Lukas Price

Hi everyone, I am just reaching out to see if anyone has advice for a fairly specific set of circumstances. I currently shoot a lot of personal and wedding film on super8 and my Bolex H16 Rex 5. I’m finding that the Bolex is often distractingly loud and that it’s difficult to quickly load and reload during a wedding. I’ve done a heap of research and I can’t seem to find an option for a quiet, semi portable, 400ft 16mm camera, that I can reasonably afford. It may very well be that I just need to live with the loud bolex and get better at loading! My realistic budget would not be any more than $4000US or so. I’ve read plenty of discussions about Aatons or Arri BL style cameras but am unsure if they’d be fit for purpose. Even if budget is no question I am not sure if there’s an ideal camera for these circumstances. Any help or advice from you very experienced people would be much appreciated!

Hi there! I'm a long time observer on this forum but I am relatively new to using Super8 (maybe 10 months/5 cartridges in) and really like the format. I use two Canon 518SVs, one of which appears to continually jam 200T and 500T maybe 3 foot before the end of the cartridge. Does anyone on here know of a place which will service a super8 camera in Australia? I have looked fairly intensely and emailed a bunch of places which looked like they might, but am yet to find someone who can/will do it. Any suggestions?