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by switar king
Fri Apr 29, 2005 12:36 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Zeiss Ikon gs8 shutter
Replies: 0
Views: 470

Zeiss Ikon gs8 shutter

Does anybody know the shutter angle for a Zeiss Ikon gs8?
by switar king
Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:45 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: In The Market For 16mm
Replies: 37
Views: 7248

Nobody is using them because they haven't made them for a long time, and I doubt a camera manufacturer would sell you their new camera and then tell you, "now, go look on EBAY and find some twenty-plus year old lenses to put on our new camera, oh, and you'll need to find an adapter so they fit ...
by switar king
Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:10 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: In The Market For 16mm
Replies: 37
Views: 7248

Nigel-- Please give me clear, precise, factual support for your statement that Cooke lenses are better than Switars before you tell me to shove em'. In what way are they better, sharpness, color resolve, glass purity, glass formuation? What is the percentage of occlusions and abberations in Cooke gl...
by switar king
Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:14 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Would anyone like to give me feedback on these story boards
Replies: 18
Views: 6727

Hello, I got to the first couple of scenes and stoped reading... would a guard really leave a convict alone in a boat (any convict would try to escape, I'm sure) to go look for a missing "party" that is supposed to meet them to help with the prisoner transfer, or is this just written for t...
by switar king
Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:39 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: In The Market For 16mm
Replies: 37
Views: 7248

A Bolex with Switar lenses is the best bet for your money (any Bolex reflex). A Bolex is made out of ALL METAL PARTS, like a good watch, and will last forever if lubed. Open one up and look inside, it's absolutely beautiful. Switar prime lenses are the best EVER made for 16mm, if anybody disagrees w...
by switar king
Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:27 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Making a film, Alone!
Replies: 19
Views: 2545

Stick with the digital and make a movie all by yourself.

"The enemy of creativity is a lack of limitations"----- Orson Wells