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…
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…
Meine mit Super-8- bzw. Single-8 umgesetzte Interpretation des Hermann-Hesse-Gedichts "Im Nebel" hat heute abend einen der beiden Hauptpreise des "Regionalfensters" der Internationalen Kurzfilmwoche in Regensburg gewonnen und konnte somit gegenüber…
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,…
Who does not know them, the dull, gray digital scans of analog color negative film that can be found all over the Internet? Small gauge film beginners mistakenly think that…
Small gauge filmmakers appreciate their Muray film viewer, which was also sold in Germany under the brand name Hähnel. No wonder: the little beauties with a dog's nose and hammer…
...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…
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…
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…
This weekend, the Dresden Schmalfilmtage took place for the 22nd time. The highlight was once again the International Competition on Saturday evening, which this year could again take place live…
Last Saturday, in glorious summer weather, a Covid-compliant open-air film evening of the Dresdner Schmalfilmtage took place. The event in the courtyard of the Riesa-Efau was very well attended and…