Hey, just seeing if anyone is still having problems with their K3 and Kodaks new plastic spools? A couple of months ago my camera jammed on two different rolls, causing me to have to cancel the shoot 😅
Its made me afraid to go back to shooting so been renting Bolex, wanted to see peeps opinions if anything has changed since April.
Much love!
Didn't have a light meter and realized the shutter was slightly jacked until mid way through filming hence the choppy footage in the beginning but hey, lemons into lemonade, man ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hiya. So I got a super16 Krasnogorsk 3 a year ago for some artist moving image / experimental film projects, and filmed 5 reels on it. Every reel came out with these lines down only the right hand side. It's either a blue line (most visible 2:06 - 2:13), or an orange line (most visible from 1:33 - 1:41), or if there isn't a line then some white marks that run down it (visible throughout). It's a super 16 from Tiras Photo so should have been totally refurbed when I bought it. Any ideas what's causing it?
I've felt around in the camera and there aren't any sharp edges anywhere / nothing that feels like it hasn't been sanded down enough. The loop formers are removed so it can't be those. The only thing I thought it could be is that the right/top release pin feels 'tighter' than the other one but whenever I've loaded it, it runs fine (it's just a bit trickier to get the film through that one). I checked it with a friend that refurbs bolex and he had a go at loading it, and didn't think the test film was being scratched when we ran it through, so he's stumped too.
I'm based in the UK if that's helpful to know re: maybe taking it to someone here to check it out. ty in advance for any thoughts / advice !!