16mm anyone?

[svideo925925]

i have a question. i have an older bolex h16 non reflex, from about '54 or so. i was wondering two things. anybody know the aprox. shutter angle? second and more important, i am shooting in daylight, which stock is best(natural light) and last should i shoot negatives or postives.
thanks
stephen

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[Scott Spears]

As I recall, I think most Bolex's have 170 degree shutter.

Good luck.

Scott

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[rollemfilm]

the older bolex cameras have an angle of 190 degrees. i remember seeing information on the non-RX models with the redesigned claw & gate as having a shutter angle of 144 degrees. RX madels have an angle of 130 degrees.

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[mcarter4121]

http://ritzcam.com/board/messages/19690.html
That link lists some info. http://www.city-net.com/~fodder/bolex/index.html
And then there is this one.
Don't you just hate it when you can't get specific information from web posts? I'm sorry that all my files are put away during construction of my film studio. But, I did get a new domain and web host:
16mmoviemaking.com
This site of mine will eventually have such information. I have the manuals Bolex published for those types of cameras. You could get a reprint or real manuals by the time I get around to it. Sorry.




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[mcarter4121]

As far as the film goes, shoot reversal at first. You can project the film upon return from the processor. If you shoot negative, a print must be made first in order to even see what you shot. That doubles the cost. Prints may also be made of reversal if you don't scratch them up too much. If you are shooting outdoors then any slow daylight film may be used and the images will be very fine. Fast film stocks show more grain in the images. There are new stocks that have less grain and are fast. You're gonna have fun with all that is available now for 16mm format. I wish someone had photographed something with different stocks and posted images on line so we could see the differences. Maybe I'll be able to do that.. http://www.16mmoviemaking.com


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