paniolo
Established
Hello Photographers,
I took a look at these cute machines and got one question.
There is a spring driven motor that has to be cocked to be suited for 25 or 50 pictures.
Can I take them all at once or must the shutter be pressed every single time?
The idea is to have a small "cine/movie" camera that supports standard 135 film.
I took a look at these cute machines and got one question.
There is a spring driven motor that has to be cocked to be suited for 25 or 50 pictures.
Can I take them all at once or must the shutter be pressed every single time?
The idea is to have a small "cine/movie" camera that supports standard 135 film.
rodinal
film user
One at a time, and the spring has enough power for no more than ten or so exposures.
Possibly it can be modified (as some pistols are) to be fully automatic.
Possibly it can be modified (as some pistols are) to be fully automatic.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
It's always amusing to hear about Robots being referred to as "cute machines", which they certainly look to be ... Once you pick one up and see how heavy and solid it is, you know that it is one industrial grade piece of equipment. ;-)
The Robot I, II, IIa and Star series cameras don't normally have continuous sequence capabilities, although I think you can rig one up to do that. Most have spring mechanisms that store enough energy for 10-15 exposures at a time, maximum. Some had larger, extended spring motors in them to handle many more exposures on one winding.
The Robot Royal models are different, however. They include a continuous mode operation as standard and can fire in continuous sequence (4-5 frames per second, I think) by turning a knob. They still cannot make more than 10-15 exposures per spring wind. They're bigger, more "standard rangefinder" looking cameras, and no less industrial in build or quality; they are also both square format and 2:3 format versions. In the latter part of the 1960s, many of them were sold for industrial and traffic control use, enhanced with electric motor driven wind mechanisms and large film backs, some without viewfinder or rangefinder. They're not particularly fragile, but many of them that you see available for sale are well worn from many years of heavy use.
Fritz Kergl of Robot Kamera Dienst in Düsseldorf does excellent Robot service and repairs. He overhauled both my classic Robot II and Robot Star 50... http://www.robot-kameradienst.de/kontakt.html
G
paniolo
Established
Thank you Godfrey!
And yes, in my eyes they look like a serious holga
just amazing
You know of any compat movie camera that is able to take normal 135 film or bulk film?
~8-12 fps would be awesome, of course 36 exposures or ~50 with square format are not much, but it would be enough to make seqeuences of several seconds.
regards tobi
And yes, in my eyes they look like a serious holga
just amazingYou know of any compat movie camera that is able to take normal 135 film or bulk film?
~8-12 fps would be awesome, of course 36 exposures or ~50 with square format are not much, but it would be enough to make seqeuences of several seconds.
regards tobi