Testing out a 1970's 16MM BROADCAST CAMERA 

“On the third day, god made a Keurig...” lmao, I love your dad

Your dad is a hoot! One tip as far as camera operation would be to throw something on your shoulder under the camera like a hand towel. Anything that will make you more comfortable operating.

I got Gus Johnson's "god awful country" vibes with this one ! Great vid !

What do you mean it isn't incredible footage?!? It's comedic gold shot on the most nostalgic look possible. I love it so much! I wish with all my heart these methods of documenting were more accessible and practical (and affordable) cause if they were I'd use them all the time.

so as I understand it John Waters would slip a guy at a local tv station money and he would borrow a camera they used to shoot news, so the classic Pink Flamingos and Disparate Living was shot on a camera like that. Scott shows everyone what a great actor he is and looks good in black and white.

That is an awesome 16mm camera! You can see one of these in "Apocalypse Now" (the TV film team led by director Francis Ford Coppola). Thanks for including the open scan. It does have a little vertical jitter (the thickness of the frame line varies very slightly, indicating that it's the camera, not the scan). Nothing to worry about. Together with the Angie 12-120 zoom, that was a great purchase! Love the iconic Mitchell mag and all those rollers inside. This is quality craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing and best of luck for your future 16mm film projects!

I noticed one of the biggest mistakes people today do when they try out an analog film camera is they hold it and move it about like a "Video" camera. motion picture cameras (unless used as an effect) should be panned very slowly. With that said - awesome camera - and I love seeing the this thing in use! Lets see more.

Hi, I own a CP16 and have used it extensively as a student. A few observations: The film, in addition to its age, looked light struck which could have happened when it was shipped with XRay, or it could have just happened through poor long time storage. In either case with all motion picture cameras (even a high end, fully maintained one) use camera tape to tape the magazine edges and the camera door to avoid light leaks! That’s standard film camera procedure. Also when cleaning make sure to use denatured alcohol, not regular rubbing alcohol and acetone. Just don’t let the Acetone come onto plastic and it can also lift paint. As to condition I would not necessarily describe your camera to be in good condition. At least not optically. I’d recommend you open it up on the side and give it some cleaning along with a few drops of oil. Truth though is that you should be able to find a proper CP16 for not too much more $$ if you keep an eye out. They are good cameras but they are ugly, so while a lot of Bolex cameras end up on some display shelves the CP’s are sitting in some boxes and sell for relatively little. Almost all of them came with an Angenieux 12-120. They are not the best lenses but at the same time they are inexpensive and cover an excellent range (plus vintage/imperfect glass is very popular these days). With a well maintained CP 16 and well exposed / transferred fresh stock you can absolutely get results today that can be mistaken for 35mm in the transfer. Clean it, then load it with 7203 and have Kodak transfer it for you and you’ll be amazed what quality you can get out of this old camera!

The inside of your Frezzi looks just like the CP. I've owned a few CPs over the years. They are remarkably easy to service. You may be able to do a near complete overhaul yourself. Checking the timing of the shutter, flange to focal distance etc. is a bit more involved but I replaced the internal drive belts on the two that had and even stripped one down and repainted it gray. Not sure if the Frezzi is as simple but I'll ask around. I work at rental house and know a few guys who were service techs back in the 70's and 80's.

These cameras had some amazing options and features. I use mine when I can. They had internal sound recording options for common optical or full frequency magnetic recording. You could also order them with a TV shutter. Say you want to shooting a scene with a TV in the room. TV picture will reproduce without bars or flicker. You could also produce Kinescopes. That is a TV recording by pointing the camera at a TV screen. They were equipped with "lock-up" motors/ An option of using Any sixty cycle source to "sync-lock" to a Nagra or 16mm sprocket recorder. They are self blimping, meaning the quietest operation of a 16mm camera.

I'd shoot so much of this if it was not so expensive

Svema was used in professional movie making in Soviet Union pretty often. For example, "Trial on the Road" soviet war drama was shot on Svema (have no idea about exact type though).

I really appreciate you showing us the whole reel, very entertaining!

I have this exact camera and lens. Bought it in 1996 for $1200 which was a steal then. I didn't realize back then just how soft the Angenieux zoom lens I had was until I transferred some of my negatives to HD recently. It definitely had overall focus issues as well. I used it on a couple of projects. Those "Mickey Mouse" magazines were a pain to load. I sat in a dark closet one time for a half hour just trying to unscrew the lid to unload the film. You had to turn it just right.

