Buch: Filmton mit dem Tonbandgerät
Dieses kleine Büchlein von 1981 ist mittlerweile kaum noch zu finden, und wird ob seiner Irrelevanz in der heutigen Medienlandschaft mit Sicherheit nicht erneut aufgelegt werden. Es als Abandonware betrachtend…
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A new product for better stability
Kodak Chemicals surprises with a new product that is supposed to improve an old problem of the Super 8 system: Poor image stability, which can increasingly become a problem, especially…
Super 8: “AGFA – A color picture evolves”.
...let's continue with part 2 of these unknown films that Agfa-Gevaert must have sent to dealers back in the late 70s, or at least planned to do so. This flick…
AGFA – The Hobby Lab
A Super 8 promotional film from Agfa-Gevaert, ca. 1979 This wonderful promotional film for dealers was found by film friend Peter Willems at the film fair in Deidesheim last year,…
Cameras of Dreams: A Book about Prototypes
Jürgen Lossau, author of the highly-saught standard books “Film Projectors” and “Film Cameras 1+2” cannot help it: In a market climate in which the print media is chronically suffering, and…
Conversion of a Bolex D8L to DS8
Conversion of a Bolex D8L to DS8 The Bolex wind-up cameras are not legendary for nothing. Especially with the excellent prime lenses of their time, they are simply very good,…
Film can’t be expensive enough
...because it is priceless. Everywhere these days one reads big whine about upcoming film price increases at Kodak. That is usury, now the hobby is over, there is even some…
Repair of an Agfa N8S film splicer
The Agfa Splicer N8S is actually a very excellent glue press for long-lasting "wet" splicing of Super 8 films. It grinds both ends of the film to be glued in…
Maintenance instructions Leicina 8SV
The Leicina 8SV is a very nice, special double-8 camera. Not only is it electrically motorized, it is also extremely robust, has a very good Angenieux lens and is usually…
Elmo C-300 Repair Exposure Meter
A film friend recently asked for help, with his Elmo C-300 "only a potentiometer must be exchanged", then it would work perfectly again - there I offered somewhat carelessly my…