[Frameworks] Super-8 refurb camera vendor?

[Lee Murray]

Do-All Camera <http://www.duallcamera.com/> in NY sells refurbished S8 cameras for less than Pro8mm but they don’t have a Ronda Cam-like option. Pro8mm refurbishes cameras on order and adds some updated features tailored to their film stocks. Do-All sells what they have on hand and will refurbish your camera if you sent it to them. I paid $125 for a Nizo 561 micro on eBay and eventually sent it to Do-All for an over-hall. I paid $300 for the fix and shipping. I now have a $425 camera that would cost $500 or $600 already fixed. so far so good. the points of failure of S8 cameras are old battery terminals and an electronic exposure meter that has to be clean and calibrated properly to manually set the aperture. I’d contact Do-All and ask them what they'd think about refurbishing a whole box of cameras for a workshop.


> On Jun 8, 2016, at 1:33 PM, Fred Smith <fsmith01 at rcn.com> wrote:
> 
> Pro8mm of Burbank CA. sells a refurbished Canon 310 under the name "Rhonda Cam". Cost is about $400. You get a rebuilt camera and a limited warantee, something you can't really get any more. Plus they can repair it if one breaks.
> 
> On 6/8/2016 1:15 PM, Kevin O wrote:
>> Hello frameworks!
>> 
>> I'm applying for a grant to equip our mobile studio with enough super-8 cameras to run small workshops, like 5-10 total. Can anybody recommend a store or individual that sells reliable, fairly basic but still manually controllable refurbished super-8s?
>> 
>> I would love any tips for better ways to find these than ebay. And I'm not interested in the new Kodak ones that are digital & film at once.
>> 
>> Thanks for your help! Feel free to contact me either through the listserv or offline via email.
>> 
>> -Kevin Obsatz
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