I bought a Frezzi before moving to Los Angeles. Love to hear you talking about it.

The "Mr. Microphone" reference was hilarious!

Wow, never heard of this camera. Thanks for the video.

As always, amazing content

THIS WAS AWESOME!!! Loved his talking on the film. ❤️

This is just amazing, thank you for this, its incredibly interesting!

Your dad was hilarious...🤣😂😀

Another interesting reel! 👏🏾👏🏾

This one was very cool too !

Noah you're a gem thanks for showing all this - great insight!!!

Really fun vide, Noah!

This video took me back to my childhood in the 1970’s when I purchased super 8 mm cameras from a thrift store and used them to shoot footage around our home (we lived in the country at the time) Makes me so aware how much better today’s technology is

This looks amazing! I would really like a camera like this!!

Awesome video! I use the CP-16 (reflex model), and these 70s broadcast cameras are great for people like me who want to get into narrative 16mm productions but can’t afford like an Arri or Aaron. Definitely a steep learning curve with threading them; it can be really frustrating but after a couple times, you get used to it. Definitely second what you said about being careful and getting them serviced if you can; I was lucky and found a great deal on one that had recently been serviced. But you can sometimes find these from a lot of film schools who got them from news stations and used them for student films in the 1990s and 2000s, a lot of them aren’t being used anymore. But yeah, CP-16s are really great cameras for 16mm filmmakers on a budget. Eclair 16mm cameras are also good ones that can be found for cheap as well, those are easier to use than CP-16s but I’ve noticed are also a lot harder to find (at least in the US).

Dad humor is the best! Love your channel!!

I'm a film geek so I thought this was all awesome. But the most random thing was using my local English television station (HTV) jingle from the 70s/80s in your opening logo sting!

Cool, interesting camera! And fun to see your home and family…… nice test film!

This is awesome!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="658">10:58</a> Hahaha! Noah, your Dad had a great sense of humour. Dang, I was hoping his "porno gopher" story was real like a past 'Boogie Nights' life. :)

WHOA DUDE THATS SO COOL!!

Nice! I shot news with these in the late 70s. The Frezzis usually had old Auricon movements while the Cinema Products made their own movements for the CP-16. Both worked great though the CP was a little quieter.

Brilliant video, and for expired stock, great result! Look forward to seeing more films made with this camera when you use it again!

Wow so funny! Awesome vid

Great video with your dad! Your voice sounds like his, and you both have a similar sense of humor! Interesting camera. Lot of effort went into your video - filming with a camera that weighs a ton, getting it developed and digitized! Thanks for sharing. 👍 Oh, I received some Svema 35mm film with an assortment of expired film. Can’t wait to try it. 📷

I had the non reflex CP 16 version of that camera. That's the basic Auricon movement used in CPs and Frezzis. I caught the tail end of the newsfilm era in my intern years in high school. I shot with an Auricon a CP 16A and 16R.

haha best dad ever indeed :)

I love your opening logo!

This deserves more views

What fun!!! You and your dad sound very similar ... a fun video!!!

Good job 👍

Would love to see you use this camera to film a full episode!

i once used few times for Augustana college,sioux falls, sd. 1977. basketball team hired me to shoot in rafters at away games for later study.

You’re dad is a god and so are you, a film god!

I was just daydreaming yesterday about winning the lottery and which 16mm camera to get so you may have helped me there. I always thought an old OB would be a good place. I wonder if the BBC are having a clear out. Thanks for the video. I’m fired up for more film now.

In Thailand In the 50s to the early 70s. Our country's films use a 16.mm film system mostly because in those days it was very tricky to shoot with 35.mm film. To shoot with 35.mm film, it must be the standard that is accepted by the general public, with few studios making 35.mm films.

We don't talk about those people down the road 😂

Awesome! This is like in the 70s

You talked about a Bolex. I had a super 8 model S155. The cartridges only held 50 ft. witch is about a little 3 minuets. So if you had a lot to tell, you better get a bunch of them. And no sound. Kodak later made a sound camera. It was a camera with a switch for a cassette recorder. The tape and exposed film were sent to Kodak for processing. The processed film would have a sound strip on the side of the film. So, you needed a sound projector. Kodak spent a lot of money and time to get this all set up. What killed the whole thing was something called VHS tape. The camera recorded the sound with the video and you could play back the entire project the same day.

