Joerg Polzfusz

Sorry, forgot to mention: In test 1, the camera has to run, otherwise the shutter will block all light.

There’s a mechanical connection between switch and filter. So there might be something stuck or broken. And I don’t know whether this Canon is one of those cameras that was designed to match the E160G (that was notched like the E100D). There are two ways to check this (with batteries inside and the camera switched on): 1) Go into a dark room, put a lit torch inside the film chamber. Then project the image onto something white (wall/sheet of paper/screen). When switching the filter switch to „sun“, the image should become orange compared to „bulb“. 2) Outside the dark room: Watch the light meter‘s needle when using the filter switch (with the camera in a tripod or a table). The Wratten85 eats up a lot of light. So at „sun“, the iris should be opened 2/3 f-stops wider than at „bulb“. Note: Your camera might have a sensor whether a cartridge is inserted or not. You might have to press it down during the tests.

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According to Disney and Universal, AI isn’t art, but piracy: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5vjqdm1ypo (There are similar lawsuits e.g. against Google showing an AI summary of the search results instead of showing the real results.) There are discussions (in German) about this: Some say that „it’s about time to stop those AI companies from using everything as a source without permission“. Other fear that this will lead to verdicts that would also prevent all hand-drawn fan-art („it could be like Monet getting a copyright for Impressionism, preventing everyone else from doing impressionistic works“). What do you think?

Yes, this is looking great, Stephen.

Looks like the Wratten85 got enabled (which is not a good idea as the E100D isn’t Tungsten balanced). Now you will have to find out whether the filter got enabled by mistake or due to a defect in the camera. (The only other reason for such a redness would be the film getting loaded so that the emulsion is on the wrong side - see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redscale. But this only happens when you are loading bulkware into cartridges on your own. Of course, there might have also been problems with the film becoming too hot… but I doubt that the result would look like this. )

Probably the first „moving camera hanging down from something“-shot - but not from a rope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ud1aZFE0fU

Hi! What was the first big budget movie to use a camera hanging down from a ropeway? There are DIY solutions for amateur home movies from the 1970s (expecting you to have a camera with at least „run lock“ - image is from an East German book - I can provide title etc. when needed). But have there been similar solutions used professionally before?

Maybe something like this: https://www.lightandmotion.com.au/gripping/camera-cranes/ Alternatively, the camera might have been hanging down from some ropes like in this auction: https://www.ricardo.ch/de/a/seil-kamera-kit-motion-compound-cable-cam-profi-equipment-1247736434/

These are at least two shots - there’s a cut after 3s. Unless it’s something from the scanner, there’s a shadow in the lower right corner from the camera(?). So I would assume that they have used a combination of zoom-lens plus camera with a crane on a dolly.

Hello Dirk, my understanding is that Kodak is only going to change their ECN-2 stocks.

Of course this will affect all gauges = also DS8, Single8, D8, 9.5mm, … . And I can’t think of any camera for these formats without a „silver“ pressure plate.

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Hi! Is Kodak really going to replace the remjet with an AHU on all Vision3 films? https://kosmofoto.com/2025/06/eastman-kodak-replacing-remjet-layer-from-vision3-cinema-films/

That’s the first movie with a lot of CGI sequences: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Starfighter Probably the first major movie that was entirely shot on video: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_I_–_The_Phantom_Menace (And there only crappy versions of this.)

Thanks, this makes a lot of sense now. (Indoor shots are always a royal pita: Windows that cause backlit scenes, not enough light in the actors‘ faces, mixed lighting, rooms that are suddenly darker than expected, … .) I hope that you can get it fixed by the lab.

Hi! Please excuse this question: Why have you been using an outdoor film (daylight balanced) for indoor shots (most likely tungsten lights unless using „daylight“ LEDs + sunlight coming through the windows)? Using a Wratten 80A will cause the loss of two f-stops which isn’t what you want in a low light situation. (Yes, you can kind of „fix a missing filter in post“ when doing a video transfer.) Tyler is correct: you should have used an XL camera instead of a Beaulieu: the default lenses are only 1.8 or 1.9, the widest shutter degree is only something like 110°. E.g. a Canon 310xl has a 1.0-lens with a 220 degrees shutter. (Okay: The downside of the Canon would be „only 18fps and not properly supporting the 250D“.)

Just a thought: There are also anamorphics with only 1.25x. E.g. Isco manufactured and sold one in 2006. And there’s one from Siriui that is still in production: https://store.sirui.com/de/products/sirui-1-25x-anamorphotischer-adapter Not sure whether they suit your camera and quality demands.

Maybe you will have to wait until September? http://www.apcsociety.com.au/market.html

Hi! I haven’t seen anyone selling this as a spare part. And as it includes metal parts, it’s also not available as a 3D printed object. So your best option is to search for cheap „parts only“/„untested“ cameras on eBay, hoping that the A506, A508 and A512 share the same battery compartment and that the battery door is still intact on these donor cams, e.g.: https://www.ebay.de/itm/325482599146 https://www.ebay.de/itm/355443355310

The German version is currently for sale on eBay: https://www.ebay.de/itm/375504682902 But only 4 of the 27 sheets are about the ST-1. The remaining information is only about the recorders etc..

The 210-27 is mentioned in the camera‘s manual. But the German manual says that it’s just a collection of notes about attaching external power supplies, reel-to-reel-tape-recorders, remote releases, … . So the only useful information might be the hints for doing better timelapse takes.

Yes, it was at least also available as Double8: https://picclick.de/RARE-Vintage-Fuji-FUJICHROME-R25-R25-Double-8mm-195046496716.html

Another source: https://hollywoodfilmsupplies.com/film-supplies

Wittner: 305m for 300€ https://www.wittnercinetec.com/epages/WittnerCinetec-Super8-16mm-Film.mobile/de_DE/?ViewAction=View&ObjectID=17088395&PageSize=5