Film Camera Porn

[Silfver8]

Post your 'camera porn' photos - I'd love to see what you guys have.

Below is my newly acquired Bolex D8La

[super8man]

Hey there, you take some really interesting pictures (from your blog). Very cool. Makes me want to get out the old Retina IIc with the Ektar f2.0 and run a roll...or perhaps my David White stereo cam.

Otherwise, cool pics of the Bolex. Yes, photography without batteries would kill 99% of super 8 users, that's for sure!!

Check out my website if you want to see some not so impressive pics of cameras with and without batteries.

[ccortez]

I like your work too. Welcome aboard.

Lots of us here are no batteries types, you'll find lots of kindrid spirits. I just bought my wife a new Hassy - well, ebay new from 1978 - and I've been playing around with my Zeiss Super Ikonta B lately.

For movies, I've got a Bolex H-16 and a Canon Zoom 8-3, both wind-up. I'll try and take some pictures for your porn collection. :oops:

[etimh]

Lots of us here are no batteries types...

Yes, photography without batteries would kill 99% of super 8 users, that's for sure!!

Uh, "no batteries?"

I'm all for the idea in principle, but I don't see the demise of batteries anytime soon. That's the LEAST of our problems.

Nice images Silfver8. And an interesting blog.

Tim

[Silfver8]

Thanks guys.

The idea of 'No Batteries' - which my blog ended up being built upon - is that I seem to spend so much of my life (working and personal) with equipment that requires some sort of power, has LCD screens, monitors, complex circuits, etc - so I am trying to have one part of my life as 'simple' as possible in that respect and to push myself to do away with battery dependency for atleast my photography. It later turned into an admiration and fascination with all those wonderful machines which often sports a build quality that you don't see anymore.

[steve hyde]

...here is my battery-free camera pornography:













and some images from it:




and a QT clip from it. (more camera porn of course)

http://www.steve-hyde.com/filmo_7201_test.mov

The Bell and Howell Filmo is a fine hand held camera that can be had for just a few hundred bucks. I just shot a doc with it.

Steve

[Silfver8]

Steve,

loved the photos of your camera AND the movie was great (is that a Leica IIIf?)!

Your B&H Filmo camera looks really nice and as I said I loved the look of the film. What type of film did you use and what version of the Filmo is that? DE?

The look of the film rivals what I have seen from very expensive digital cameras. Thanks for sharing!

Is there a site out there that hosts 8 and 16mm films that can be seen online? I tried the link here at filmshooting.com but the FTP server seems to be down.

[fogo]

Hi Silfver8,

very cool work. have u tried one of these?

http://windupradio.com/summit.htm

ade

[Silfver8]

Fogo, no but it sure looks nice. Now...I'm not a complete luddite - I do use batteries and power - just not for my cameras

[fogo]

Almost forgot, and not wishing to be critical of ur power policy, but if you could bring urself to use batteries u could of course be using all that expensive Leica glass on a Leicina Special!!
Ade

[Silfver8]

Almost forgot, and not wishing to be critical of ur power policy, but if you could bring urself to use batteries u could of course be using all that expensive Leica glass on a Leicina Special!!
Ade

Is it any good?

[fogo]

Well, predictably enough that question has been debated ad nauseum here and elsewhere and is by no means settled.....trying to be objective, and the reason i suggested it, is that its got manual ASA, manual aperture, two very good lenses as standard (10mm Cinegon & 6-66 Optivaron Zoom), but more importantly for ur purposes, its M-mount...and if u've a collection of screw adapted /bayonet Ms already....on the minus side, the more useable wide angle M lenses with large rear protrusions cannot be fitted (little bit like a CL I think) and due to the super8 frame size 50mm etc lenses become very telephoto: the standard lenses often loosen up although with the zoom this can be fixed....what else? well their also overpriced compared to other comparable cameras (Canon/Nikon/Beaulieu etc)(but not compared to anything else with Leitz name on it) and guess what? They EAT batteries!

Ade

[steve hyde]

Steve,

loved the photos of your camera AND the movie was great (is that a Leica IIIf?)!

Your B&H Filmo camera looks really nice and as I said I loved the look of the film. What type of film did you use and what version of the Filmo is that? DE?

The look of the film rivals what I have seen from very expensive digital cameras. Thanks for sharing!

Is there a site out there that hosts 8 and 16mm films that can be seen online? I tried the link here at filmshooting.com but the FTP server seems to be down.

Thanks.

It's a Bell and Howell Filmo DR. (late model maybe late 1970s not sure)
The lens is an Angeniuex 17-68 with reflex view tube which is sort of difficult and cumbersome to use. I primarily use a 10mm fixed focus lens with this camera which is nice for hand held shooting.

There are some 8mm films on DVD
"Sleep Always", "In My Image", are a couple of features made by members of this forum.

Charles Doran's "Ennui", Evan Kubota's "Collected Shorts", Nathan Coombs short doc on Florence are a few shorts from members of the fourm.

There are a number of 8mm music videos that you should see from Mattias Sandström, Michael Hedlain and other members of the forum.

Unfortunately there is not one place to go for these things. Some are online some are on DVD. YOu will have to contact the filmmakers and/or their distributors to get copies.

As things like Youtube/Google video start delivering services for audio/visual artists, I imagine we will see more members uploading stuff for view..

Steve

[Sparky]

and guess what? They EAT batteries!

Well I suppose it depends how you define EAT- all battery powered equipment eat batteries.
IIRC when I tested it the special drew 250mA or so running so with modern NiMh cells should last 8 hours or so continuous running. They specify 12 carts per set of batteries I think in the manual- not too bad I think! Of course you have to remember to switch the camera off when you're done or the meter/autoexposure (if on) will drain the batteries while you're not looking.

Mark

[reedsturtevant]

Elmo C 300, also known as the Tri-Filmatic but perhaps could be called the quad-filmatic as I had 8mm, Single 8, Super 8 and DS-8 backs for this body at one point: