It's alive!

No, I haven't yet actually shot anything with the camera, but I have tried running real 16mm film stock through it and it runs like a dream!

Recently, I discovered an incredible package deal that Fuji film are running with London-based iLab, a package called Complete16 - check it out if you want to shoot with 16mm film. You buy a 100ft (or 400ft) roll of Fuji film for £50 or £125 respectively (both exclusive of VAT) and for that you also get processing and telecineing to digital video!

It's a bit like in the old days when you would buy a cartridge of Super8 and the processing was included. And I was looking at the best part of a hundred quid for processing and telecine with some rolls of film I've already bought off eBay...

So, those rolls being effectively redundant, I decided to sacrifice one by running it through the camera at full pelt. Net results: confirmation that it does run at 225fps; I can stop and start it at will without it having a heart attack; and careful inspection of the film afterwards revealed no damage.

Now I intend to shoot some tests with a 100ft roll of Fuji film (courtesy of Complete16) and see how steadily the film goes through the camera, so watch this space...