T Sanders

I know this thread is old but I'm a bit in the same situation. I just got the same MST motor and no way to power it. I have a 12v Bescor battery pack but I'm stumped on the cabling. The Bescor battery pack has a cigarette lighter plug off of it. And it came with a cigarette lighter plug that connects to the outlet or the camera. But if I take the battery out of the pouch the lighter plug is just hooked to two prongs with those little "H" connectors. So I would need a cable with a 6 pin female din plug on one end to the motor but not sure how I would hook the other end up to the battery. Of course I can't find any cables that would work for what I need. My motor didn't come with a power cable either. This is the battery I have pretty much: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/129907-REG/Bescor_HP3ATM_HP_3ATM_Starved_Electrolyte_Battery.html Any suggestions?

I saw a couple of this brand, Som Berthiot Cinor, but not for the RX camera I have and as a newbie felt I should try to get the RX lenses for 50mm and below.

Thanks for your input Heikki! I've sort of launched into this a little sooner than I'd planned so I've been in hyper learning mode. I've been reading and reading and of course trying to filter many view points. I was feeling more frazzled about the 100mm because I've been searching for the longer lenses for a while and I'd only found 75mm Switar lenses that weren't zooms. Nothing against zoom lenses but I didn't want one right now. But the 100mm was just listed today and I had nothing to compare it to for pricing except the zooms. I don't have a special place in my heart for Switar's they just seem the most common... and this guy used them to shoot this amazing footage. :) But I also saw an interesting video on here of someone using Nikon lenses on the same camera I have with an adapter (I have one too). But thought I'd like to use lenses meant for the camera for a while.

Hi there, I've been wanting to shoot on film for some time and bought a few Canon Super 8mm cameras and decided it was time to go to 16mm for a new short film I'm working on for next year. Last week, I saw a Bolex H16 Rex 5 at a price I couldn't refuse. I bought it without hesitation and I'm glad I did. With that having been said, it came with no lenses. So I've been buying lenses for it but I'm just feeling some type of way about the lens prices. I've had a photographer friend of mine tell me before she spends serious money on the best lenses she can afford. I don't want to overspend. Some of the prices I've seen on this forum for different cameras and lenses seem lower than what I've been seeing online. Maybe it's just all about timing. :) I do admit I paid for more for these lenses than the same lens listed by another seller on Ebay because the lenses I bought not only worked,had clear glass but also looked well taken care of (i.e. not all beat to crap). I purchased: Kern-Paillard SWITAR RX 16mm lens - $250 Kern-Paillard SWITAR RX 25mm lens - $305 Switar Kern-Paillard 50mm f/1.4 H16 RX Lens w/Caps, Hood - $551 Switar Kern-Paillard 100mm f/3.3 Yvar AR Lens - $594 Maybe if I hadn't purchased them all at once I wouldn't feel so disturbed about it. :) Are these resonable prices for these type of lenses in near mint condition and in working order? I saw many lenses for sale that were beaten up, oil on the blades, fungus, etc. for not much cheaper and of course ragedy lenses of the same type for more money than what I paid for these but I'm open to being called a fool for these prices too. :) Thanks

The festival wasn't that great. 95% of the lights were out with a minute of them being dumped into the river and 10k is very small on top of a river so we could barely see them anyway. But I did get some great cityscape footage and i'm looking forward to having the film processed and transferred. :)

Hahahahaha This was fantastic! I like the little "investigate" line at the end. :) Thanks for sharing it.

I think the festival will be pretty sweet. The spots they picked for the lights are also between two real draw bridges too, should make for some interesting visuals. Just got my new Vision3 200T film just now from the UPS guy! :) I do need to go over the manual for the cameras to make sure I know how to control everything. I'll do that today. I think I'm shooting with it wide open (as instructed by the wide angle adapter manual) but I want to make sure I'm not missing anything. I've decided to shoot with both Canons. One hand held with the wide angle adapter on and other on a tripod for the close shots; both at 18fps. Found out last night the batteries don't keep their connections with the handle up on the canon 514xl-s I have. This is the first time I've used it since I bought it over a year ago. So I can't put it on the tripod. But it's good and heavy so using it handheld is cool. I'll use the lighter 514xl on the tripod. On a side note... Anyone ever realize that many Super 8mm cameras look like an Uzi? Every now and then crazy things pop into my head and I was thinking about the possibility of someone mistaking my camera for an Uzi at the festival tomorrow. Hahahahahaha I'd better be careful huh? :) Maybe they need some bright colored enhancements. I'll slap a bunch of my neon green gaffer tape on them.

Thank you all! You have been very helpful. I was thinking about shooting 24fps because I was under the impression it made telicine process easier somehow but I do think it's more wise to shoot 18fps for this video... or I might be silly and shoot 24fps because I'm used to shooting 24p with video... hopefully logic will get the better of me and I'll shoot 18fps. :D I am definitely looking forward to shooting with the wide angle for the cityscape shots and will remove it to shoot closer shots when needed. :) I'm shooting this at night: http://tampariverlightsfestival.org/ I knew about the blobs because it seems to be mentioned on every site about super 8 filming and also I believe it's in the manual. But it doesn't hurt to keep hearing it. I'm getting old and forgetful. :D Anyway, I'm really looking forward to testing out the Vision3 stock.

Hi there, I'm new to the forum and Super 8mm filmmaking. I've been reading a lot of posts on here and thought I'd jump right in. Last year I bought a Canon 514XL and a Canon 514XL-S. I used the XL for a wedding and some test footage using the 100D and Tri-X film stocks. I've decided to go ahead with a planned little short (1 cartridge) film this coming Saturday by filming a river lights festival. I LOVE how the Kodak Vison3 200T film stock looks at night using a Canon 514XL like in this film: https://www.youtube....h?v=Jnbe-n-JqYY So I've purchased a few cartridges of it for the lights festival. I also just got my C-8 wide angle lens for my 514XLs yesterday and it really does add quite a bit more image. I'm going to take the plunge and report back the results. :) If anyone has any pointers, that would be greatly appreciated. Funny thing, I've been doing documentaries using digital cameras since 2002 and when I first got my Super 8mm cameras, my brain couldn't wrap around the idea that shooting with the film camera was easier. My mind kept wanting to "fix" something or "compensate" for something like what you have to do with digital filmmaking. I'm not saying digital filmmaking is not as good but just that I had to realize that shooting on film didn't have the same challenges as shooting on video. I kept thinking "Wait, it can't be THAT easy..." :) Cheers!