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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…