8mm Forum: Bolex C8 , What is the standard for cable release

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Posted by Mustafa Umut Sarac (Member # 3875) on November 26, 2013, 06:18 AM:

I have Bolex C8 from 1956. There is no original cable release for them at ebay. One friend from same forum said most standard cable releases works with that camera. I dont know the meaning for most and I am looking for help. What to look for cable releases ?

Is there a different categorization between photograph camera releases and cine camera releases ? Do nikon , canon , pentax 35 mm film camera releases work on bolex c8 regular 8 mm camera ?

Or can you give cable end lenght , diameter , thread sizes.

Thank you for your help.

Posted by Bryan Chernick (Member # 1998) on November 26, 2013, 11:51 AM:

If the cable release has a tapered thread then you should be ok. I use the same cable releases on my Bolex cameras, my SLR film cameras, my rangefinder cameras, my medium format cameras, etc. I have seen a few odd ones that didn't have the tapered thread for very old cameras but they are hard to find. 99% of them use the same thread.

Posted by Mustafa Umut Sarac (Member # 3875) on November 26, 2013, 12:30 PM:

Dear Bryan and all ,

Thank you for your answer. I dont know the meaning of tapered thread.
Can you help me ?

Thank you for your help,

Posted by Bryan Chernick (Member # 1998) on November 26, 2013, 12:41 PM:

This may help:

Tapered Shutter Release Cable Threads

Posted by Luigi Castellitto (Member # 3759) on November 26, 2013, 01:16 PM:

Yes, with the thread indicated there's a lot of compatibility, true.

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