16mm Filmmaking - Part 1 / Inside the 16mm 50' Film Cartridge / Kodak & Revere Cameras
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2024
- Let's take a look at breaking into the world of 16mm filmmaking, in part 1 of my 3 part series.
There are so many ways to break into 16mm filmmaking and today, we look at the easiest and least expensive.
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Wonderful to see somebody opening up those old cassettes with film.
Thanks, Peter!
Both the Cine-Kodak Royal, and the Revere Magazine 16 Turret, are beautiful cameras!
Thanks for giving us the inside story on the magazines.
Thanks so much, Donald!!
Great video Mike! That Revere is a beauty. Thanks for filling in a vast gap in my knowledge.
Thanks Ben! Great show tonight by the way!
Great video! 16mm and Super 16 are wonderful formats. They look better than ever with modern film stocks. That Revere is a beauty!
I just picked up a Revere 26 model (same as the one in this video), and I plan to respool film into a cartridge or three soon. Thanks for making your videos about 16mm stuff!
Awesome! I love these little Revere Magazine cameras. So easy to use! Have fun!
Apasionante trabajo¡¡ genial video Mike¡
Extremely informative video! Awesome content as always!
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it!!
Congratulations on 500 subscribers! And growing. If you build a good channel that is informative, interesting, and spiced up with good humor, they will come.
Thanks a ton, Chris!!! I’m definitely nothing on here without all of you guys!!
Hi Mike. I use the Kodak Ektar 25mm f1.4 and the Kodak Ektar 15mm F2.5 S-Mount lenses with this camera. They are great lenses and have depth of field scales on the lens barrels.
Thanks for the info, Kellee!!
@@Filmboy24 You're welcome, Mike!
Interesting info and quite a coincidence as it turns out. I have a very old Kodak Cine Model K on the way which is described as working condition, but seller had not used it so we’ll see what happens. Even if it’s a bust for filming the camera is an interesting item to just put on a shelf. I saw footage from the same model camera on the web and was impressed with the results. Anyway I’ll let you know how it works out once the Lomo arrives 🙂.
Thanks, Dave! I was really surprised at just how good the results can be with these old 16mm crank cameras. Yes, please keep me updated on your progress!!
Great video, as usual, Mike. I've got my eye on a Bolex H-16 Rex 4 or 5 with a sync motor. Gotta save my pennies first, whatever's left of them.
Ooooohhhh, you're making me drool now, Frank! I really miss my Rex-5 :( Never did have a sync motor though, that would be awesome! Keep me updated.
I did (well, ok, with my wife's permission) pick up an Arri 16S with 3 prime lenses, that should be here tomorrow. Can't wait to get it up and rolling.
I wish someone would make new cameras with this format. It would be super cool with a 35mm camera as well.
OMG, that would be AWESOME! What a cool way to break into 35mm motion picture film. I guess we can dream :)
I have a Revere camera. It is a display item but that may change soon.
kodak also has 7266 tri x reversal
Awesome video. I have been using 8mm and super8 for many years now. I always wanted to get into 16mm but chose to spend the money on video instead. I actually purchased a 50' magazine bundle of 100 BW negative from FPP and also picked up a kodak cine - 16 magazine camera off ebay last month. I have the mag loaded, but the camera is on the shelf. I kind of want to use it for something special and entertaining but if the sun is out Saturday, I may just take it out, lol, wish me luck.
P.S. - yes I remember the bionic man there was a woman too.
Thanks Cecil!! Get to shooting that 50' cartridge! So much fun!
I almost forgot about the Bionic Woman, oohh Lindsey Wagner...
Mike, another great one! A little of topic off topic but when you reload the cassette, if you use polyester based film can you get mor than 50'? or is there not much of a difference
Thanks, Barry! Oooooh, really good question, I never even thought about that. I guess, theoretically, you could get more than 50' on there with a thinner based film. The only down side would be not being able to use the UPB-1A 50' tank for processing. I have a test roll of (sprocket-less) Estar based film, which is polyester, that I now need to measure and see just how much will fit in there.
