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:
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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.
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