David T. Nethery Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I have a Bell & Howell 200 twin turret camera which I've had for some time , but until now has only been a nice looking 'paper weight'. (it's a 16mm 50'ft. magazine camera, not easy to get film for these cameras; the mags are designed to take 2-perf film.) But I've wanted to try it out . I didn't realize until recently there is an alternative method of loading these magazines that allows for the use of 1-perf film. The camera winds and runs , sounds smooth, no squealing, grinding or clunking, but of course it is unlikely to have been serviced in the last 50+ years ... so I'm wondering if I should try to add a few drops of lube ... I would imagine it's fairly simple inside , it looks like there are only 4 screws on the right side of the camera , which I think will give me access to any parts that need lubrication ... and one big screw in the middle of the winding key ... but I wonder if the spring is going to jump out if I take the side of the camera off or if the spring is in some sort of container which prevents it from unraveling ? Anyone have any experience with opening these up and adding fresh lube ? Anything I should watch out for ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavan Deep Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Just sent you a PM. Pav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David T. Nethery Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 Thank you , Pavan. I will email you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe Lignieres Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 On 3/14/2019 at 7:49 PM, David T. Nethery said: I didn't realize until recently there is an alternative method of loading these magazines that allows for the use of 1-perf film. Hi David, I heard about it, but never seen it. Can you explain better how you load these magazines ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David T. Nethery Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) Hi, Phillipe - Pavan Deep made a video showing how to do it . It's on the Facebook 8mm & 16mm users group. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156659339657394&set=gm.10155647398975671&type=3&theater&ifg=1 and see this post: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155998791637394&set=gm.10155104196645671&type=3&theater&ifg=1 Edited May 29, 2019 by David T. Nethery additional information provided Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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