Konton wrote:I saw this on Ebay, but I have no idea if it would fit: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi . . . I was thinking there must be a way to modify an old Beaulieu S 2008 if you just wanted to use carts. I think they have a 1:1 drive shaft that you can connect to directly from where you have the pilotone option.
That eBay item would appear to be correct for your camera.
I've got a prototype bracket made by American Cinematographic Specialties (http://www.americancinespec.com/) that allows the fitting of my Tobin TXM-20BA crystal motor to Beaulieu 4008 series cameras. Although I haven't tried it, the Tobin TTL motor should fit as well, so I'm sure Beaulieu S 2008 could be made to work in this fashion.
For those who may have an interest in such things, it appears there's a JK K-45 optical printer with Mitchell 16mm camera for sale (see http://www.hi-beam.net/cgi-bin/ann.pl?t ... howimages=). This model isn't available anymore from the maker as far as I know, but a comparably equipped K-107 would cost more than twice the seller's $3.5K asking price (and there's a 'best offer' option).
I wonder what happened to the one owned by the Film Arts Foundation. They used to have classes on how to use it. I know San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) has one sitting in a corner next to their 16mm black and white film processor. Bummer that thing never gets used.
I contacted that seller a while ago and its been sold. Its an interesting variant, I imagine that a pin registered Mitchell gives a much stabler image than the more common Bolex one.
Institutions are notorious for acquiring gear and then hoarding it while they wonder what to do with it. Usually the good stuff disappears into the hands of staff and favored alumni.
