Willem Jansen

No, I know the K-3 is loud. I wasn't talking about that camera. I just realized I haven't used my Super 8 cameras enough now that I know it is possible to sync sound.

Allright, looks really cool! I always thought it was basically impossible to do that. Because you'll hear the camera running on the audio track. But maybe shooting 16fps does the trick?

Any knowledge on how he got the dialogue and film in sync? Or is this easier than I thought...

A man who has a company in Holland and a website named: cameraherstelpunt.nl

So for any Dutch or European people on this forum who seek a place to get their equipment fixed: stay away from that website!

Believe me, I don't wanna bash on people but people like him are bad news.

Well, I ofcourse tried to get in touch with the guy. At first he'd send me emails and photos of what was wrong with the camera and then I didn't hear from him anymore. But the website is still online and I have the address, so I'm still planning on pressing charges.

Adding velcro is a nice touch indeed haha

Thanks Perry and Pav for the information. Much appreciated!

Pav, do you have any footage shot with your ACL you might wanna share? Nice picture btw ;)

Would you mind, or any ACL II owner, what to look for if it's for sale as a package? Like accessoires and so on.

I'm not planning on buying one right now. But as a future replacement for my K3.

Besides ebay (which I find a little bit too risky) and the market area on this forum, what are other good places to keep an eye out for an ACL?

The thing is that I actually want to shoot crystal-sync. For my upcoming project I don't need it. But in the future I definitely will. And I like it to be a shoulder camera.

No, I didn't convert it to Super 16 myself, the loop formers are removed and that's how I bought it off eBay. The guy from whom I bought the camera from did very well know what there needed to be done to make it work the best possible way. I use a Sekonic lightmeter.

For a few months now I have my second Krasnogorsk 3 (the previous one was sended out to be repaired but never got it back.....). I recently shot a test roll with it and, at first, was really happy with the results. But then I started noticing that some of the shots were out of focus. Really weird because I made very well sure that I had focussed properly. It now seems there's something wrong within the camera and needs to be repaired. I already have had contact with Bernie and have a range of what the costs will be.

Problem is I'm starting to have second thoughts of even getting it repaired... (shipping costs etc. etc.) It's already my second and I really thought this one was working a 100%. It's the black version with the m42 mount and it is converted to Super 16, so I was really excited about the thing. For a simple camera as the K3 is, I have a lot of trouble with it so far.

Is the K3 worth getting repaired? Or is looking for a more professional camera like the Eclair ACL a much better option?

I just would like to have a camera that doesn't need be fixed all the time. I know this happens often and will happen more. But I was planning on shooting my first short film with it and now only have a test.