Alex Yang

How much money do you have? You could get a Eclair ACL for around $2000. Its quiet and sometimes it'll include a crystal sync motor. Plus its very light. Not bad! If that's a little too pricey, I'd go with the Bolex. There are a lot of parts floating around and can be easily serviced.

Is this your first camera? the 6008s is a great camera, the 6008pro even has crystal-sync, but the Bauer is a good camera to consider. And it has a really neat matte-box that should come with it. But I doubt the 6008s is worth three times more than the A512. Both cameras have a variable shutter which produces very crisp images (unlike the blurry ones from a XL shutter) and both have many options. The beaulieu has both forward and reverse operation. The 6008s has a C mount and you can find a Angenieux lens for cheap on ebay. here are some links: http://super8wiki.com/index.php/Beaulieu_6008_S http://super8wiki.com/index.php/Bauer_A_512_Profiset

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