Eclair Cameras: hd-144-installation-questions

[eric jarvies <eric@earthid.org>]

hello,

i have searched but have not found information regarding serial numbers to determine what model of acl i have.  perhaps some of you may know or could help me?  the serial number for the camera is 2115.  the hd-144 website indicates i need to determine if my camera is an acl I or II(also, i personally would like to know if it is french or english made, and what year it was made).  any info greatly apreciated accordingly.

regarding installation of the kit, any of you done the work yourselves?  the instructions seem straight forward, but perhaps some personal experiences can shed some additional light on the subject matter.  also, i see there are a few other people/companies that do their own conversions ... based on experiences, quality, etc., would anyone have the opinion one conversion if beter then the next?  if so, why?  unlike my beaulieu r16's which there are no avialable s16 conversion kits(which is why i've had to forego the process myself), the acl seems well covered, and i for one have no intentions of creating my own converson from scratch.  also, i have to do the conversion myself, as it is too costly for me to be sending the camera in and out of mexico, so that is why i am going to go at it myself.  i think the only thing i will actually send out is the ground glass to be brightened and etched.  any good suggestions as to who cna etch safe marks for a good price?

and one more question not related to the s16 conversion; has anyone here tapped directly into the port on the body and installed  video tap without messing with adapting the viewfinder(to avoid the use of any prisms/beamsplitters, etc.)?  if so, what mm lens did you use ... 50mm, 80mm?

thanks,

eric

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