<$2500 16mm reflex film cameras..

[s. amed hussaini]

Anyone here have some 16mm film options for someone with $2500?

 

Requirements:

 

*crystal sync (or at least upgradable to crystal sync)

*reflex viewfinder

*ability to be upgraded to s16 later on

*have the ability to hold many lenses (or at least readily adaptable with conversion mounts)

 

I've been kicking around the idea of a K-3, as they are cheap, but really I'd be kind of cornering myself as its nearly impossibly to attempt sound on one of these.

[Tomas Stacewicz]

Anyone here have some 16mm film options for someone with $2500?

 

Requirements:

 

*crystal sync (or at least upgradable to crystal sync)

*reflex viewfinder

*ability to be upgraded to s16 later on

*have the ability to hold many lenses (or at least readily adaptable with conversion mounts)

 

I've been kicking around the idea of a K-3, as they are cheap, but really I'd be kind of cornering myself as its nearly impossibly to attempt sound on one of these.

 

Why the K-3 if you have $2500? Better to invest in a new Kinor-16 SX-2M for around $1600:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-KINOR-16CX-2M-came...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

and use the rest of the money to upgrade it for crystal sync with the help of Olex Kalynychenko in Ukraine:

 

http://www.geocities.com/russiancamera/

 

or Anders Banke in Sweden:

 

http://www.solidentertainment.se/

 

and finally to Super16 with PL-mount at Les Bosher:

 

http://www.lesbosher.co.uk/.

 

I beleive that would amount to $2500, and you would have a really great Super16 camera with a PL-mount and crystal sync.

 

That's what I would do, if I had the money.

Edited September 2, 2006 by Tomas Stacewicz

[s. amed hussaini]

Why the K-3 if you have $2500? Better to invest in a new Kinor-16 SX-2M for around $1600:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-KINOR-16CX-2M-came...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

and use the rest of the money to upgrade it for crystal sync with the help of Olex Kalynychenko in Ukraine:

 

http://www.geocities.com/russiancamera/

 

or Anders Banke in Sweden:

 

http://www.solidentertainment.se/

 

and finally to Super16 with PL-mount at Les Bosher:

 

http://www.lesbosher.co.uk/.

 

I beleive that would amount to $2500, and you would have a really great Super16 camera with a PL-mount and crystal sync.

 

That's what I would do, if I had the money.

 

Ah, very helpful post. Thank you Tomas.