From: Freya (email suppressed)
Date: Thu Sep 15 2005 - 14:26:59 PDT
Yes, messing with the optics would be very bad, and
non reflex 16mm cameras can be bought very, very
cheaply and then you won't destroy a more advanced
camera.
love
Freya
--- Nicholas Hamlyn <email suppressed>
wrote:
> Buy a non-reflex Bolex. It'll cost you less overall
> in every way!
>
> Nicky Hamlyn.
>
> On 15 Sep 2005, at 20:27, Christopher Harris wrote:
>
> > Dear Frameworks:
> >
> > Can anyone advise me on how to remove a prism from
> a Bolex?
> >
> > Some background:
> >
> > I am trying to make a pinhole film so I shot some
> test footage that
> > came back with prism artifacts on it. I decided
> to try to remove the
> > prism before shooting again and am not sure how to
> proceed. I don't
> > want to be any more invasive than I have to so I
> want to proceed with
> > caution.
> >
> > It seems like I should try to remove the hinge
> screws that hold the
> > prism in place but in order to do that it looks
> like I need to remove
> > the entire turret mount first. Is that the right
> way to go? As I
> > said, I don't want to do anything unecessary that
> I won't be able to
> > fix or will have to pay lots of $ to have a pro
> rectify.
> >
> > As always, thanks in advance for any and all
> suggestions.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > CH
> >
> >
> >
>
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> >
>
>
>
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