Question about a certain camera

[Super-Swede]

I have the chance to buy a Bolex 16 PRO and some other things from a guy but I can´t find much about that camera on the internet accept for some german sites. I know that the Bolex 16 PRO was used by television-companies as a news-camera and it is supposed to be a good performer. What are your expierences with that camera? Tell me the whole story about Bolex 16 PRO!

[Nigel]

What the F@#$ is the Bolex 16PRO?? Is it an SBM?? EBM??

Good Luck

[Super-Swede]

The Bolex 16 PRO is a 16mm-camera from the early seventies. I know this is a forum for 8 mm and I have done alot of shooting on super-8, but I was hoping that someone could tell me more about this 16mm-camera called Bolex 16 PRO. I am sorry to tell you that I am not familiar with the expressions SBM or EBM, Nigel.

[S8 Booster]

check: http://home.germany.net/101-81660/bo-blimp.htm



R

[Super-Swede]

Thanks S8 Booster, I wish I could read german a little better. I will give this site a try though! 8O

[mattias]

hey, where are you located and what's your super 8 background? it's always fun to see some swedish people show up here.

(you are swedish, right?)

/matt

[Super-Swede]

Hello Mattias
Yes you are right that I am swedish, from Skåne. Håller på att dokumentera min hembygd på super-8. Har inte filmat så länge men jag började intressera mig för film när föräldrarna köpte en videokamera 1989 tror jag. Innan dess hade farsan alltid dokumenterat oss på super-8. En sak som inte slog mig för 15 år sedan var hur usel bildkvalitéten var på dessa videokameror. Jag köpte en gammal Chinon-kamera på en loppis för några kronor för några år sedan och gick till närmaste fotohandlare och köpte en kodachrome 40. Min tanke var bara: jag provar att göra något av det. Vid denna period hade jag upptäckt hur illa videon återspeglade verkligheten och var som sagt hoppfull. Eftersom jag inte hade de knappcellsbatterier som behövdes till den skruttiga Chinon-kameran så ställde jag in den på manuell bländare. Resultatet var väl sådär, men det räckte för att få mig att inse fördelarna med super-8. Sedan dess har jag skaffat mig bättre utrustning och min fritid circulerar mycket kring film just nu. Jag älskar Super-8-formatet och hoppas det kan överleva många år framöver. Fotohandlaren i min stad, jag och tre personer till i Skåne har bildat en grupp/klubb som träffas en gång i månaden med den gemensamma nämnaren att vi älskar film. Har även en kompis som är dokumentärfilmare som ibland använder sig av super-8-formatet. Hur har du själv fastnat för detta format?

[Uppsala BildTeknik]

Ehmm, English is the language on this board, even though two guys are Swedish, you know...

[landsberger]

Go to http://www.bolex.ch/ and send them an email they may be able to help you.

[Herb Montes]

There is quite a bit about the Bolex Pro in the latest Andrew Alden book I got. I'll have to get back to you this evening about it but there were some disadvantages to it that did not make it popular with some users.

[S8 Booster]

You can get this site

http://home.germany.net/101-81660/bo-blimp.htm

translated by: http://babelfish.altavista.com/

Disadvantage mentioned is: Apparently very awkward mag to cam film loading as far as I glimsed. Took a long time to reload and thus making it more or useless as a news/action cam.

R

[Herb Montes]

There was also something about not being able to inspect the gate in the middle of a roll. It's all in Andrew's book "A Bolex History".

[Super-Swede]

Thank´s for you help, it seems the Bolex 16 PRO was never that popular, I will get it if I get a very good price since it is rather rare and unusual.