highscore Hi everyone I got carried away and picked up a Bolex C8 with a 13mm Yvar lens for 30 from eBay. I got the mechanism working again straight away with a few drops of Ballistol. The nasty clanking and clattering has turned into a smooth running sound. The measured running times of the spring mechanism at the various film speeds are now always nicely quadratic. My questions. Which (Foma?) black-and-white film (as there seem to be different versions) should I use in it? Can I get the film developed through our landlord? Can I use a standard S8 projector??? Regards, Highscore
Wolf_XL ...as well as the very affordable Foma film supplied by the host, other films in the required Double 8 format are available here.
Lichtjahr Regarding your question about the projector. The film for your Bolex is Double-8 film; you can’t screen it using an S(uper) 8 projector. The perforation is different and the image is larger on S8. However, there were 2-format projectors that were easy to convert. When buying a projector, pay attention to the drive belts. They usually become brittle and snap, or are already snapped. Replacing the belt is often not straightforward; with some projectors, the entire drive system has to be dismantled. … Double-8 film is a 16mm film with double perforation and a length of 7.5 metres. After one run, the film reel is turned over and the other half is subjected to exposure. At the processing lab, the film is cut lengthwise and spliced together correctly. The result is 15 m of Double-8 film with a projection time of approx. 3 minutes. … Incidentally, the Bolex Double-8 was also available with two and three interchangeable lenses and, later, with a zoom lens. In the 1960s, I had the camera with two lenses and a built-in light meter. … Regards, Edi
