Una càmera com la del meu pare / A camera like my father's
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Ara que fa uns mesos m'he interessat per reviure l'experiencia del cinema casolà en 8 i 16mm, vaig veure una fotografia del meu pare als anys 60 amb la seva càmera de cinema. Tenia força clar que era de 8mm perquè per casa hi havien pel·licules familiars gravades per ell tant de Super-8 com de 8mm "regular" (que en general no miravem perquè ja no teniem projector adequat, només el més modern de Super-8).
Després d'uns dies buscant informació sobre quina càmera podia ser, la vaig identificar gracies a la genial web sobre cinema de 8 i 16mm, vintagecameras.fr. Comprar-la per internet fou facil i barat, n'hi ha moltes i a bon preu.
Amb el seu gran fotometre situat sobre l'objectiu, semblant una càmera TLR (sense tenir-hi res a veure), era facil d'identificar. Es tracta d'una càmera austriaca Eumig C6, fabricada només el 1963-64. Tot i ser la més moderna càmera de 8mm de Eumig, també fou la darrera, crec que pel llançament el 1965 del nou format Super-8 per part de Kodak.
En comparació a totes les altres càmeres de 8mm que tinc, aquesta és molt moderna. Té quatre coses que cap de les més antigues inclou (tot i que no és en demerit de les altres, que m'agraden per més manuals). En primer lloc, el motor no és de molla, sino electric; el visor és reflex, pel que veus directament el que estas filmant, té fotometre (de seleni) que ajusta automaticament l'exposició; i finalment, l'objectiu té zoom en principi motoritzat (però aquesta part falla).
Em vaig trobar que aquesta càmera tenia el compartiment de les 5 piles de 1,5 volts ple de corrosió, però vaig aconseguir netejar-lo i reparar-lo, i la camera funciona molt bé, Fins i tot el que seria el seu punt feble, el fotometre de seleni (no recarregable) encara aguanta i dona bones lectures. De fet, aquest es el punt que podrà fer fallar la càmera eventualment, ja que els fotometres de seleni no es poden recarregar i van perdent la efectivitat, i a sobre aquest determina la apertura del objectiu de forma automatica, pel que quan falli, la càmera serà inoperativa. L'unic altre problema és que la tapa per canviar la pel·licula no tanca bé del tot, i em va arruinar bona part de la primera pel·licula de prova, però una mica de cinta aillant negra ho arregla perfectament.
www.vintagecameras.fr/eumig/eumig-c6
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Now that I've been interested in reliving the home cinema experience in 8 and 16mm for the past few months, I saw a photograph of my father in the 60s with his film camera. It was pretty clear that it was 8mm because there were family movies around the house shot by him in both Super-8 and "regular" 8mm (which we usually didn't watch because we no longer had a suitable projector, only the more modern Super-8).
After a few days of searching for information about which camera it might be, I identified it thanks to the great website about 8 and 16mm film, vintagecameras.fr. Buying it online was easy and cheap, there are many and at a good price.
With its large light meter located above the lens, looking like a TLR camera (without having anything to do with it), it was easy to identify. This is an Austrian Eumig C6 camera, manufactured only in 1963-64. Despite being Eumig's most modern 8mm camera, it was also the last, I think due to the launch in 1965 of the new Super-8 format by Kodak.
Compared to all the other 8mm cameras I have, this one is very modern. It has four things that none of the older ones include (although that's not to the detriment of the others, which I like for a more manual experience). First of all, the motor is not spring-loaded, but electric; the viewer is reflex, so you see directly what you are filming, it has a photometer (of selenium) that automatically adjusts the exposure; and finally, the objective has motorized zoom (but this part fails).
I found that this camera had the compartment of the 5 1.5 volt batteries full of corrosion, but I managed to clean and repair it, and the camera now works very well, Even what would be its weak point , the selenium meter (non-rechargeable) still holds up and gives good readings. In fact, this is the point that may eventually cause the camera to fail, since selenium meters cannot be recharged and lose their effectiveness, and on top of that, it determines the opening of the lens automatically, so when it fails, the camera it will be inoperative. The only other problem is that the cover for changing the film doesn't close quite right, and light leaks ruined a lot of my first test film, but a bit of black electrical tape fixes that perfectly.
