Filmshooting

Hello, I have a Beaulieu s2008 with the Angenieux f1.9 8-64mm lens. I would like to use a screw in compensation filter and have therefore measured the thread and bought a 46mm filter on ebay. On receiving the filter I have found out that it is just a little small, does anyone know the correct filter...

Thanks for your replies, I think you are right about the Nizo and the light lost through the viewing system, best left to the internal meter. I would love to be able to convert my 801 to run exclusively off the main battery pack rather than using the air batteries for the meter. I know it has been d...

I need to know the shutter opening degrees for a Beaulieu S2008 and a Braun Nizo 801. I plan on using a hand held meter to take the light readings and so knowing these openings is required. The Beaulieu has a guillotine shutter so I am not sure how this relates to a degree opening. The Braun Nizo ha...

Hello Jean-Louis, The story so far. I have now stripped the camera as far as possible, I have managed to get it running with an external battery, so far so good. One thing though, I have noticed that the frame counter rotates but the footage counter doesn't. I realize that the button in the film cha...

I have a Beaulieu S2008 that i am attempting to restore to working condition. I have dismantled the camera as far as possible but cannot get the camera to run with a temporary external 4.8 volt battery. This is the two terminal battery version. I have tried wiring the battery to the two terminals wi...

Jean-Louis, hello thanks for the reply. There are two visible screws in the film compartment towards the right side on the back plate. After taking these out the compartment doesn't want to come out. There is a an isolated section around the film advance sprocket but it has no fixing screws,is it gl...

Dear Jean-Louis, I have now managed to extract the workings from the body. There were a few hidden screws to keep me on the ball, but I managed it in the end with some help from the little grey cells. Everything looks OK, I think at some point a little sand has entered the body and possibly a little...

Hello Jean-Louis, thanks again, very useful. When you know something should unscrew then you can apply a little force. The eyepiece came off, I could clean the inside of the lens and now the viewing system is clear, great! I am getting there gradually. I am interested to know what the flat black pie...

Hello Jean-Louis, thanks very much for the information. I had to take out the prism first to free the viewing tube. The two lenses inside needed cleaning,now I can see through the viewfinder but it is not absolutely clear, there still seems to be some dirt on the inside of the eye piece glass, the p...

I have recently bought a Beaulieu S2008 camera that is not working but in not too bad cosmetic condition. I am attempting to clean the camera and hopefully get it working again. The first thing I noticed was that although the lens is clear and scratch free when looking through the viewfinder the ima...