Nizo Professional – Surgical intervention on the trigger button electronics
After I was able last fall to put my H8 RX in the closet as repaired, I now turned my attention to the defective Nizo Professional at the beginning of…
Category Film Technology
Making DIY prints from color negative film
I am an analog filmmaker. Therefore, I also want to project my films. Of course, I also scan them and then publish them where everyone else does these days, but…
Quarz DS8 – die heimlichen Zweiformat-Kameras?
Eine Kamera, die Doppel-8 und Doppel-Super-8-Film belichten kann ? Da fällt einem nur die Elmo C-300 ein, die mit dieser Besonderheit ausgestattet ist, hierfür aber für jedes Filmformat eine spezielles…
Building a Regular 8mm Optical Printer
I had never heard of an optical printer with a Regular 8mm film camera. I had the idea that there ought to be one (at least) and that I could…
Building a new light meter for the Bolex D8L
The components of cameras age and lead to a loss of functionality, but some cameras, namely those from Bolex, Leitz or Beaulieu, to name just a few, seem to be…
Ablänghilfe für Kaccema + Kodak-Kassette
In einem früheren Artikel habe ich meine Super 8 Ablänghilfe mit passenden Filmkernen für Adox-GK-Wiederladkassette vorgestellt. Vor kurzem meldete sich ein Schmalfilmkollege bei mir, welcher Probleme mit der Adox-Kassette hat.…
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,…
Extreme telephoto focal lengths for Super8 – a first attempt
I recently got a newCarena Zoomex 7610 IM with accessories. Like the better knownNalcom, this camera was made by Shinsei Optical in Japan. Both camera models have an interchangeable lens…
Modification of the Wolverine Pro Film Scanner
The Wolverine Scanner (also sold as Reflecta, Somikon, Winait or similar) for Super 8 and Regular 8 Film fills a gap in the market because it is affordable. Unfortunately, however,…
Elmo Album – the luxury “click & whir”. A repair report
Die "Elmo Album" ist eine recht seltene Super 8 Kamera — und das ist schade, denn sie hat einige wirkliche Besonderheiten. Das besonderste (und zugleich heute irrelevanteste) ist wohl, dass…