Una càmera com la del meu pare / A camera like my father's
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Ara que fa uns mesos m'he interessat per reviure l'experiencia del cinema casolà en 8 i 16mm, vaig veure una fotografia del meu pare als anys 60 amb la seva càmera de cinema. Tenia força clar que era de 8mm perquè per casa hi havien pel·licules familiars gravades per ell tant de Super-8 com de 8mm "regular" (que en general no miravem perquè ja no teniem projector adequat, només el més modern de Super-8).
Després d'uns dies buscant informació sobre quina càmera podia ser, la vaig identificar gracies a la genial web sobre cinema de 8 i 16mm, vintagecameras.fr. Comprar-la per internet fou facil i barat, n'hi ha moltes i a bon preu.
Amb el seu gran fotometre situat sobre l'objectiu, semblant una càmera TLR (sense tenir-hi res a veure), era facil d'identificar. Es tracta d'una càmera austriaca Eumig C6, fabricada només el 1963-64. Tot i ser la més moderna càmera de 8mm de Eumig, també fou la darrera, crec que pel llançament el 1965 del nou format Super-8 per part de Kodak.
En comparació a totes les altres càmeres de 8mm que tinc, aquesta és molt moderna. Té quatre coses que cap de les més antigues inclou (tot i que no és en demerit de les altres, que m'agraden per més manuals). En primer lloc, el motor no és de molla, sino electric; el visor és reflex, pel que veus directament el que estas filmant, té fotometre (de seleni) que ajusta automaticament l'exposició; i finalment, l'objectiu té zoom en principi motoritzat (però aquesta part falla).
Em vaig trobar que aquesta càmera tenia el compartiment de les 5 piles de 1,5 volts ple de corrosió, però vaig aconseguir netejar-lo i reparar-lo, i la camera funciona molt bé, Fins i tot el que seria el seu punt feble, el fotometre de seleni (no recarregable) encara aguanta i dona bones lectures. De fet, aquest es el punt que podrà fer fallar la càmera eventualment, ja que els fotometres de seleni no es poden recarregar i van perdent la efectivitat, i a sobre aquest determina la apertura del objectiu de forma automatica, pel que quan falli, la càmera serà inoperativa. L'unic altre problema és que la tapa per canviar la pel·licula no tanca bé del tot, i em va arruinar bona part de la primera pel·licula de prova, però una mica de cinta aillant negra ho arregla perfectament.
www.vintagecameras.fr/eumig/eumig-c6
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Now that I've been interested in reliving the home cinema experience in 8 and 16mm for the past few months, I saw a photograph of my father in the 60s with his film camera. It was pretty clear that it was 8mm because there were family movies around the house shot by him in both Super-8 and "regular" 8mm (which we usually didn't watch because we no longer had a suitable projector, only the more modern Super-8).
After a few days of searching for information about which camera it might be, I identified it thanks to the great website about 8 and 16mm film, vintagecameras.fr. Buying it online was easy and cheap, there are many and at a good price.
With its large light meter located above the lens, looking like a TLR camera (without having anything to do with it), it was easy to identify. This is an Austrian Eumig C6 camera, manufactured only in 1963-64. Despite being Eumig's most modern 8mm camera, it was also the last, I think due to the launch in 1965 of the new Super-8 format by Kodak.
Compared to all the other 8mm cameras I have, this one is very modern. It has four things that none of the older ones include (although that's not to the detriment of the others, which I like for a more manual experience). First of all, the motor is not spring-loaded, but electric; the viewer is reflex, so you see directly what you are filming, it has a photometer (of selenium) that automatically adjusts the exposure; and finally, the objective has motorized zoom (but this part fails).
I found that this camera had the compartment of the 5 1.5 volt batteries full of corrosion, but I managed to clean and repair it, and the camera now works very well, Even what would be its weak point , the selenium meter (non-rechargeable) still holds up and gives good readings. In fact, this is the point that may eventually cause the camera to fail, since selenium meters cannot be recharged and lose their effectiveness, and on top of that, it determines the opening of the lens automatically, so when it fails, the camera it will be inoperative. The only other problem is that the cover for changing the film doesn't close quite right, and light leaks ruined a lot of my first test film, but a bit of black electrical tape fixes that perfectly.