Bolex C8 8mm Camera Overview / Loading

Michael Raso gives an overview of the 1957 Bolex C8 8mm home movie camera. Film - Developing - Scanning services: filmphotographystore.com/coll...

[@aengusmacnaughton1375]

Tell John that I now have his "Pressure!" as my ringtone on my phone!!!!

[@cecildeville6950]

Nice review, My favorite Bolex is my P-1. That zoom lens would require far too much screwing but might actually be handy for fast action.

[@antoniobourge12]

P2 user here, nothing like them

[@orange_bench]

awsome, i got a c8sl, wish i had all the features on mine that this one does

[@Kaufeetimevideo]

I complicate my life by using old film lenses on nice digital SLR cameras. Manual focus brings me back to the old days

[@aengusmacnaughton1375]

Hey! I have one of these cameras around here somewhere -- with a standard lens. It runs -- need to try it out!

[@spigeon]

Great now I have to find a baby bolex to repair and add to my collection haha

[@rothellecooke7425]

Finally a great review on something I own. I have about 10 Bolex and been sending them out for CLA to The Photo Center in LA, about $88 per Bolex:) Funny I've just received my film back from you guys and I ran it with my Kodascope Eight Model 70 8mm film projector. All I can say wow!!!!!! Thanks for all the help and a wonderful review..... And yes I buy my film from you guys and follow you on ig too...

[@FilmPhotographyProject]

Many thanks for the support!!!!! - Mike & Team

[@wattehel]

I believe Bolex will still service it.

[@jimshulman9221]

In my experience ALL of the small-body 8mm Bolexes need a servicing, since the mechanisms go out of adjustment, particularly the spring motors. On the 'bay seller bluemonarch22 offers full.small body Bolex servicing. I can vouch for the quality of his service-a night-and-day difference with my D8L (model made a few years after this C8)

[@NineVoltDigitalCinema]

Oh my god! I have one of these I picked up twenty years ago for $5 at a thrift shop! I've often wondered if it was useable?

[@rothellecooke7425]

Wind it up to see if it runs. You might want to send it out for a CLA. I send all my Bolex to The Photo Center in LA, Cali....😁

[@jaydaknight2827]

Im a little confused- when you loaded the film in the first round you put the dull side against the lens and when you loaded it to shoot the 2nd side you put dull side against the lens- wont you record over what you just shot?

[@FilmPhotographyProject]

No, because you are shooting an 8mm image on 16mm wide film...so you are shooting two side-by-side images - your developed film looks like this on your negative - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioLVdZWhft9lh6s

[@KK4CNM]

Have you ever tried to do a CLA on one of these to clean and replace the grease?

[@FilmPhotographyProject]

I have not. This particular camera is a bit grundgy - not sure if worth the expense. - Mike

[@aengusmacnaughton1375]

Just a question -- Mike -- did you try mounting the zoom lens with the viewfinder on the other side of the camera? Not sure if the viewfinder standoff distance is enough for it to work that way or not, but that would at least not block the film door....

[@FilmPhotographyProject]

If I mount the Zoom on the other side, then I can't wind the film. :(

[@aengusmacnaughton1375]

@@FilmPhotographyProject -- Ooops, it's not quite a win-win, is it? Well, does that zoom lens work on other dbl-8mm cameras? Is it a D-mount lens?

[@juanpagg88]

B A B Y B O L E X $

[@manesmurks]

Could you recomend what type of film to buy for this camera?

[@FilmPhotographyProject]

40 iso Double 8 film. Color - filmphotographystore.com/collections/movie-film/products/regular-8-film-fpp-cine8-color-negative-50d-film BW - filmphotographystore.com/collections/movie-film/products/regular-8-film-fpp-cine8-bw-50-reversal-film-double-8

[@backtalk666]

any info on how to take apart this lens to clean it?

[@FilmPhotographyProject]

No. Recommended service for Baby Bolex cameras - tinyurl.com/ystaky5w

[@ianmartinez3601]

My mom and dad just bought a house kids threw away 8mm 1959 film in dumpster so i found a m8 bolex and polard projector how much for one who would buy it

[@jakewestbrook3214]

I imagine that zoom lens wouldn't work with the h8 either- simply because of the eyepiece.

[@oilman930]

A few things after watching your little video, don’t bother wasting a roll of film in this camera, it’s too gummed up to full a full roll of film through it. It’s just wasting a roll of film. Have the poor thing overhauled first. Second, ISO 40 film shot a f/22 will be underexposed by a stop a full stop and a third of another stop. Finally the YVAR lens on this camera is just the basic middle of the lens range three lens element normal lens for this camera. One plus is that it’s not a fixed focus lens. SWITAR lenses were the top end lenses, which this one isn’t. Keep up the good work, and keep shooting film.

[@MORCOPOLO0817]

Some lube on the worm gear for the shutter should smooth out the operation.

[@rothellecooke7425]

CLA

[@fbnx4219]

This is not a "reflex" lens. It has a beamsplitter.

[@FilmPhotographyProject]

The only thing splitting per your comment are "hairs" - Mike

[@fbnx4219]

@@FilmPhotographyProject I think it is a significant difference that is worth mentioning.

[@FilmPhotographyProject]

We will.