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Re: Eclair Cameras: Light Meter Issues
This is only my opinion and there are quite a few here on topica, but having a light meter that informs the operator that the lighting conditions have changed is not very helpful. While shooting, what are you going to do, reach up there and change apertures, good luck. Most experienced dp´s check their external meter between shots. Modern telecine will let you compensate for minor or for that matter even major exposure changes inside a take. There is no replacement for understanding exposure and taking a moment to analyze your scene and what your gaffer has done to it. Take the meter out . If you want an ARRI SR S16 then buy one and quite trying to make your ACL into one. The ACL when healthy is quieter, lighter and more flexible than the SR will ever be. Eclair has achieved the sublime in this camera and remember that the Arri SR was in fact designed after the Eclair NPR, neither of which is as quite as a healthy ACL. The ACL with the 200´ mag is the smallest profes
sional camera on the market and if it has been modified properly with Mark´s Gold kit, ( he still has some available) it is the coolest. Whatever cool is worth. Have your camera serviced by a good tech, converted and start shooting. That is what the camera was designed for, shooting.
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark <super16acl@aol.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2003 8:00 pm
Subject: Re: Eclair Cameras: Light Meter Issues
It would certainly be a pain to try to retain the light meter with
a Super-16
conversion, and frankly I've never done it. But I can visualize
how it would
be accomplished.
It could involve replacing the convex lens on the prism with a
longer one,
using a wide angle diopter on the viewfinder to see both the light
meter and the
full super-16 frame, and ultimately the circle in the finder that
represents
where the reading is taken would be off-center of the image. I
gave
suggestions in the HD-144 manual for those who wanted to try, but
I think it may fall
into the category of either "Life is too short" or "the cost is
more than the
camera is worth." But check with Bernie O'Doherty. Also, August
Loessberg has
been playing with enlarging the field of view through the finder,
which would
be a major help. Mark.
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