kern lenses, very happy with the kit. Olly

Hi; OK how about using a dv camera with XLR inputs and manual audio control to capture sound... Simply plug in a decent mic and think of it as a digital audio recorder. Set cam to 16bit audio and you can get decent results that will seemlesly transfer via firewire to your G4. If you have a later model G4 then it has a mini jack in, you can always go the analog route from DAT to G4 using this method. Olly

Hi; Autom.B works out the correct exposure time for itself (thats the point of it's existance) I use a Nizo macro to do this kinda thing all the time and results are usually stunning! Really makes the Nizo a very special camera.... Olly

Hi; Thanks John, What could I expect to see without the compensating filter? As this is for telecine so perhaps I could deal with colour shifts there. Olly

Hi; Great advice, Thanks Stephen. Olly

Hi; I need to shoot some long exposure time-lapse of a river. It's in daylight full sun and I'd like to hold the shutter open for 10 seconds in order to gain extreme motion blur of the river. I will most likely be using 50D neg (7245/7201) and lets say an F-Stop of 11... Can anyone give me any pointers as to how to work out the correct ND compensation (taking repriocity faliure into account) for a 10 second exposure? At a guess I'm thinking a 1.5... Olly

Hi; Get ready for the next evolution, replacing words with their mobile phone predictive text alternatives! I actually heard someone use "book" instead of "cool"! And " A shower of aunts" you can work out that one yourselves.... Olly

Hi; I was responding to your 2nd post which seemed to suggest that experimentation was somehow a no go area and while I totally agree that films need to say something, in order to say it affectively it might be a good idea to learn the fundamentals of the medium 1st before delving into other areas. I was also pointing out that scripted narratives and the use of actors is not a necessity for a successful film. Olly

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Hi; All valid points but I'd say there is ALOT of value in experimenting with the Bolex and what it can achieve too. I think you will learn more about the material of film itself and it's physics by playing directly with the film image than leaping into the world of narrative fiction and dealing with scripts and actors. Olly

Hi; That should be around 1959, first of the RX models.... I had one from a similar year once, worked great afte a service! Olly

Hi; I wonder if having a pro telecine made from 16mm film only to end up with a mini dv master may be a false economy. Most decent transfer houses will likely telecine to digibeta anyway and just give you a mini dv dub, this way you can have an ok mini dv cutting copy to show around and then if your film goes places you have the digibeta master to online.... Olly

Hi; Thing is what about telecine, I assume "max-8" would require a new gate and if that means you're relying on the company in question then that is not good news.... Lets just say their process/transfer standards are less than consistant as far as I'm aware. Just a thought. Olly

Hi; If by this you mean TK to digibeta AND mini DV then cut on mini DV at home and then take an EDL to a post house for a digibeta online then thats a fine way to end up with an SD master, if however you mean just taking your mini DV master to get dubbed to digibeta, that's only losing quality.... either way can work depending on what your ok with. Olly

Hi; I think for certain scenarios this could be very handy indeed. How else are you gonna get that sushi conveyer belt perspective for $800 in HD, or that rabbit cam sequence? :P Olly