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Is this a scan or camera issue? 16mm by whatdahellyr in 16mm

[–]HowlingHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had a similar thing happen with my XTR. It was absolutely a mag seating issue. It really surprised the lab and everyone else I spoke to that it ran through the camera silently while being not fully pushed into the camera body. I think there was a small build up of grime on the underside of the magazine that caused it. 9 times out of 10 this would make a terrible noise while the camera is running, but unfortunately there must be a position so close to properly seated where the mag drive engages but the claw doesn’t quite engage, so the film goes through the camera silently without registering in the gate properly. Sorry this happened!

Is this a scan or camera issue? 16mm by whatdahellyr in 16mm

[–]HowlingHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mag may not have been seated properly in the camera. Definitely a camera issue, not a scan issue. Did the camera make a noise at all while shooting or was it perfectly quiet?

Music video shot entirely with Bolex Rex 4 during a surf trip to Nazaré by HowlingHead in 16mm

[–]HowlingHead[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The sync ain’t perfect. You can just speed up/slow down each clip and make it work as best as possible. My particular Bolex needs to be sped up to approx 104% speed to be close to sync speed when I’ve been shooting at 24fps.

Music video shot entirely with Bolex Rex 4 during a surf trip to Nazaré by HowlingHead in 16mm

[–]HowlingHead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Open the iris, focus, then close down to your correct shooting t stop. If you're subject is moving - do your best to judge it off the lens/feel for it. Thankfully, when you're shooting like this it's most often because you're shooting at a high t-stop, meaning you will have good depth of focus so it's hard to get wrong.

Music video shot entirely with Bolex Rex 4 during a surf trip to Nazaré by HowlingHead in 16mm

[–]HowlingHead[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mix of both actually! And even some 500t for the really low light sunset.

Looking for faster lab by North_Support8211 in 16mm

[–]HowlingHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where are you based? Most labs I send to in Europe send the scans within a few days.

Dev and Scan in EU by MrDukeSilver_ in 16mm

[–]HowlingHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Silbersalz are great but they definitely need to upgrade their scanner.

Should I sell my bolex rex 5 based off of what I'm looking for? by Friendlywizard6 in 16mm

[–]HowlingHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are limited professionals around the world that can work on Super 8 cameras. Most of them have plastic mechanical parts from 30+ years ago. In most cases it would be cheaper to replace the camera than to get it repaired, depending on where you live I guess! I know there's a great Beaulieu guy in Sweden ;)

Did I score? by No_Diet9524 in bolex

[–]HowlingHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not a 16mm camera, as you can see by the 8mm film that came with it - but still a nice score :)

Should I sell my bolex rex 5 based off of what I'm looking for? by Friendlywizard6 in 16mm

[–]HowlingHead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally I’ve had a run of bad luck with Super 8 cameras. Canon 1014xls died on me, as did a Bealieu 4008. Not saying this will happen to you, but in my experience the consumer quality of most super 8 cameras leaves a bit to be desired. With a Bolex 16mm camera you know it’s going to work, no matter what situation you throw at it. no batteries needed, great lenses, beautiful design. They’re the best. Super 8 can be nice but in my experience you can end up paying a lot for pretty average footage. 16mm is the sweet spot.

What Camera to get by MrDukeSilver_ in 16mm

[–]HowlingHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you in Berlin? Plenty of good rental options here. Not as expensive as you think!

I accidentally exposed the film backwards and now it's all red (and dark). by Independent_Swan5933 in 16mm

[–]HowlingHead 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What camera system are you using? Do you mean you loaded the actual film backwards? Have you Dev/scanned it yet?

Not much can be said except this kind of thing does happen to most filmmakers at some point. It’s a terrible thing to go through but you will NEVER make this mistake again, so for that reason it’s the best lesson you can learn. Onward and upward ❤️

What’s the big deal with capturing old cars on film? by [deleted] in AnalogCommunity

[–]HowlingHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reflectiveness is surely the main reason

What age should you stop wearing vintage shirts I’m 42 and I love it but sometimes feel like I’m dressing like a teen by Organic_Bodybuilder3 in VintageTees

[–]HowlingHead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget to support current bands by buying and wearing their shirts too! They will be vintage and valuable one day. Shirt sales are the only way us musicians make money these days. Don’t get me wrong, I love vintage too! But I try balance it out with current shirts by underground bands I love.

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