What Stock?

[remy cohen]

What modern and readily available Super 8 film stock can I use in a Bolex 160 without modifications? Noticed on their website that Bolex can make it compatible with 100D if you get it refurbished through their factory service which I've heard is expensive but good. Now that the 100D is discontinued would this compatiblility mod also make it compatible with WittnerChrome 200D? Please excuse my ignorance.

PS: I saw Mitch's instructions on making the camera manual exposure for good. Looking at keeping it functioning as normal as possible but would still be interested to know why this is a useful mod.

[BAC]

I have a Bolex 160 and shoot 100D in it all the time without modifications. As long as the light meter is working properly it exposes up to 100 ASA. Bolex will not service 8mm or super 8 cameras anymore. I don't think it will expose 200 ASA properly.

[kontrabass888]

I have a bolex 160 , the light meter only works at 25/40 asa, I called bolex in switzerland last year they told me that they will repair it about 120 eur( I don't remember the exactly amount)
But finally, I didn't send it to repair.
last week, I bought 2 rolls of kahl nc15(25asa) film, I will try them on my bolex 160.

[remy cohen]

I thought it did up to ASA 160. I found this on another forum. So if the Bolex does ASA 160 unmodified and so does the Nizo mentioned below. Why couldn't the Bolex expose the new 200D film like the Nizo?

Exposing Ektachrome 100D, Kodak 50D and Fuji Velvia 100 need not be a problem anyway with the (big) Nizo cameras e.g. the (S) series 480, 561, 800, 801, Professional (the 'small' Nizos I don't know):

With Ektachrome 100D and Fuji Velvia 100 (both daylight material): set switch lightfilter on your Nizo to 'daylight', not 'artificial light'.
If you don't set it to 'daylight', the camera will expose at ASA 160 instead of ASA 100. The Nizos are different in this from other cameras.
Kodak 50 D should be well exposed as it is, because it's close to the former ASA 40 from the Kodachrome cartridge.

Recently I also exposed the new Wittner 200D Aviphot Chrome in my Nizo 561.
This cartridge is notched at ASA 250. Nizo set to 'artificial light'. Really good exposure, also because the 200D is an extremely flexible film concerning exposure. The Nizos can read up to ASA 160.

[nikonr10]

I thought it did up to ASA 160. I found this on another forum. So if the Bolex does ASA 160 unmodified and so does the Nizo mentioned below. Why couldn't the Bolex expose the new 200D film like the Nizo?

Exposing Ektachrome 100D, Kodak 50D and Fuji Velvia 100 need not be a problem anyway with the (big) Nizo cameras e.g. the (S) series 480, 561, 800, 801, Professional (the 'small' Nizos I don't know):

With Ektachrome 100D and Fuji Velvia 100 (both daylight material): set switch lightfilter on your Nizo to 'daylight', not 'artificial light'.
If you don't set it to 'daylight', the camera will expose at ASA 160 instead of ASA 100. The Nizos are different in this from other cameras.
Kodak 50 D should be well exposed as it is, because it's close to the former ASA 40 from the Kodachrome cartridge.

Recently I also exposed the new Wittner 200D Aviphot Chrome in my Nizo 561.
This cartridge is notched at ASA 250. Nizo set to 'artificial light'. Really good exposure, also because the 200D is an extremely flexible film concerning exposure. The Nizos can read up to ASA 160.

See super 8 database can use up too 100 asa / 160 asa !