Great information👍🏻 I just bought a Kodak cine 16mm, is there any way to check if the focus on the lens work? Because when I look directly into the lens nothing comes into focus when I twist the focus ring
Thanks, Stian!
Unfortunately, with most of these older Kodak magazine cameras, they are non reflex and what you see through the viewfinder is not actually what the lens is seeing. The only way to truly test the focus is to shoot a test roll. Measure from your subject to your camera's film plane and set the focus that way. Some of these older lenses were focus free and you only needed to set the f-stop. Basically, anything farther than about 4 feet away would be in focus.
Ha this is awesome, just picked up my 1st cartridge 16mm camera the day before this was posted. A Bell and Howell model.
Can you reload these carts with single perf if you grind down the sprocket?
Hey Alex, these cartridges are so awesome!
I'm actually glad you asked about reloading with single perf film because it prompted me to dig a little deeper. Although I've never done it personally, I see no reason why you couldn't load single perf, you'd just have to (as you mentioned) grind down the top sprockets, not the bottom. You would also have to make sure you loaded the fresh film, perfs down, emulsion out. The cameras grab the film perfs at the bottom of the cartridge. I guess I need to get the Dremel out and sacrifice a cart now...thanks! :)
Hahaha awesome. I also have come across a photo and a couple mentions on the net of guys who have loaded single single perf in there cart but have bypassed the sprocket, and apparently it works.
I love the size of this BH 200 camera! definitely easer to haul around while camping or snowboarding then a bolex or k3 😂.
It’s an electric exposure camera to, It would be great to get that working again
@@alexinnewwest1860, yes, so much easier to haul than their 100' counterparts!!
Let me know if you get your B&H rolling, would love to see something from it one day.
Yea absolutely will do! I have a bunch of footage I have to up load 🤦♂️
You should test out the lowly Keystone 16mm cameras. They are pretty cheap.
I really would like to pick one up, they're known for being very robust work horses.
Hey Mike, recently picked up a revere magazine 16 at a garage sale and can hardly find info on it. Was hoping you could point me somewhere as I see you have one in your video here, thanks
Hey Ethan, I love my Revere Magazine cameras, very reliable and they do a pretty good job. Unfortunately, I couldn't find much on them either, so I just dove right in. I do plan on making a video relatively soon, so stay tuned!!
Hello! Does modern 16mm film available in double perf (7219/7294) work inside the 50ft film cartridge for the Kodak Revere? I'm only halfway through so apologies if you already answer.
Yes it does, you just may have to spool it down to 50’ first. I also have a video showing exactly how to reload those 16mm magazines.
@@Filmboy24 thank you!
Where would one go about finding kodak cartridge film? Its next to impossible for me to find any
If you want to reload them yourself, then they're usually always available on Ebay. If you're looking for pre-loaded ones with processing and scanning included, you can get them at the Film Photography Project store:
filmphotographystore.com/collections/movie-film/products/16mm-film-magazine-16-bundle-film-develop-scan
I just got a Revere 101 and need a hand getting to grips with it ):
Hi there, great little cameras and pretty simple to use. What kind of issues are you having?
@@Filmboy24 No issues, it's well refurbished and stuff but I have never shot on 16mm before. I think I need help loading the film in and such. Apparently it's got an 'Automatic' load? I'm not even sure what that means!
@@bluefilmsltd, I gotcha. Automatic load simply means that you wind the camera, put your full roll of fresh film in the camera (on the top spindle) so that the film comes off from the right side of the roll, feed the end of the film below the first sprocket wheel and start the camera. The film should feed itself "automatically" through the loop formers (make sure they're closed, which is closer together) and out to the bottom, where you feed it onto an empty daylight spool. The end of the film will feed onto the top of the empty takeup spool. Run the camera for a second or two to make sure the film is moving properly. Make sure your loop formers are open (they might open by closing the side cover), put the side cover back on and you're ready to film.
It's always best to practice with a "dummy" roll a few times.
I hope that helps! Good Luck!
@@Filmboy24 That's amazing, thoughtful response. Thank you sooo much! Makes a lot of sense.
@@bluefilmsltd My pleasure!!
Nice video Miguel. Do you like 16mm......
Gracious, Pop! Mmmmmm....16mm!