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Topic: Newbie Intro and question please.
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Tom Aellis
Junior
Posts: 4
From: Freehold, New Jersey
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted March 28, 2010 04:12 PM
Good day to each one of you.
My name is Tom and I'm a long time FILM photographer, process my own B/W, C-41 and E-6. Now I'm beginning to have fun with Super 8mm and just about anyone and everyone has pointed me here. I can see why.
FINALLY, a community that is civil! Oh my goodness, you can't believe the drama out there and there just seems to be no manners nor courtsey anymore. I'm glad I'm here.
Now, I was given a wonderful Super 8mm, The bolex Macro. When I received it, she was pretty corrouded in the Battery (4 AA's) and with Rubbing Alc and cotton tips I cleaned it up pretty good. Popped in some Fresh Duracells and she won't run.
I'm new to movie camera's. Can someone please give me some pointers that I can try to trouble shoot? I know about the exposure batteries but I don't think these have anything to do with running the film bank.
This is rather important to me right now because this Wed I'm going in for a rather spicy surgery followed by 2-3 weeks of Phy Rehab facility and I would like to document my journey. The Impossilbe project has already donated the new Silver SX70 film for me to begin.
I'll do a multi-media piece with a very famous photographer, about my journey along with later this year going to Costa Rica for 30 days for Stem Cell Treatments for MS whereas the sucess rate is overwhelming. In my profile is my blog site where you can follow these adventures but it's not up to date now. (if you want)
Thank you once again and I'm really glad to be here.
Very best,
Tom
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Very Best,
Tom
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Kurt Gardner
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 193
From: San Antonio, TX
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted March 28, 2010 10:44 PM
Tom, unfortunately I also have to agree with David. I bought a brand spanking new Sankyo super 8 sound camera in 1994, used it for about three years, popped it in the closet and forgot about it. I still remained an avid collector of super 8, but I had gotten more into shooting video at that point.
Then, at Christmas 2003, I thought it would be nostalgic to shoot the holidays on film, since I live near Pro8mm in Burbank and could buy stock and have it developed by them.
Gasp! I had forgotten to remove the batteries in 1997. Six years on, they'd all burst and the compartment was a mess. I cleaned it up with baking soda followed by alcohol, popped in fresh batteries and it seemed to run fine...even the shutter speed looked good.
What did I get for Christmas? Three 50 foot rolls of blank film!
It makes me wary of the cameras being sold on eBay. If anyone is interested in one, they should definitely ask the seller if the battery compartment has ever been corroded. Read David's guidelines, by all means!
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Tom Aellis
Junior
Posts: 4
From: Freehold, New Jersey
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted March 30, 2010 08:04 AM
Thank you all again, very much. The operation is tomorrow followed by two more weeks in the Phy Rehab facility. But I will have Inet access beginning Sat or so.
Dan, please let me know. I don't know much about the camera's yet, but I see Elmo a lot and find this board to be civil and and very good community so I feel good.
I don't want you to waste your time if it's too expensive, (I have no idea) because with the MS and the spine issues I'm pretty wiped out but can scrap up some.
Yesterday I received the donated NEW film from the Impossible project. That is Instant film, for the Polaroid SX-70.
I'm using it to document my stay and recover then I hope to use it for a documentary for my HOPEFULLY journey to Costa Rica for 30 days for Stem Cell Treatment. Almost 100 pct success rate for MS. A very, very famous NetGeo photographer will be covering as well.
Very best,
Tom
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Very Best,
Tom
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