Filmshooting

You COULD do what I once did (once) -- don't enter the decimal point: $7500 for a $75.00 item. 8O

It worked! Whew! Fortunately nobody was willing to overbid $75

I was told by a very highly regarded pro-tech that it is possible to columate the RX lens to a non-reflex camera, BUT you'd have to re-calibrate the focus scale -- the focus scale on the lens would be inaccurate, and you would have to rely on the topside viefinder/focusing screen.

I didn't question ...

Yankee brand processing tanks (@ B&H and Adorama, cr. $10-$20) feature reels that collapse to 110/16mm size for 5 foot lengths of film -- run time cr.12 sec @ 16fps -- sounds unbeatable for short test strips :D Sure beats $200 for experimenting purposes.

Maybe if I heat up some DEKTOL I'll get a ...

Plus-X neg. now there's a thought -- the only reason I didn't consider it was the fear it wouldn't stand up to projection, even @ cr. 5fps, but I guess I'll have to give it a go.

Thanks for the tip, alan

Thank you for your kind responses.

Correct, the interest in Diafine arose from minimal control over tempering, no running water (if the 12 volt pump dies) and personal fatigue re. some 25+ years of pro-processing -- retired, I'd like to keep it as simple as possible - of necessity.

Looking around ...

I'm interested in processing short test strips of 16mm - even single frame exposures - captured on my DIY workprinter. I'm very pleased with the neg. to positive conversion in the video camera,
so...

I'm curious about using DIAFINE developer - has anyone processed plus-x reversal [that's what I've ...

Pardon if i'm stumbling in where i don't belong, but -- I've read elsewhere, that with lenses of 50mm or shorter on a REX / RX camera you need RX lenses specifically computed for use with the RX prism. Assuming you don't want to worry about always working stopped down -- some say: f2.8, some say: f4.

Thanks -- a positive note.

I see DUALL in NY advertise $350 for CLA. Have you had yours tuned up?

The one I'm considering has "the cloudy viewfinder."

Any observations welcome -- looking for something easy to carry -- as in light weight. I've heard the turrets are fragile.

Anything else to watch out for?

TIA

I would request an invoice through ebay's item listing, then sit back and wait. If you don't want to wait forever, there is a message box you could set a limit in -- I think 10 days is standard.

The seller could be away for the holidays true, but non-response is unacceptable in my book.

Cheers ...

-- just run film a second, remove cart, pull a little film out the film port & check the backside for scratches with a magnifier, and look for crud [technical term] build up on the plastic pressure plate.

I suspect humidity causing film to stick to itself [or to the pressure plate] and drag untill ...

Are they black [base side] or white [emulsion side]?

Was high humidity an issue? Sounds like the supply side is dragging initially -- that shakeing thing might help if the film is sticking/dragging in the cart.

The 64T seems to rule out a camera problem -- though you said they were the first 2 ...

$68 + shipping? for a 100 foot roll of 16mm - yipes!

100D is looking a whole lot better.

Sewing machine oil is what I've always heard -- name brand MIGHT be superior to 3 in one oil.

I've had a bottle of Kodak brand oil for years. The label says: "Special Oil" it doesn't say special for what, so it just sits there.

Sounds like a job for EBAY!