Lewis Hart

Found out that the optics haven’t been recentered / lens port. is there any advice out there on how to correct this, I imagine it’s relating to the lens Mount being shifted over to cover the larger image circle / aspect ratio? lewis

hi guys, just noticed inside my Bolex EBM viewfinder, there is this curve of blurry darkness on the right hand side, looks like something is in the way? - not sure. the camera looks to me to be super 16'd film gate is of the s16 aspect ratio / 12+mm in size so I think it is? (picked it up cheap / untested the other day with a nice 16-100 - with no power, seems to run fine on first look), im not sure if the s16 makes a difference to the viewing through the viewfinder? looks a odd shape anyway, not too fussed as long as its not on the film which it shouldn't be technically? same with a lens off or on, impossible to photograph but you can see on the right there is a slight curve. any clues? I thought it was the shutter as sometimes the shutter sits in front of the gate when you stop the EBM, but when I run the camera it stays there, so im pretty sure its something inside the viewfinder itself? https://imgur.com/a/549JR13 thanks ahead lewis

Yes ive got a nice d tap to 4 pin XLR on the way today, so would I be able to use a v mount battery? I have a few swit s batteries and they are 6.8ah but they are 14.4v. I see some guys using a 12v battery pack, theres one on eBay for the EBM at its 4.5ah 12v, looks like its straight into the 7 pin tuchel port.

Hi guys just picked up a EBM with the 16-100mm, sadly didn't come with the power grip so im trying to find that 7 pin cable which seems to be nion impossible. My question was regarding operating voltage of the EBM , says 12v online but can it take a V mount battery for example, fully charged around 16v I think and lowest dead around 11v? What is the voltage threshold for the camera as I can't seem to find any information on it, or anyones recommendation to a battery solution? does anyone have any advice on what to do re power, wanted to go for a belt clip solution ideally, with a v mount as I can get a D tap to X pin XLR easily but im concerned about the voltage being too high? Thanks a lot

Hi all, hope everyones well new to Arri 16mm, interested to pick up a 16S tomorrow, the chap hasn't used it in some time has struggled to find a battery solution for it, he used some bike batteries for it he said, which I believe to be 6v, hence why it Never ran properly, (not sure he's super knowledgable etc) he has shot film and developed it, showed me etc, so it works. Has anyone found a good solution for a 8v source, ideally belt clipped, I know some have used a 12v power pack, with a resistor to bring it down to around 8v. Some posts I've seen some have used Bosch / various power tool batteries with a custom XLR setup, I guess these had resistors / potentiometers as they are usually 14+ v. I was hoping to use a V mount battery clip solution, as those are 14.v and you can step down im sure with a P to 8v? just guessing here. second question: I know the torque motor as far as im aware needs 6-8v, and the camera 8v, with both obviously needing a certain amperage to run properly. Could anyone give any ideas or what they've used that's worked with running the camera both from the 100ft rolls inside and if possible a solution for the 400ft mag up top - a battery solution and what amperage / voltage you need to power up both properly. I believe the camera has the wild motor with the R-F on it, Is this the one that goes from 4-40fps? thanks ahead for any help lewis

Thanks very much for the detailed reply, after some looking into it, although possible its not advisable due to that spherical aberration I believe its called, anyway I found a lovely 16-100mm f1.9 Kern which ive grabbed for my rex looking forward to it, just trying to fashion up a rig for when it arrives ?

Looking out for a Bolex to get into 16mm, seen a few good deals but some without glass, im fine with using the Kern and normal glass, but they fetch still good money, so wanted to see if I could use some FD glass as I have a fair bit of it and its cheap / sharp. I know there are adapters, some people said that you can use them with REX models and upwards? any truth to this, thought the image circle would be the same from the first model onwards mechanically they are the same. Thanks ahead

Very new to this haha! I used to use shutter angle on my Red scarlet W anyway so im clued up on it, but could always change ISO haha. Yeah I never shoot past f8 or 11 mostly anyway as its peak performance for most glass as you mentioned. Luckily have some NDs, quick question, am I okay to put a 85B on and then stick a ND over the top of that? Thinking of shooting some 200T and using a 85b, which rates it at 125, so I still get some grain. 50D is rather digital in appearance as per my research, would like a bit more of a filmic image for this shoot. Am I right in thinking if I stick the 85B on and I loose 2/3 stop of light, if I meter for 125iso, would that be 2/3 stop over exposed techncically? Im keen on getting the blacks a little lifted, I always over expose my medium format and 35mm by a stop anyway, to get shadow detail. So my Q is, can I leave it 125 iso on the light meter, and that would be effectively a 2/3 stop over exposure? Thanks

A chap on Youtube Kyle I watch his content, he bought a reflex for around a 1000, sent it off and he said it was 700 to get it converted, seems like a bargain.

Im a fan of the warmer toned look so was thinking of using a 200T, sticking a 85B on which rates it at 125. Not compensating for the exposure on the meter and exposing for 125, which is 2/3 stop, color neg always looks better with a stop pushed in my eye, and if you needed the extra speed you could drop the 85 and go box speed and correct in post?

Hi all, new to the forum and with a question ? Im getting into 16mm, got myself a Duluxe Bolex h16 en route in the mail, Ive shot on super8 before but wanted to make a step up and explore a low cost 16mm option. I have a shoot out of the country in ibiza next week and wanted to jump in the deep end, all of the content were shooting is in daylight - I read up that the Bolex has a shutter angle of 190degrees? So 24fps would be around 1/45? I assume this means the fps is tidally locked with the shutter? Doesn't that make exposure pretty troublesome as you have a constant fixed 1/45 if you want to do 24fps? Surely filming outside in bright daylight is a issue. Whats peoples experiences / do you have to stick on a fair bit of ND? I just took a reading at 1/60, 50iso outside now on a bright overcast day and its saying F8. Cheers Lewis

I have absolutely no issues with 3:4 at all, I like it, but prefer if possible of course to have a wider aspect ratio and then crop and add a matte in post, but it seems rather a sharp price for a closer to 16:9 16mm conversion, I know there is a company in Canada that does the whole process including shipping for 700 bucks CA, but thats domestic shipping.

Is there a way to DIY a conversion also to super 16? There are a few companies here in the UK, I haven't checked prices but I imagine its around the several hundred mark? I tried to see if there are parts to purchase etc but it all seems rather custom, isn't it just the film gate thats widened to a wider piece of metal, crude explanation im sure there's more to it haha.

Thanks for your reply bud, good insight all around, very new to 16mm so lots of learning to do.

Thanks for your reply Dom, as expected to be honest wishful thinking haha ? I just found a Duxule with 3 lenses, a hand grip, few rolls of film, case, etc and in good condition for £300 pounds, which I feel is a pretty good deal, wanted to get a Reflex of course but a 1000 starting price is about where its at, and I wanted to test the waters without breaking the bank. The serial is 84,000+ so I think were good and its single perf?

"The 400ft film magazine is available for use on all H16 cameras which have the magazine mounting present on top of the film chamber. The first camera to have the magazine mounting installed was the H16 Rex 5 in 1967, with the H16 M5, SBM, EBM and EL also having them fitted as standard when they were introduced." As per information ive read, any way to add a 400ft to a previous model?

Hi guys, just curious if there is a way to mod / add a 400ft mag into a H16, I know they added 400ft as standard for the far later models, but is there a way to add a adapter or anything for the 400ft. I know there are separate power supplies that you have to attach to the side as far as im aware. Think the model im interesting in buying is a 1952 H16 Duluxe. Thanks for any help Lewis