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Why do you make experiments with the bleach part of the Foma process? In my opinion the bleach is the most critical part when processing Fomapan-R. I would suggest mix it use it as it is described in the Foma papers and discard it after one film is processed. On the other hand you can simply make ...

Well every Single-8 cartridge is reloadable. There is no need to open the cartridge for reloading! As there is no locking mechanism in the cart you can simply pull out the exposed film without any damage of film and cart. When you cut off the exposed film, about 5 - 10cm from the original film (both ...

Here is a link how to renew the driving belt on your B&H projector:
http://www.paulivester.com/films/projec ... h_belt.htm
Unfortunately the belt is not a simply round type, so you have to buy the original spare part.
Good luck,
Walter

Hi David!
The date on the Foma reversal kit is not the date of production, the date means "use before". I do not expect problems with the acid, no problems with KmNO4 (as far as the crystals did not get wet), no problem with the clearing bath. You should discard the fixing bath (thats cheap), and ...

Well I do have the original Eumig ECS formula. I made some experiments and the fluid works. Unfortunately I found that the quality of the splicing is bad. I have seen that the splicing breaks at about 1/5th of the power of a conventional cement splicing. This fact is clear when you considder that ...

Swinging Reel
This is not a problem, most old projectors have this more or less worn bearings. The bearings of the take up reel are more heavy used by the high rewind speed, the bearings of the feed reel spindle normaly does not rotate this fast. The swinging take up reel does not wear your films ...

Does somebody know what cement to use with the EUMIG Chemo Splicer Model Z01? Regular cement does not work. I know there was a special Fluid named ECS for this splicers, this is not available in the market anymore.
Maybe it can be mixed by its components.
Walter

Just look for a socket which is used for 12 volt halogen home illumination. You get this socket at every DIY store. Price for a socket made of ceramic (is better than plastics) with attached high temperature cabeling is maximum EUR 3.-- (which is the same in US$). You do not get the original socket ...

When using Beaulieu 2008 or 4008 in MANUAL MODE (do not have original lens), the lightmeter pointer indicates under exposure as soon as the camera takes pictures. It is the same symptom like on my K3, which is a fully manual construction. After setting the correct exposure (motor is not running yet ...

Does somebody know if the ORWO NP 55 b/w cine film type can be processed to positive with reversal chemistry? Is the film on clear layer or on grey layer?
Thanks for information
Walter

Hi David!
I use and process Fomapan R100 in 2x8, DS8 and 16mm myselfe. For reversal processing I use Fomadon LQR in a 50ft Lomo spiral tank. I get quite good results on the following terms (10m film):

All solutions on 20 Celsius!
1..prewash........water................2min
2..1.development..96ml ...

Reload of Single-8 cartridges is possible and can be done by everyone without the need of any special tooling! You do not need to open the cartridges, new film can be tape-spliced to the originally loaded film. You can use your Single-8 cartridges again and again and again ....
Yust tear out the old ...

DS8 b/w cine film is produced by the german company http://www.filmotec.de check their homepage. I think they have all the equipment to do 'special orders' with this format. Ask your questions directly to filmotec, if there are a lots of mails concerning DS8 maybe they consider to go on with this ...

I can sell Fomapan R100 DS8 B/W cine film new on 10m reel for EUR 12,00 per reel, postage within Europe is included! I buy the film in Czech Republic and use it with my russian Quarz cameras. Sorry but I do not develop the film (I do the reversal development only for myselfe and the Fomapan works ...

Hi Edwin!

The cameras automatic exposure meter is calibrated for 50 ASA. The camera does not read the films ASA rating from the notch in the S-8 cartridge as almost all other cameras do. You have to override the standard 50 ASA calibration by turning the knob to -1 for 100 ASA, to -2 for 200 ASA ...