[Leica] Equipment Request

[durling at cox.net (Mike Durling)]

Jim,

I've seen several Revere-88s in antique shops.  Since I already have my 
dad's, which I drag out every now and then, I haven't picked up a 
second.  They are well built and have good optics.  For projection they 
are much better than later "dual-8" projectors.

Once I tried to do some quick and dirty video transfers with it and 
found that the sparking of the motor interfered with the (older) video 
camera.  Otherwise they are very nice.

Mike D

Jim Shulman wrote:
> OK, it sorta has to do with Leica (I own a Leicina 8SV)
> 
> Lately I've been even more retro than a Leica film shooter--I've been 
> making
> b/w movies with my standard 8mm rollfilm equipment.  Yes, you get strange
> looks when winding up your camera at some big event. Even better, imagine
> the reaction when you say that yes, there IS film in the camera.  I took it
> to the Greenwich CT car show this past weekend, where I saw an M6, and M2,
> and one fellow with a Retina IIIc.
> 
> Unfortunately, my poor Bolex 18-5 projector went hooves-up with a fried
> motor; the local camera shop isn't exactly bursting with options.
> 
> Does anyone on the US side of the list have an 8mm (regular 8 or dual
> super/standard 8) movie projector in decent working shape that they'd like
> to sell?  I assume that someone out there has one moldering in the hall
> closet.  If I'm going to buy one, I'd rather give my money to a LUGger.
> 
> Would love to see the footage I shot over Memorial Day.
> 
> Replies off list, please!
> 
> Best,
> Jim Shulman
> Bryn Mawr, PA
> 
> 
> PS.  Here's a peep into our silver halide still film future: to shoot with
> my standard 8 camera, I have to order film from the mid-west.  It's
> available only in b/w, in one reversal emulsion.  When I've exposed the
> film, it's sent to the one lab (on the west coast) that will process and
> slit 8mm film.  That comes back via priority mail.  A roll with processing
> and shipping runs about $25, all told.  
> 
> 
> 
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