Your dad is hilarious!

Your dad is hilarious.

Thanks Noah

Your test reel looks sufficiently retro-aged to give a really cool effect! The audio...you captured that on a phone? Wild synch? Wow. Even the sketchy old film helped it along.

Your dad is precious, dude

Cool camera! :)

He's channeling some Bob and Doug McKenzie for sure

Very hot camera. I was also wondering about that hair LOL

I would like to get ahold of an Auricon camera since they seem to be pretty affordable compared to the CP-16. Not only news stations used them but low budget movie makers (the drive in schlock types) used them in the 50s-70s. But this one is nice too. 👍

It's good for breaking a shoulder

YES

Haha this is awesome. And what a character your dad is 😂

Cool!

Your dad is something!))

I shot and processed that soviet B+W in the late 90's from what i remember it was out of date in the late 80's. It wasn't brilliant. Yours doesn't look that bad really considering, I bought some more 5-6 years ago so no panic to use it.

This is a damn nice camera !

I think this film is perfect to add special effect to your scene to simulate a storm.

"How to make your little project in the style of The Blair Witch movie?" :D

dude, youre looking less pasty. good for you, love the videos. the black and white reminds me of "night of the living dead". would have been nice if the man could say "theyre coming to get you martha."

Tell your dad I caught his “Mr Microphone” reference in there lol

They cost £7,500 in 1980 and were seen as being very second rate - even when compared to a CP16.

This reminds me, I had an Eclair NPR a few years ago. Unfortunately, I needed cash so I sold it off before I got a chance to use it. My Bolex and Filmo 70 cameras have kept me occupied

The hair in that film gate must be a great-grandfather by now.

Your dad seems like a cool guy. Excellent footage shot as well. The hair in the gate is annoying but thats why we shoot test rolls! You live in a beautiful area.

Pretty cool old camera but it'd be a pain to lug around!!! You'd need some padding on your shoulder to keep it from digging into it.

It is arguable that these older cameras can deliver images and a certain kind of character the more expensive ones cannot, in part because they are not as smooth.

your dad is very funny dude 😂

Apart of the hair in the gate , super results. A Good one Noah. That Svema film would have been better looking @ 25 ASA. Hi from Johannesburg.

So how do I book your dad for a comedy show?

Make an expiremental horror movie with the rest of the expired film! Your dad can play every part.

"That's not my fault I was just told what to do" same.

i would really want to use this for who knows what!

Your father is a true spirit, a real natural for hosting shows with sense of humor. LOL I was laughing all through it : D Also, did you really have to clear up his claims about being a porn star? That spoiled the joke. Maybe a few years back, we wouldn't be explaining or clearing up things because people get easily offended nowadays, but i dont think he said anything offensive though : D Loved the camera result. LIke you said, it could be used for different kind of projects. A lot of surreal, horror movies could use it, some music video too. Everything shot on film, if we can see it, can be used, its so beautiful

I need to buy back my Beaulieu r16 🥲

Is there still need for syncing sound with a the camera as I have used super 8 without sound and recorded sound on a separat device. Then ad the sound post production with software.

Can you make more 16mm content? Im really curious about the medium.

It's really important to test out what your dad is going to say before having him say something really important. There's only so much you can know about your dad by looking at him, and making sure he can talk without actually listening to him and hearing what he says.

Where did you get and how much was it? <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="131">2:11</a> well that answers my second question

Your dad is kewl.

But if I dubbing the bolex footage in post, the "sinc audio problem" disappeared or remain impossible have a sinc audio on bolex?

Your dad is a savage 🗿

Where can I find a Frezzi LW16 camera I've had no luck on ebay.

How did you convert film into digital to edit it with in adobe premiere?

Hi, I like the 8/16/33 mm look. But is there cheap alternative? Getting the footage developed and digitized is hardly affordable if you want to shoot a full length analog film (and dont want to use pseudo-analog digital filter.)

Can you post a link to your dad's youtube channel?

How was the Svema developed exactly? Looks better than other Svema stuff I've seen

It looks like the 🎥 emoji

hey noah is it ok if i send a proto type pack film but i havent got the chemicals or film yet so is it ok if i send one that is just blank that cant take a picture becuse i want to know how i can improve my design of how it could come out the camera thank you for reading