From: Dicky (email suppressed)
Date: Mon Feb 23 2009 - 10:45:43 PST
You have to use film marked as Double 8 or Regular 8. It is not only
perforated on both sides, but has twice as many perforations (so inbetween
every sprocket hole on a strip of 16 mm film there would be another sprocket
hole on Regular 8 film). You can find it here:
http://www.actioncamerasf.com/
or here:
http://www.yalefilmandvideo.com/
Among other places.
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 10:16 AM, miriam jayne martins sampaio <
email suppressed> wrote:
> hello all!a sincere big thanks to all who wrote back!!!!! thank you very
> much! i had a feeling it may be a sign that i start working with this
> camera. so i can only use 16mm film that is perforated on both sides, right?
> and of course it is hard to find???
> miriam
>
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> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:46:11 -0500
> From: email suppressed
>
> Subject: Re: HELP
> To: email suppressed
>
> i agree that you might want to hold on to this rare find. the effect
> produced by this double-8 camera when projected in 16mm is very cool. and
> yes, you can project it and cut the footage in with other regular 16mm
> footage. i had a bolex like this years ago and had to sell it (basically
> had kids to feed) and to this day, it is the one piece of equipment that i
> have most regretted parting with. this just might be a blessing in
> disguise, Miriam.
>
> enjoy today...
>
> Dinorah de Jesús Rodríguez
> Film/Video Artist and Freelance Writer
>
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> On Feb 23, 2009, at 12:26 PM, Jorge Lorenzo Flores Garza wrote:
>
> Ohh, I guess that's a much better explanation from Mark!!
>
> Saludos,
>
> Jorge L.
>
>
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> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:19:59 -0800
> From: email suppressed
> Subject: Re: HELP
> To: email suppressed
>
> Miriam,
>
> You indeed purchased a Regular 8 (R8) camera. As you probably now realize,
> it takes 16mm film with sprocket holes specific for use in 8mm cameras. You
> shoot the roll of 25ft film which exposes half the frame, turn the film over
> and shoot another 25ft. After processing the film is split and spliced
> together.
>
> Although I haven't tried this, I'm told you can still project this film
> with a standard 16mm projector if you don't have it split after processing.
> You would basically see two frames simultaneously on the screen which may be
> of interest to you as a technique. Keep in mind that one frame would be
> right side up, while the other would be upside down due to the way the film
> goes through the camera. If you want both frames right side up you would
> have to shoot the last 25ft with the camera upside down.
>
> If you didn't pay much for the camera and it works you might want to keep
> it or this technique.
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* miriam jayne martins sampaio [mailto:email suppressed>
> ]
> *Sent:* Monday, February 23, 2009 9:00 AM
> *To:* email suppressed
> *Subject:* HELP
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I kinda of screwed up when i bought this camera, Quarz 2x8S-1M FILM MOVIE
> CAMERA.
>
> Quarz 2x8S-1M FILM MOVIE CAMERA.
> The camera and it's zoom lens was manufactured at KRASNOGORSK factory in
> Moscow, USSR.
>
> Technical data
> Camera Type: movie film, film type: standard 16mm film, frame size:
> 4x5.5mm, 12, 18, 24, 36 frames/sec preset, internal light meter, single
> frame shooting, spring drive motor, intershangeable lenses.
>
> Lens: Jupiter-24M 1.9/12.5
>
> Let me say first that i know nothing about 16mm camera's and was super
> excited to find this one which seemed quite compact and a good reasonable
> price. i purchased it from from ebay. before purchasing it did show it to a
> friend who knows about camera's and he too assumed it was 16mm but its NOT!!
> it takes 16mm but its actually an 8mm?!?! goddess help me!
> does anyone know if it takes any kind of 16mm film??
>
> i feel like an idiot but....
> i have not received it and i did speak with the seller about this but....
> the ad was a bit misleading but ultimately it was my fault. so know i have
> a camera that i did not want??
>
>
> Miriam
>
>
>
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