Thanks, Matt! I am intrigued by the Swiss reference. Do you have any more info? And I am aware of Martin's article. He is such a great promoter of small format usage and DIY engineering.
Where did you try this? Do you actually have a similar camera? Cheers! NK On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 4:08 AM, mat fleming <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Nick, your work on this is terrific! > You might find original 'Span 8' cameras in Switzerland. Apparently a TV > company was interested in it as a viable commercial format. Martin > Baumgarten describes past uses of this kind of format in the end of his > article here: > http://lavender.fortunecity.com/lavender/569/8mmfilmgauges.html > I tried it once too, but your's is beautifully sharp, mine makes really soft > images. > Mat > > On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 8:52 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> In a message dated 9/22/2011 8:27:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> "It's a LW Photo Data Analyzer, Model 224A Mk.4. Made in California. >> It is 240 volts and has old style pre-focus lamp from 300w to 1000w. >> Speeds 1-12 fps. and 24 fps. 2 inch lens. The light output is cut >> down a lot by the built-in heat filter so really should be removed. >> (It's really used for single frame projection mainly.)" >> >> >> That's an Athena 16, similar to the Kodak Analyst. Very high quality, you >> used to see them a lot in high schools, for sports teams, things like that. >> Made in the Valley by a company that folded about 40 years ago. >> >> This must have been someone's personal mod. Maybe they made an 8mm version >> or a custom, wide-gate model. Whatever it is, it's rare. >> >> Those Athenas still go for some good money. Most of them are pretty beaten >> up. >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
