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 <http://lavender.fortunecity.com/lavender/569/8mmfilmgauges.html> On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 8:52 AM, <carli...@aol.com> wrote: > ** > In a message dated 9/22/2011 8:27:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > nkov...@gmail.com 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 > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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