Guest Buddy Greenfield Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Not alot happening in here at the moment, so might as well do a "Let's see your Bolex" thread. Here is my Reflex: Rex 0 Som Berthiot- Cinor - 1.9/10mm RX Kern -Pizar -1.5/25mm RX Kern- Yvar- 2.8/75mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lary Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Here's my Rex0 with Vario-Switar 86OE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Buddy Greenfield Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I believe I meant to call mine a Rex 1 as it has the variable shutter. Very nice Mike. I'd love to get my mitts on a Vario like that, but I need a decent tripod first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Watt Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Rex 5 converted to S 16 and SBM by Jean-Louis Seguin. With Les Bosher Bayonet to Nikon Adapter. Gets it's first test on Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Buddy Greenfield Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Wow, that bad boy looks fierce! Are you testing it via spring, motor, or both? It'd be interesting to see the head everyone has their camera mounted as well. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Johnston Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 SBM converted to Super 16 by Jean-Louis Seguin (with Vario-Swit 100 POE) I also use the bayonet to Nikon adapter with my Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Oliver Christoph Kochs Posted February 23, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted February 23, 2009 Bolex Rex 4 Anamorphic Setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Oliver Christoph Kochs Posted February 23, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted February 23, 2009 Bolex Rex 4 Anamorphic Setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Oliver Christoph Kochs Posted February 23, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted February 23, 2009 EL MK3 Bolex S16 conversion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Johnston Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 EL MK3 Bolex S16 conversion sweet Oliver....nice set up! hey, do you find you need the lens support with the bayonet mount? they seem hard to find, so i stopped looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Oliver Christoph Kochs Posted February 24, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted February 24, 2009 Hello Rick, Regarding the lens support: These are Arri SR1 rods. With very minor plying they fit in the standard Bolex Mattebox hot-shoe. Visual products sells that for $395. Les Bosher also sells a unit especially for the Bolex which is excellent. You can see these rods in the "Anamorphic Setup" picture. The PL mount is also a Bosher manufacture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Auner aac Posted February 26, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted February 26, 2009 Hi folks, here's mine. Rex-5 from '67 with Switars 16/1.8, 25/1.4 and 50/1.4. I also have a 75/2.8 Yvar (seen to the left in one of the pics) and a couple other gimmicks. Regards, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Montes Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 My regular webhosting is down for the moment so I'll have to link to my scrapbook on my deviantART account. Bolex Rex5 with compact zoom and matte box. Shown with Meritek animation motor. Mounted on a Quicket gearhead and pedestal. This setup is for stop motion animation filming. http://hmontes.deviantart.com/art/Bolex-Re...Drive-114843197 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Schilling Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 No pics now but: Bolex Rex 4, serviced recently by Jean-Louis Seguin Switar 1.9 70mm Switar 1.4 25mm Switar 1.8 16mm Switar 1.6 10mm Tobin TCS intervolometer, rexofader, flat base grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Rudmann Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Here's my Super 16 Bolex EBM - S16 conversion by Meritex Inc./JK Camera, with Les Bosher Bayonet to Canon FD lens adapter. Shot some tests with it this weekend, will post the results probably in about 2 weeks. Lens shown is Canon FD 50mm F1.4. Also have FD 35mm F2.8 and 24mm F2.8. Will eventually spring for a Switar 10mm and 25mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Pirodda Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 EL MK3 Bolex S16 conversion Hey, what about this camcorder-like optical ViewFinder? The only problem is that rotating the eyepiece rotates the image too, i am working to fix it. It is a 16X enlargement eyepiece from an oftalmic equipment, moreover the inside periscope prism has been replaced with 2 first surface mirrors. The image is panoramic and very sharp far better than original 13X VF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Louis Seguin Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Hey, what about this camcorder-like optical ViewFinder? The only problem is that rotating the eyepiece rotates the image too, i am working to fix it. It is a 16X enlargement eyepiece from an oftalmic equipment, moreover the inside periscope prism has been replaced with 2 first surface mirrors. The image is panoramic and very sharp far better than original 13X VF. That's a very weird camera indeed. Nice modification. I see you have a front from H8RX with a screwed down turret. Is the camera 16mm, regular8 or DS8? Cheers, Jean-Louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Pirodda Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 That's a very weird camera indeed. Nice modification.I see you have a front from H8RX with a screwed down turret. Is the camera 16mm, regular8 or DS8? Cheers, Jean-Louis Hi Jean-Louis it is a mix- heavily customized camera:the inside mechanic comes from a DS8 round base, the chassis comes from a 16mm SB. i take the 1:1 drive gear from the mechanic of SB, so i can mount an ESM motor. moreover i widened the shutter angle from 170° to about 220-230°, untill maximum permitted by pull-down movement, gaining about 1/2 f-stop. the spring motor is removed, so the camera runs only with electric motor. i removed the friction-speed selector too, that was very noisy, now the camera runs like a fly. Gate widened to MAX8 by the way. Regards. Roberto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Louis Seguin Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Thanks for the info, Roberto. I am assuming you have eliminated the variable shutter feature to get your 220 degrees? Cheers, Jean-Louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Pirodda Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Thanks for the info, Roberto.I am assuming you have eliminated the variable shutter feature to get your 220 degrees? Cheers, Jean-Louis no, the variable shutter is always there, it close up to about 90° max, so no fades now but more low light shoots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Simon Wyss Posted July 25, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted July 25, 2009 My H 16 S with magazine housing: Kern-Switar 25-1.4, brass, coated Kern-Switar 50-1.4, alum, coated Benoist-Berthiot 10-1.9, alum, coated (iris free from backlash) Kern-Stereo-Yvar 12.5-2.8 Also three H 8 Reflex, Kern lenses from 5.5 to 150 mm, 8—36 hand iris and EE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Steinberg Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Here's my round-base (Rex 2), converted by JK Camera to Super 16. It performs beautifully with the short ends I get from NFL Films. That's a 10mm Switar and a 3 inch Bell & Howell on there...and it's sitting on a Bilora tripod that has a leaky fluid head (anybody know where I can get the head serviced? Bilora.de won't answer my emails, perhaps because they're not in German....) http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Wh9vR...feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/MEU6f...feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/gvQph...feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hGHt9...feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Cu7i9...feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-sOLE...feat=directlink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Louis Seguin Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Hi everyone, A couple of "my" Bolexes. Cheers, Jean-Louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Auner aac Posted July 29, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted July 29, 2009 Hi Jean Lous, oh the envy! :D How many do you have? What's the oldest one? Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Louis Seguin Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Hi Jean Lous, oh the envy! :D How many do you have? What's the oldest one? Cheers, Dave Never had so many Bolexes reunited at the same place and at the same time, so I seized the opportunity to take this picture for posterity. I'm still trying to post a bigger picture (2486x1498) but I can't figure out how. Help anyone? Thanks. Cheers, Jean-Louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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