Jack Amadon
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On 7/26/2023 at 7:31 AM, Duncan Brown said:
(Not my auction) - an Alcan 54, even one as beat up as this one, is a rare sight for sure - someone should grab this and hope that it works better than it looks.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/275966651460
(For the historical record, since ebay links die after a few months, it's a battered but complete looking example for $195 Buy It Now, or Make Offer, from a seller in New Jersey)
Duncan
This is extremely funny, I'm almost 100% certain this is about the Alcan motor I purchased last year. Incase anyone was wondering, it was not working, and when I sent it out to a camera tech, he completely destroyed it ?
On an unrelated note, if anybody has a working Alcan motor I'd be in the market!
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I've been on the hunt for my perfect super 8 camera, and the Canon 310XL nearly checks off all my boxes. The size of the camera and lens speed are both exactly what I want, however the only downside is that it's stuck shooting at 18fps.
While 18fps may have been the standard shooting speed back when it came out, I need it to shoot 24fps for my purposes.
So here's my question, does anybody know of any technicians who could modify a 310XL to do 24fps? Would any savvy tinkerers know what would need to be done to achieve this?
I imagine if the standard 18fps can be tuned, then it could be sped up. Curious to hear what other people's thoughts are on this.
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On 11/19/2013 at 7:42 PM, Dom Jaeger said:S8 zooms like this have a front focusing group which can be completely unscrewed by taking off the focus ring and stop ring beneath, the thread is a multi start helical, mark everything to be able to reassemble properly. Behind the focus group are 2 zoom groups that are moved by a cam barrel. Motorised zooms like on the Bolex 350 have a zoom motor attached and drive via an adjustable clutch, can be hard to turn by hand sometimes.Screws to disassemble the camera are hidden under leatherette and decals.Good luck!
Not to revive an old topic, but Dom, would you happen to still have these photos? It looks like they've gone missing at some point.
new ALCS compact crystal motor for Eclair NPR
in Eclair
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This looks fantastic! I'd certainly be interested in something as compact as this! Like Giray said, what power source is this going to take? 4 pin XLR, or something like d-tap? Making a power solution for older motors was always a pain.