All I want for Christmas is: (UPDATED)
by admin on Jul.23, 2009, under Opinions, Rants
Since really getting into understanding film through my Cinematography class(we’re shooting a MOS short on 35mm on Saturday), I’ve been growing more and more interested in shooting parts or the entirety of some small projects on 16mm film. Last week we were given the option of taking out a 16mm wind-up camera and a 100′ roll or two of 50D (ISO Film Speed 50 Film balanced to 5500 Kelvin, or Daylight). I didn’t because I wasn’t going to be able to shoot in a group over the weekend(Nicole and I went to Jupiter, FL, to see a friend of hers). Nevertheless, I’ve still become more and more intrigued by the use of film. Something about it just makes all of us feel more legit as filmmakers. Strange, I know, but it does.
So I’ve been out doing research about products and techniques for shooting with a 16mm wind-up camera. A lot of research. After doing this for a while, I’ve settled on a few items:
Krasnogorsk 3 Super 16mm Film Camera w/ M42 Lens Mount – ~$350
Carl Zeiss Jena Primes (M42 Mount):
Zeiss Distagon T/2,8 25mm Manual Focus Lens – ~$825
Zeiss Distagon T/2 35mm Manual Focus Lens – ~$825
Zeiss Planar T/1,4 50mm Manual Focus Lens – ~$550
Pentax Super-Takumar Primes (M42 Mount):
Pentax Super-Takumar f/3,5 24mm Manual Focus Lens – ~$100
Pentax Super-Takumar f/2,0 35mm Manual Focus Lens – ~$100
Pentax Super-Takumar f/1,4 50mm Manual Focus Lens – ~$70
Pentax Super-Takumar f/1,9 85mm Manual Focus Lens – ~$150
Pentax Super-Takumar f/2,5 135mm Manual Focus Lens – ~$80
Sekonic L-398A Studio Deluxe III Analog Incident and Reflected Light Meter – ~$180
Here’s a music video shot with the Krasnogorsk 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-jrm0wvtk0
With these tools and ~10,000 feet of Kodak Vision2 film, I could shoot a feature film. Fear not, I’ll be adding more to this list as I find reasonable additions.
- Robert
