On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 6:23 AM, Jay Hudson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Bolex still makes cameras > I'm curious how many cameras Bolex makes in a year? I assume (if any) they are making them to order. I bought an SBM new from Bolex around 2005/6. It was actually a demo model from their "showroom". Their is also the Swedish company Ikonoskop, however it looks to me like they are focusing mostly on digital and 3D at this stage. Du-All is the US distributor of Ikonoskop and was even doing mods to add a viewfinder. http://www.ikonoskop.com/a-cam-sp16/ There is Photosonics, makers of high speed cameras. Not certain if they make any new cameras? According to their website, Photosonics cameras are still in use at automobile crash test sites. http://www.photosonics.com/index.htm Alan Gordon makes the Gordon GSAP Minicam, though I'd be surprised if they are taking orders for these cameras, it seems more of a limited rental market, direct from AG. http://www.alangordon.com/s_filmcam16_minicam.html Of course, none of the above are like cameras made by Aaton and Arriflex. I was actually surprised when Arriflex came out with the 416. I wonder how many 416 cameras they actually sold? No rental house in the Bay Area or the NW actually bought one of these. I've even seen a few Aaton Xtera (upgraded XTRprod) cameras being sold on the used market. BTW, anyone have an old Maurer camera they want to sell? Alain -- 40 FRAMES Alain LeTourneau Pam Minty 40 FRAMES 5232 N Williams Ave Portland, Oregon 97217 USA +1 503 231 6548 www.40frames.org www.16mmdirectory.org www.emptyquarterfilm.org
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