I am not a particular fan of Canon Scoopics, especially the earlier gray one (which had a terrible lens compared to the later black Scoopic 16MS).
But I had one to sell. Mark LaPore wanted to buy it, and I did my best to talk him out of it, but he finally convinced me that for him it was a good choice. He was right. For Mark it was the ideal camera. For others wanting a 100-ft load camera for non-sync shooting, there are better choices — Bolex, Arri 16s, Filmo. But for Mark the Scoopic 16MS was perfect. Jeff Kreines On Feb 21, 2014, at 9:02 AM, adeena....@unil.ch wrote: > Thanks everyone, will check LaPore's work! > Best, > Adeena > >> --- Message original --- >> Objet: Re: [Frameworks] Films made with Canon Scoopic 16mm camera >> De: r e <roeen...@gmail.com> >> À: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com> >> Date: mercredi, 19/02/2014 18:48:29 >> >> I second this! I saw Mark LaPore speak about his work at Anthology a few >> years back. It was both intimate and great. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Steve Polta <steve.po...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Mark LaPore was a stalwart advocate of the Canon Scoopic and sang its >> praises to me one day long ago, describing it as basically a pumped up >> Super-8 camera (specifically a pumped up Canon 814-XLS): basically the thing >> is—unlike e.g. the Bolex and other 16mm cameras) a portable self-contained >> unit—automatic in-the-camera light metering, permanently attached zoom/macro >> lens and—best of all for LaPore (and for me) battery powered and thereby >> capable of long takes, up to the length of the 16mm roll (a little over >> three minutes). It's my understanding that most if not all of Mark LaPore's >> 16mm films were shot using this camera including A Depression in the Bay of >> Bengal, The Five Bad Elements, The Glass System, The Sleepers, Kolkata. Many >> (well, three) of these are available from Canyon Cinema: >> http://canyoncinema.com/catalog/filmmaker/?i=188 >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 6:13 AM, <adeena....@unil.ch> wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I'm trying to find examples of important films, or considered seminal works >> in the history of experimental cinema, made using a Canon Scoopic 16mm >> camera. >> Thanks for your help! >> Best, >> >> Adeena >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> ....... >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks Jeff Kreines Kinetta j...@kinetta.com kinetta.com kinettaarchival.com
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