Rab

There's a range of Beaulieu models on ebay.de at the moment. From the point of view of functions, robustness, ease-of use, reliability, servicing etc (ie not primarily about looks, lens or price) which model from 400x upwards do you think is the best?

Thanks again. I look forward to hearing how your Canon project goes.

Thanks Santo. I'm planning to take the lid off and do some prodding because I'd like to carry out Robert Hughes' mod on ASA readings, so while I'm in there doing the brain surgery I might as well sort out the intestines too. For most purposes I'm very relaxed about the noise, but it struck me someone (an ex-engineer for example) might have some steer on things that can be done inside without a PhD. I've just bought a shotgun mike, but not yet put it to use. However I'm planning one interior car shot where a shotgun mike wouldn't do much. Post-dubbing looks like the way. While I've got you, so to speak, have you ever mixed cameras on films or do you always stick to one for consistency in all shots? Good health Rab

I'd be interested in anyone's experience of trying to treat camera noise at source rather than just adding blimps barneys and the like to muffle what there is. What, for example, are the noise-reduction benefits of giving the relevant bits a good loooob, and then which are the most relevant (as in noisy) bits? Are there any routine (and for me it has to be really routine) maintenance treatments that people have found cut down the clatter? Does an add-in pressure plate make any difference one way or another? My camera is a Bauer S715XL, but I guess any solutions might be of wider interest. Any thoughts? Rab

Santo, page 10 of this publication will also give you a vivid picture of how Bosch saw the target market for the Braun Nizo Integral. Who's looking at you, kid? Rab http://archive.bosch.com/de/archive/downlo...gazin_05_de.pdf

Thanks for the Wiki link Robert. For a technical wuss like me the whole idea of digging out a bit of electronic gubbins and replacing it with something else, and hey "probably wire a 5Kohm resistor in series with it" too, is just terrifying. Has anyone on this forum (or indeed anywhere else) actually DONE this with a 715? Rab

Hi Tanner, bad news about the Bauer after your care over first using it (I recall your earlier post about manuals in English). So on a now rather hypothetical note, what were you doing to compensate from the Bauer's ASA40 reading to ASA64 film, if that's what you were using? I'm introducing myself to a 715 too, although I'm currently away from home and won't put the first film through it for a few weeks more. An external 85B filter, which was recommended here, doesn't seem logical to me as the 715 has a TTL lightmeter and I would expect it just to compensate automatically and stay overexposed. Manual exposure override? Major potentiometer surgery, which appears on Wiki? I'd be glad to hear. Rab

Hope your 814 comes through Morris. I see the seller is no longer listed on ebay. Good luck. Rab

It's this one, I believe http://www.filmshooting.com/scripts/forum/...erashop&start=0 Rab

You'll find a few threads there, some reassuring, some not. The longest concerns the purchase of a £200 Canon 814XLS advertised as near mint which turned out to have a scratch on the lens and sand inside the focus ring. Camera was eventually accepted back by the dealer (after first denying any problem) for a refund/credit but was then immediately relisted on the site without any change to the description of its condition. It was pointed out that as this is a business in Germany, that country's stringent consumer protection laws work in favour of the buyer, so in theory, if you discover any problem with a camera from them you can post it straight back and get a full refund. The general conclusion was that you shouldn't make too many assumptions of quality control from this guy, and that caveat emptor still applies. Sadly. For Nizo, Merzbarn were recommended. Good luck. Rab

Thanks again All

Many thanks the info.

Hi all. I'm looking for advice please. I?ve just bought a Bauer S715XL, to do a bit more serious filming than with my current Canon 514XL. When I got the (buy me a pint) Canon I was really just keen to know whether it would film or not, so in went the first cartridge, I shot a variety of subjects inside and out, some shots static, some moving the camera, and with a range of lighting, focused it in and out and zoomed in and out, and sent the film off for processing. As my standards weren?t very high, the film I got back told me that all systems seemed to work reasonably well, I should avoid fast panning (18fps), and that was about it. All I needed then. For the Bauer, I reckon I have to be a bit more disciplined. Mechanically, the camera is sound, I see all systems function, but I don?t know how accurately. So I?d like to use the first one or two films to establish a firmer picture of the camera?s performance, so that I can be sure that I?ve got it as well set up as I can, within reason. If there are things that need sorting or tuning I?d like to spot them early. So, do any of you folk have a standard test routine you run your new cameras through to check run-speed, focus, light-meter values, etc? For example, Santo, reading a recent post from you about a soon-to-arrive 814e, you talk about giving it a ?shake-down?. What does that involve? Thanks in advance.