[Frameworks] Aaton camera?

[Eric Theise]

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Curious that a Hyperallergic article posted the same day as Sue's original
opens with a 1987 photo of Ben Caldwell straddling some not-smaller Aaton.

https://hyperallergic.com/993238/a-collective-portrait-of-black-los-angeles-told-through-artist-ben-caldwell/
https://www.towson.edu/cofac/departments/mediafilm/resources/documents/aaton--ltr-16mm-usermanual.pdf


On Mon, Mar 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM Dave Tetzlaff <djtet53 at gmail.com> wrote:

> As much as it costs now to buy, process and workprint-or-scan a 100 ft
> load of 16mm film, putting it in a Krasno is insane. Plus, unless you've
> been doing wrist-arm-shoulder workouts diligently you'll likely need to
> budget for medical bills and/or physical therapy to deal with the aftermath
> of trying to wind the spring a few times.
>
> The going eBay prices of 16mm MOS cameras other than Bolex that are
> actually usable can swing wildly over time. Maybe 18 years ago you could
> get Kodak K100s for like $150-200, but I have no idea what's out there now.
>
> But... There's no point trying to address the question of the OP given
> that anyone who asks if film is still available for an A-Minima likely
> needs way more basic help than getting camera advice from the list (maybe
> like reading through Lipton first?). And there's no way we can offer
> anything like cogent advice unless we know what she want's to shoot, what
> type of end product she might hope to create from it, and why oh why she
> imagines doing this in 16mm instead of some form of digital, since the
> options are so wide, lots of them are smaller and lighter than an an Aaton,
> and memory cards are sure smaller and lighter than rolls of 16mm stock.
>
> IOW, the reason to NOT use video (assuming there is one) in 2025 likely
> indicates the proper path inside the photochemical film realm.
>
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