I have a Bolex Camera and am confused as to size of film I need.?

Question

I have a 16mm Bolex Reflex. I want to buy the Kodak EXR 50D Color Negative Film 5245/7245. However it comes in either 100 ft or 400 ft. Does the size of 100 v. 400 matter? What should I get?

Answer 1

I'm sorry to offend, but neither answer above me contains an ounce of useful information.

If you know that you want to use a specific color negative film, you already know more than they do. I must say, though, that I do not see the EXR-50D showing on the current Kodak page. http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/16mm/products/negative/?id=0.1.4.5.4&lc=en Perhaps this film has been replaced with something else??? I would also comment that many people would simply use a color reversal film, such as Ektachrome 100D, in a movie camera to avoid the need to make transfers.

Go to http://www.bolexcollector.com/cameras.html and look for your specific camera model to see what length of film rolls it accepts. Many models will accept only up to 100' rolls.

Note to others: This is a movie camera and it would indeed use a long roll of film that would not be put into a bulk loader and the numbers, in this case, do not refer to film speed but the actual length of the roll.

Answer 2

I have never used this camera or film, but it sounds like you are buying the film in bulk (either 100' or 400' long rolls) that you will need to load yourself in a darkroom or in a film loading bag. I have never loaded film this way, but if that's what needs to be done, you will need to have blank film cartridges or canisters (whatever the Bolex camera uses) to load the film into. And, of course, it will need to be done in a COMPLETELY dark environment!

If you have the option of buying film already on camera-ready rolls I'd sure go that route, even if it is more expensive!

Sorry I couldn't be of more help!

Answer 3

Wish I had something helpful to say... 100 and 400 sound like the speed of the film rather than a length measurement to me... kinda spotlights how much I know... :) (Which is nothing at all!) I'll star it... maybe you'll get some press... Welcome back, sweetie!