More film camera questions

[Patrick Moore]

I think I'm set for still film camera/s, but my daughter's boyfriend wants a film movie camera and Catie asked my opinion about one for his birthday. She has a budget of about $200 and mentioned these:

1. https://tinyurl.com/ywmfenbt
2. tinyurl.com/43d7vcha

Ideas? Go to CATLabs?

Thanks.

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Patrick Moore

Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum

[Joe M.]

Check out Pro8mm. They are located in Los Angeles and sell refurbished cameras as well as film, processing, etc. 

https://www.pro8mm.com

[Patrick Moore]

Thanks, Joe.

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[m]

yes, those are good models. and the prices are about right these days. canon and chinon made good cameras then. 

but you should make sure there's a return policy. many people selling film equipment can't say with any authority that it's in good shape. thees are antiques -- the meters go off, belts [if there are any] stretch, lubrication never happens. a test roll should be shot and processed within a safe return period. film cameras are still cameras, but with motors -- there's a lot that can go wrong.

how will they watch the results? remember that a projector is necessary to watch film, and that it will affect your judgement of the camera.

[Patrick Moore]

Thanks, Johnsen. I've gotten good advice on cameras from this thread, and I passed on the advice, which strikes me as sound, to deal with reputable mail- or online-order stores to my daughter.

However, she decided to solve the conundrum by choosing instead to buy her boyfriend a leather jacket (or a digital device to record music directly from the instrument). But the thread (here and on iboblistland) did elicit offers for 2 very interesting, old, film cameras for her; thanks again to the offerers.

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