No sorry i don't have any other information about the Swizz company Martin refers to. I made my own Span 8 camera a couple of years ago, It's very ropey but I guess it's kind of cool. At the time I found it hard to find regular 8 film and I went throgh a terrible financial patch so i didn't test it much. I keep meaning to have another go maybe this will motivate me.
Cheers Mat On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Nicholas Kovats <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
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