danny bartle

yes wide angle & fish eye lenses are great for shooting in the water with a housing but I plan to use the 16mm from land first as housings are expensive(paid$2000 for my custom & i'd assume the Bolex housing would be more due to the back wind handle needed). The camera had a 25mm switar & 13mm Elgeet already. I'd need a telephoto lens for land use, probably something in the 100-200mm mark. I have a Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 lens already which I wanted to get an adaptor to fit the bolex. Also are the side mounted finders reasonably accurate? Just tried the www.bolex.co.uk link but no site was found....

Thanks for the reply Phil... I know 16mm costs $$ to shoot so I was only thinking of using it when good pro surfers are out or when the surf conditions are perfect. I'd still be mostly shooting in 3CCD mini DV but bring out the 16mm when I know its worth it. I actually already own an old Bolex non reflex s/n: 97xxx which was made in 1954. It was given to me by my dads friend but i've never used it yet. Runs good on all speeds & i've heard they are reasonably easy to convert to super 16. Has anyone got any specific camera recommendations or more 16mm advice?

Hello Everyone, I'm new to this forum & format so be gentle.... I'm a 23 yr old part time surfing triggerman. Been shooting a 3CCD Sony PDX10P mini DV from the water inside a water housing & also from the beach too with some great results. Most of my good footage gets bought by a few surf filmmakers here in Australia, which barely covers my equipment but I do it for the love, not money at this stage. Now i'm thinking of moving onto 16mm. Firstly, what sort of results will I get shooting 16mm low speed neg film transferred to mini DV as opposed to 3CCD mini DV? Many surf filmers use 16mm (mostly spring driven Bolex). If I was to go 16mm, I too am thinking of going down the road of Bolex as they dont need batteries, have about 20 seconds of run time per wind which is enough & are pretty solid. Would this be a good option for me also? My budget is about AU$1000 or about US$800. What models would you recommend or possibly any other brands? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Jamie, Perth, Australia.