Herb Montes

You will need the separate MM motor to drive the magazine for your EBM.

The one on my recently acquired CP-16R can focus closer than 5 feet. Probably to under 3 feet. It looks good through the viewfinder but once I run some test film through the camera I'll have a better idea of how good it is.

You can download a free manual for it from here: http://www.film-tech.com/ Click on manuals on the side bar and scroll down to 16mm projectors.

This uses a 16mm magazine which holds 50 feet of double perf 16mm film. Only source I know of is here: http://www.athens.net/~macjava/filmpage.html Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Yes, they are the same folks, Java Photo.

The only reliable source I have is Java Photo. I understand they bought the remaining stock of 16mm mags from Alan Gordon. They supply the mags preloaded with black and white film. Scroll down to the bottom of this webpage: http://www.athens.net/~macjava/filmpage.html

I know where you can find a supply of 16mm cartridges. But you can't stick a Super 8 cartridge in it. Regular 8mm magazine cameras will only take regular 8mm catridges. Super 8 is a different animal.

Isn't that a regular 8mm camera? No, you cannot use 16mm perforated film in a regular 8mm camera. Regular 8mm requires twice as many perfs on both edges. And the 8mm cartridges are almost impossible to find now.

Normally I would suggest buying them from Chambless but he's closed shop all month for the holiday. I do have an extra set I can sell you. I'm getting a CP-16R and don't need to use the magazine capacity of my Bolexes. I can do fine with the other set I have.

I have a manual for the Eiki models RST/RT/RM series. You can get replacement bulbs from Urbanski Film as well as leader and projection reels. You will also want to get a set of rewinds when you shoot enough film to put on bigger reels. If you're just starting out you many want to start with black & white film like Plus-X. It's cheaper to make mistakes with lower cost stock. Especially if you haven't used film before.

Have you tried Chambless? http://www.chamblesscineequip.com/Default.htm

I do not recommend using compressed air inside of a camera especially around the gate. It could blow some debris into the mechanism and cause problems. Always use a soft brush to remove particles and a soft orangewood stick to clean the gate.

Actually I'm looking right now at possibly buying a Kinor-16. I've been wanting to buy a pin registered 16mm camera but haven't found a Mitchell in my price range. Since the Kinor has a registration pin, and I confirmed with Olex the camera can be driven by an animation motor, the Kinor may be my next purchase. I owned a Beaulieu once as a well as a K-3. The Beaulieu was a nice camera but had a tendency to lose its loop. It might have needed servicing so I traded it for a Bolex. The K-3 was okay but I wanted an electric drive camera for animation. The Bolex seemed like a more versatile choice at the time.

The Rex4/5 have the flat base and the larger viewfinders. Also they have the variable shutter and single frame shaft for sync or animation motors. So the later Rex models are more versatile. The one disadvantage is having to use Rx mount lenses which are more expensive and harder to find. Mine came with Schneider Rx lenses and was originally a Rex4 but had the magazine mount retro-fitted to it making more like a Rex5.

I have three Bolexes and I'm partial to my Reflex model but only because it's great for animation. I have two M models which have zoom lenses with reflex finders. Good for all around filming. The M model has a single lens mount. Generally Bolex cameras can be divided between the non-reflex and reflex models and the turret and mono-lens mounts.

The link is still good and the auction is still going. It's up to $124 now.

I usually use pans to follow the action. Such as when filming the parade. I had my Pan Cinor set to wide angle when filming the backwards shot. I tried to avoid zooming in any shot. Though I may have done it once or twice to focus on an action. I plan on removing the zoom shots and doing a jump cut. No, I don't have a Filmo 70HR. Wish I did have one at the time. Right now I got a lead on a CP-16R I want to buy. I even purchased the CP-16R manual from an online book dealer so I can study how to operate the camera before I buy it.

I bought a 75mm K100 viewfinder objective from Igor's Camera Exchange. He sometimes sells stuff on eBay. No, the H8Rx lens will not work. It will not cover the 16mm frame and the flange focal distance is different. You should be able to use any other 25mm c-mount lens, even an inexpensive TV lens like the Comiscar. The crank speed of the K100 is too low for normal filming. The standard for silent film cameras was 8 frames per tusn so a two times a second cranking speed gives you the silent film speed of 16 fps. Oddly enough my DeVry mechanisms exposes 6 frames per turn of the crank so you have to crank 3 times a second to 18 fps. My two Russian cameras (a Konvas and a Rodina) can be cranked at 8 frames per turn.

I have purchased AC synchronous motors from these folks: http://www.herbach.com/ http://www.candhsales.biz/CandH/

Only two frames per turn? A bit unusual to me. Though the Bolex models I own have both the 8 frame and single frame shaft. I have mounted my Angenieux reflex zoom on my single lens model. The links are to pictures showing the zoom on the camera. I have the Pan Cinor for my Bolex but the advantage the Angenieux has is the viewfinder can swivel forward to allow access to the film chamber. With the Pan Cinor you have to unscrew the viewfinder. The last picture is of the turret model K100. http://www.hmontes.com/Images/k100a.jpg http://www.hmontes.com/Images/k100b.jpg http://www.hmontes.com/Images/k100c.jpg http://www.hmontes.com/Images/k100d.jpg http://www.hmontes.com/Images/k100e.jpg

I have two of these. The single lens and the turret model. Viewfinder focus is to adjust to your eyesight. Higher end cameras had this feature. It wasn't common in consumer movie cameras when the K100 was made. That handcrank is very rare. I've been wanting to find one or at least make one for my cameras. You wouldn't mind taking pictures of it to show us how it looked. I can probably figure out how to machine my own. Best way to find out the frame rate is to take the lens off and watch the shutter as you handcrank it. Count how many times the open sector goes by in one turn of the crank. Most handcranked cameras exposed 8 frames per turn. Though the DeVry exposed 6 frames per turn of the crank.

Thanks for the suggestion. I had considered a monopod but a lot of the shots required moving around with pans. And in one shot I was walking backwards while filming to keep up with a pipe and drum band marching toward me. Even with a shoulder pod the weight of the camera would have been concentrated in front of me instead being more evenly distributed like a shoulder held camera would have been.

Thanks for the info. I read where the falling mags were a problem with the ACL. Is it just as problematic with the NPR? I would think a shoulder pad/plate mounted under the camera would help to keep the mag from falling off.

I do plan on shooting with sound so that's why I'm leaning more toward an Eclair or CP-16. I like what I see with the NPR. If someone has some experiences with it please let me know.

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