Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Is film better than digital? I have to learn to use a film camera, developing and telecine before I can answer that for me...

00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Mail time
01:07 - Beaulieu R16 Camera
02:40 - Lens mount
04:25 - Powering up
05:25 - It's alive
06:00 - Testing speed stablity
07:07 - C-mount lens
08:07 - Rigging it out
09:31 - 16mm films available today.
10:27 - First clip test
11:19 - Loading the film
12:55 - Fomopan reversal developer kit
14:28 - First film
16:23 - Test clips
17:10 - Scanning bodge up
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For the battery solution, these are the parts I used.
The base - amzn.to/3LnJRRD
The rails - amzn.to/42hoatu
The NP-F battery mount - amzn.to/3Ltam8x
The 3 pin DIN connector - uk.rs-online.com/web/p/din-connectors/7863439
The plug on the other end - 5.5/2.1mm barrel jack amzn.to/3NsN59h
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