From: marco poloni (email suppressed)
Date: Thu Jan 08 2009 - 06:05:09 PST
a good alternative to the bolex is the K3 or krasnogorsk-3. super sturdy and sharp camera. they sell them, fully revised, in new york: http://www.k3camera.com/
susana i think it's a good investment if you are serious,
marco
-----Original Message-----
>From: Nicky Hamlyn <email suppressed>
>Sent: Jan 8, 2009 11:17 AM
>To: email suppressed
>Subject: Re: More ino please to help focus answers you get
>
>Your cheapest option would be a non-reflex Bolex. Quite a few on ebay.
>
>If you are filming skies and seas you can set the lens to infinity and not
>worry about focus.
>
>Nicky Hamlyn.
>
>Susana de Sousa Dias writes:
>
>>> "Here are some questions for you to pick from and answer.
>>> Then, any further suggestions people make can be of more probable help,
>>> especially regarding lenses and filters."
>>
>>
>> Actually, I want to shoot mainly skies and the sea. It's for a non-narrative
>> film I am making at the moment.
>>
>> I want to transmit an abstract idea of storm. I intend to modify speeds
>> (either increasing or decreasing) in final cut.
>>
>> I am in Portugal, so even in winter the days are quite bright in spite of
>> the clouds.
>>
>> I think I will shoot over several weekends - I am going to the seaside, to
>> a place which is known for being usually cloudy and windy.
>>
>> The problem is less the rolls than the price for the camera. As rental fees
>> are quite high in Portugal I am thinking in buying a camera maybe on e-bay.
>>
>> Thanks for all the suggestions I received until now!
>>
>>
>> Susana de Sousa Dias
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At what sort of landscape will you point your camera?
>>>
>>> Are you, at this stage, collecting footage now, you'll figure out how to
>>> use i later?
>>>
>>> Have a general or specific film theme / mood / or need in mind?
>>>
>>> Will it be a story or non-narrative movie?
>>>
>>> What sort of weather will you shoot in? Snow? Sunny days? Summer?
>>>
>>> Are you after particular sorts of action? (blowing trees, scudding clouds,
>>> etc.)
>>>
>>> Will you need any close-ups of things - insects, leaves,
>>>
>>> Budget? How many rolls or minutes do you have money for?
>>>
>>> Will you shoot this all in a short time (say, on holiday) or over a long
>>> time whenever "good" moments come along?
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeffrey Paull
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed 07/01/09 12:17 , Susana de Sousa Dias (address suppressed):
>>> > Dear Frameworkers,
>>> > I need some advice about shooting in 16mm b&w. I want to shoot mainly
>>> > landscapes and cloudy skies (no need for sync sound). Which camera,
>>> > which lenses and what sort of film stock would you recommend?
>>> > Thanks
>>> > Susana de Sousa Dias
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