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by MartinBaumgarten
Tue Mar 06, 2012 4:01 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: UP8 History: the Emel Pansocope
Replies: 10
Views: 3977

Re: UP8 History: the Emel Pansocope

Hi Guys. To be completely fair.....Ultra Pan 8 (aka UP8) which is also listed on Wikapedia....is just the EXACT SAME format as pioneered in the 1960s and 1970s by Stuart Warriner known to most in the former international Widescreen Associations as Pan8(using a converted BOLEX H-8) and Pan16(using a ...
by MartinBaumgarten
Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:19 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Does anyone still develop kodachrome 40?
Replies: 11
Views: 6181

Re: Does anyone still develop kodachrome 40?

KODACHROME [Process K-14] can still be processed to a B&W Negative (as can any photographic film with a few exceptions...such as Foma R-100 which requires the Bleach to remove the remjet which is silver based, but that's another story). IF the film is not too old, say not more than 10 or 12 years ...
by MartinBaumgarten
Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:00 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Kodak XL342, any hopes?
Replies: 10
Views: 2987

Re: Kodak XL342, any hopes?

The KODAK XL series cameras were well designed, could've used some manual over-ride features on them....but sadly, have a couple of poorly designed parts. The main thing that causes them to die is the neoprene drive gear on the motor shaft. This gear runs the shutter and film takeup core drive. Once ...