Fujica Z2 and Wurker Splice tapes

**oldasdirt** · July 21st, 2005, 01:13 AM

Anyone have any idea on how to loosen the focus ring on this camera?Is it normally stiff?It's so stiff,when I first got the camera,I was looking for an internal focus knob,like on a Bolex 165.Also,can the camera's manual iris be operated without a meter battery or is it all electronic?

I'm also looking for tapes for a Wurker splicer.I have a lot of my first attempts at super 8 filming from the early 70's that are in awful shape and I need to make them telecine worthy.Much of this I may have to digitally scan one frame at a time.

**Alex** · July 24th, 2005, 07:17 PM

The good news is Hama splices work with wurkers!

And the Hama splice tabs are less expensive than Wurkers.

**oldasdirt** · July 24th, 2005, 07:34 PM

Cool,now where can I get those?

**Alex** · July 24th, 2005, 08:06 PM

The best place for hama tape splices that I know of is eBay Germany.

I would do an ebay search with the word Hama and see what comes up.

**Alex** · July 26th, 2005, 05:43 AM

I came across a hama package of splice tabs so I'll list what is on the package, this should make your searching easier.

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foto-technic hama.

CINEKETT 3778

Film-Klebefolie S 8 universal

Splicing Tapes/Foils 50 St./P.

"For sound, stereo sound and silent movies. No tape on film edges."

For Hama film-splicers (use???) No. 3751, 3781, 3783.

Made in Germany

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On the back of the package there is a sticker and it says...

Foto Przibylla
Schifferstadt

DM 7.90

**Alex** · August 15th, 2005, 08:37 AM

Did you find splice tabs?

**Alex** · March 5th, 2006, 06:17 PM

I found out that Spectra Film & Video in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles is the United States distributor of Hama!

Good job!

Hama tape splices with a Wurker tape splicer, perhaps the best combination of Super-8 film splicing one could get. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

**etimh** · March 5th, 2006, 09:51 PM

Originally posted by Alex:
And the Hama splice tabs are less expensive than Wurkers.

<font size="2" face="verdana, sans-serif">What led you to this conclusion? Chambless sells a 50-pack of Wurker 3771's (Duoplay 2-frame) for the same price as a 50-pack Hama 3778's--$13.95.

And don't the Hamas cover a total of four frames as opposed to the 2-frame Wurkers? Go with the Wurkers.

Check out here:

http://www.chamblesscineequip.com/catalog/catalog.htm

Tim

**Alex** · March 6th, 2006, 01:52 AM

Oh no, a controversy!

I had no idea Chambless charged identically for both types of splices.

I don't know what Spectra charges, maybe the Hama's are less at Spectra than at Chambless????

Is it possible that the Hama tape splices are still being made whereas the Wurker splice tabs are no longer made? The reason I ask is I have some older Wurker splices still sealed in their packaging but they have lost their stickiness anyways and I don't seem to see new ones for sale anywhere whereas it appears hamas seem to be being sold as new.