No sorry i don't have any other information about the Swizz company Martin
refers to. I made my own Span 8 camera a couple of years ago, It's very
ropey but I guess it's kind of cool. At the time I found it hard to find
regular 8 film and I went throgh a terrible financial patch so i didn't test
it
Thanks, Matt!
I am intrigued by the Swiss reference. Do you have any more info? And
I am aware of Martin's article. He is such a great promoter of small
format usage and DIY engineering.
Where did you try this? Do you actually have a similar camera?
Cheers!
NK
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 4:08 AM,
Carlileb,
This is a specifically modified MK 4 model for a native ultrawide
format apparently made in the early Eighties. But I concur there is a
definite historical lineage with Athena projectors and what appears to
be Kodak Pageant chassis.
I appreciate the observation.
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at
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
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
