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My first impression was something very special from switzerland ...
The great machine I am talking about came up in 1950 and with the second edition (Machine No 2 !!!) in 1953 it became famous in the film industry. If I remember correctly the film "Black Orpheus" (won the Palme d´Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival as well as the 1960 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the 1960 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film) was done with that great machine. ...
Who already knows what I have in mind?
Stefan Kudelski (the man behind the machine) examined
several systems for synchronizing the camera with the tape recorder.
One such system worked from a signal generated by the tape recorder
which then slaved a rotary converter feeding a synchronous motor on the
camera. This method had disadvantages, being wasteful of power. At that
time, power transistors were not sufficiently developed to allow the
elimination of the rotary converter. The method finally adopted, as
have others, is the reverse of this method. The camera generates a
signal which is recorded on the same tape as the sound, thereby
reducing the power consumption enormously. ... In addition to receiving
an Oscar Plaque from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,
Stefan Kudelski, while in Hollywood, was entertained at a luncheon of
sound directors and sound engineers of the motion picture and
television industries.
During this luncheon, Kudelski explained, in some detail, the evolution
that is now taking place in his manufacture of recording equipment, His
long-range objective is to provide a recorder which will run for five
years without service or trouble (like a good watch ;-) ). ...
Who got it - now?
It is pure mechanics, definitely high-end ... and Mr Kudelski was established in Geneva as well.
Have a look:
and compare ...
Yes, I´m sure you already got it. It is/was the famous: NAGRA from switzerland
A very well respected machine from professional film and Hifi people.
Some more pictures of different NAGRAs:
... Hifi
What do you think? Can you fathom my thoughts?
About 20 years ago I did a (short) film with some friends on 16mm and a NAGRA was just a dream for us, simple because it was to expensive. By the way, the whole film project was to expensive for us ;-) . But as a "young man", everything is possible. Lucky us, we found some nice (professional) people which lent us some equipment and gave us some of their (already paid) time in the cutting studio. But that is another story ...
I really like Mr Busser´s projects and hope to see more in the future.
Kind regards
oliver
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Max Busser & Friends: MBF-2 Contest til 23rd May
I withdraw my entry above
Hey! The citizen of Mechanopolis , this artifact is for YOU.
