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Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on October 03, 2005, 11:52 AM:

Hey, I don't even collect 16mm , but I recently bought (for five bucks, probably a steal!) a Bell and Howell 16mm "Filmo" 70DL camera. It has all three lenses, (some quite large) as well as the smaller lenses that came with each lense for the seperate view finder, even going as far as the original vial of camera oil! It's one of those wind-up cameras that still runs incredibly quiet and honestly, the camera is in mint condition, the leather bag it's in is a little worn though, but I think it's an amazingly good find. I think it's from the thirties or forties and from what little I have read, this particular camera was very popular with WW2 photographers, as it was very rugged.

Could anybody give me any info on this camera. I'd appreciate it.

All the best!!

OSI

Posted by John A. Pommon (Member # 292) on October 03, 2005, 01:20 PM:

Check out:
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:s2adupfWpWYJ:www.intervalometers.com/bh/index.stm+Filmo%22+70+DL&hl=en

also:

In-Sync Publications -
www.insynpubs.com
Lots of 16mm film production equipment people in there.

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on October 03, 2005, 10:18 PM:

Google caches are cool, but how about the current version of the above page. [Wink]

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on October 04, 2005, 12:05 PM:

Though that website is cool, it's not quite the camera I have. I'm ore fascinated with the fact that some solgier may very well have captured war footage while under very unfriendly fire with this camera. It was certianly used.

Posted by John A. Pommon (Member # 292) on October 04, 2005, 07:01 PM:

www.craigcamera.com
e-mail address: john@craigcamera.com
(860) 496-9791·····P.O.BOX 1637,TORRINGTON, CT 06790······FAX: (860) 496-066.

May have the manual: B&H 70-DL, -S,-H Cameras

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on October 06, 2005, 11:03 AM:

Thanks for all the info thus far. Actually, I have written (about two years ago) a script for a modern "silent movie" entitled "silenced" a Hitchcockian thriller about a deaf mute woman who witnesses a murder and no-one will take her serious, except the killer, and this camera would be perfect, especially since I have a scope lense which I can screw onto this baby. This may have been the best five dollars I have ever spent!

Posted by Roger Manning Jr (Member # 321) on October 06, 2005, 11:45 AM:

Osi,
If you titles made for your film you should try Larry Koski he does great work. You can find him at 16mmfilms.com
Roger

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