lars preisser

Hi, I have the Angenieux with Arri S mount and a cheap adapter that will not focus to infinity. I would be very thankful for any ideas or recommendations fixing this. PS: I would eventually also like to use the lens on a c mount or cameflex (eclair). Not sure if the Arri S is very practical to me but I could not find a cheap cameflex version so I am stuck with Arri now.

Thanks for the quick replies, sadly the only Arri S/B - ACL adapter I can find is $350 at Du-All Camera (USA) and I am in Europe. The ACL also has a c-mount but I am not sure if I should adapt the lens to c-mount though because of its size and weight.

Hi, I just got an old Angenieux lens but it does not fit my ACL II (yet). Can I remove a cameflex mount of another broken lens that I have and fit it on this one or do I need another adapter or does the lens not fit at all? I would be thankful for any advice. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5_Aigw72ZifWG_LYvCI52WmbtHLjlVN/view?usp=drivesdk

Hi Heikki, that looks indeed very similar. Thank you very much for your help I will check it out tomorrow. I guess the solution will be to put some tape over it?

Hello, I am an amateur when it comes to cinematography and I encountered a strange light flicker on some of my recent footage. The flicker seems to resemble the old 4:3 aspect ratio of the camera but I got the acl eclair II converted to S16 not too long ago and I wonder if something has been done wrong or if its just some other issue that happened during filming or scanning? I also have scenes where the issue is absent. I noticed the motor knob on the left side of the camera became loose after the camera was in Ireland for conversion. I would be very thankful for any hints. vimeo link: https://vimeo.com/686817666/e80c7c5d47

hi looking into "vintage" / cheap tripod systems for the acl II. Has anyone experiences with old miller fluid heads? I need something reliable and cheap - just for the camera with a small magazin attached - no huge rig. Other recommendations are also appreciated. example of vintage miller head: https://picclick.com/Miller-Vintage-Tripod-Head-Professional-Fluid-Action-Bowl-264206093493.html

I am wondering what has gone wrong here... I shot some iso 200 old kodak vision stock on the eclair acl2 (angenieux zoom) now sadly there is agressive super noisy sharp grain, like a layer on top of everything. I also used a Bolex and there is a lot less grain although I used the same film and light meter... now did I just underxpose too much? is it the scan? a combination of the latter?

What about the Matte Box from Les Bosher? Is it recommended?

yes it is.

everything looks a bit yellowish through the viewfinder... is there a way to get it clear again?

Yes a mechanic I will be able to find but I wanna try to find the exact problem first to make the repair a swift operation. I think the problem is on the other side of the magazine -do you have a pic for the other side too - is there may be a second belt that could be broken?

Sorry, yes the 60' mag works. Now I am trying to find out whats wrong with the 120'. I noticed that when I load a film into the 120' and turn the film-core a little bit then the wheels on the other (take up) side do not turn accordingly. So basically the feeder side is not motorized at all and the film gets just pulled through from the other side. I guess that's not supposed to be the case. PS: the link is not working

I put the film in the 60m mag now and had a look at the 120'. Is is normal that the wheel on the feeder side is not connected to the take up wheel and the sprocket-wheel? When I turn one of the wheels on the 60' everything else turns accordingly.

Would you recommend using reversal or negative 16mm film for scanning purposes? And with negatives is it then necessary to scan the positive print or is the negative the way to go? I found reversal film to be quite useful and good-looking with almost no need for color correction while I imagine with negatives I need to do a lot of light/color correction. Or can I just hit invert and it will be fine when exposed correctly?

Hi, so I tried my 60m mag now with the old film and it works fine. So it seems to be the 120m mag that is the problem at last. I noticed that when I try to pull the film on the take up side there is quite a restistance when doing so on the 120m mag while on the 60m mag it is very smooth.

hi, I was also wondering how to make 30m spools/ 60m cores from 120m cores. Is there some sort of adapter for my projector so I can fit cores on it?

I will test the other magzine on the weekend, don't have it with me at the moment. No its fine material but it might be shrunken so the perforation is not accurate anymore and causes all the trouble.

I asked the previous owner too and he said it could also just be the film I used here which is an old fuji 8662 that has been in dry storage for like 10 years. He suggested to put the film open in a darkchamber with around 80% humidity for 12 hours- sounds easy- let's hope that works. Has anyone else had problems with old film on the Eclair or other cameras?

I rewatched my own video and to me it seems the upper loop is lost first. There is also damage from the claws up there on the film. Also the camera and mags were serviced regularly.

I see, yes that makes sense, I will try another mag soon. I first thought it might be an issue on the feeder-side... may be the unwinding of the film does not happen as smooth as it should. May be that could explain why the loop is fine when winding it by hand and still kinda ok for a couple of secondes on really slow framerates and then messed up immediately with faster framerates?! Anyways, so if my 60m mag will be fine then it must be something with the 120m mag I haveo here or is there then still a possibility that the body/ the claw has an issue?

good idea, there is actually a few old camera-shops that might be able to have a look at it. And also a 16mm club that I could ask for directions.

here is a video showing how the loop stays in place when manually winding it and then when running it electronically its all messed up.. https://youtu.be/_XmWuB67hvs

Hi, I am having issues with my 120m magazine, the loop never stays and the film gets messed up after a few seconds. When I wind the motor by hand the problem does not occur. The faster the framerates the sooner the loop is gone. Any ideas? (I made the loop like in the manual, I made it like in the tutorials, I tried it with bigger loops and smaller ones... nothing works)

yes I am worried too now - where are the people that use 13.2V on a regular basis and have no issues whatsoever ;) well I have to use the belt on a project now so lets just hope it keeps working but for the next project I might be able to sell the belt and get a 12V battery instead.

I already tried the batterybelt and it works fine, I ran it on a pretty long cable (3m) so may be that brought it down a volt or so but I actually don´t think so. Also on page 1 of this thread there are several people talking about 13.2V as being perfecty suitable especially on those higher framerates. So if there aren't any chances for damage in the long term it seems to be safe. But if anyone actually had bad experiences with 13.2V of course I would also rather wanna be on the safe side and get another battery.