Bell and Howell sundial 319 Camera Vlog

[TOUSNESP]

Very cool camera? Very superficial handling. 25 does not mean minutes but feet. You have two times 25 feet of film for exposure with Double-8 film (16 mm wide) which you thread up again after one half run of 2000 frames. There are 80 frames per foot. Once loaded you wind the spring motor fully by the handle that protrudes obviously and then are free to shoot by pressing the release button. You set the diaphragm according to a guess of the ambient light situation.

[super8man]

The filter is a #85 orange filter for use with Kodachrome (color) film. Each roll of film was 25 feet long and you ran it through the camera twice...each "half" of the film gave you 2 minutes of filming time for a total of 4 minutes per roll of film. You can shoot B&W or color, it really does not matter. The sundial is only calibrated for very slow film stocks, I believe 10ASA, so it is essentially a pretty bottom of the barrel camera compared to many other 8mm cameras at the time.

[sethmusic]

i just6 bought a b&h 220 sundial...i think its basically the same thing. I'm almost through my first roll of film. shot a lot of footage at the lake on a boat. I wont know how the camera works or what the quality of the film will be until i get it developed. I'm excited to find out. I'll post the video so you can see what it looks like. Mine is just a standard 8mm and not a super 8. i think thats what yours is as well..i'm excited to see what it will look like. i hope i didnt screw anything up.

[steveseason]

Super 8 rocks!

[zorkiglass]

That thing you do at 0:10min, a tic?

[stylistbrighton]

who knows. Maybe.

[luisystys]

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[BerkeleyBuilt]

drew berrymore much?

[ksaloverksa]

cool

[WEIRDALYO]

she doesn't talk that loud

[stylistbrighton]

i dont.

[itemno1]

i can barely hear it..

[shane8mm]

I have 2 Bell & Howell cameras like the one you own. The one B&H that I have was never used still inside the plastic bag and foam insert. The inspection tag was still inside the film chamber. These cameras as you know are built like battle tanks. The 50's sure produced some interesting items. Regular 8mm film is still available for these cameras. I have a Minolta Super 8mm camera that I shoot film with and then watch the movies on a projector. The images are amazing.

[stylistbrighton]

wow, that sounds great. the 50;s sure did produce some great things. i remember seeing some movies on projectors that were taken by family. There is something so amazing about seeing footage from these cameras on the projector. Thanks for your comment.

[audionautix]

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[stylistbrighton]

Thanks, I had my suspicions it must be featured somewhere...haha...

[mohadude]

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[stylistbrighton]

it is great...apart from the rude comments...LOL...to be expected i guess.

[NeverBannedOK]

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[Jupitroid]

Ah, an old "Hell and Bowell"! I have a B & H Eyemo which was used for shooting 35mm combat footage in WWII. Most of the American combat footage you see was shot with a Bell and Howell.

To think that back in the 1950s home movie film cameras were very popular. Now I don't think that most people's houses have a camera in them which uses film. I'm a motion picture projectionist and movie theaters will soon be all digital as well. I'll be out of a job. Goodbye film. It was fun.

[stylistbrighton]

yeah, it seems to be the digital era. I think film will always have that cult following with arty types. a motion picture projectionist sounds a cool job. I like all the Lomography camera using film, i suspect these will stay popular but maybe not for the mainstream.

[Jupitroid]

I'd heard the word "Lomography" but had to hit Wikipedia on that one. Oh, OK, I know about the old Russian Lomo cameras. I really like the new Russian Krasnogorsk 16mm movie cameras. They're made my Lomo also. Inexpensive, good quality, and just plain cool.

I agree, film will stick around like punk rock. There are still the old diehards who listen to it, and there are also 16 year olds with purple mohawks.

[silverlynn]

Hello, So I have one of these from my grandmother. Do you know anything about film? Because I belive there is some still inside it. PM me cause id like to ask some more questions about it.

[stylistbrighton]

i dotn know much about film. there are a few people in the comment section here who do.

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[mattmia2]

Oh, and I think that is an accessory filter or lens on that ring on the front(probably filter to color correct color film for incandescent  light), it should unscrew to reveal he native lens.

[mattmia2]

The film and processing are available in the us from a very limited number of suppliers and labs via mail order. I got mine at a garage sale for about $.25 about 20 years ago. It has a solar cell connected to an automatic exposure control instead of the knob,

I need a take up reel for mine if anyone knows where I can get one or what they look like,

[mattmia2]

the 0-25 is feet of film remaining. It is double 8, not super 8, the super 8 used a cartridge, this uses 2 reels that contain 16mm film, and are shot on the first 8mm half and flopped an shot on the second 8mm side, then the 16 mm film is slitted into 2 8mm films after it is processed. It could shoot color film, but I don't think that color reversal film was available until the early 60's, so if it is from the mid 50's it was probably originally used with b&w.

[stylistbrighton]

Thanks for all the information in the comments, really useful. Appreciate it.

[etbitmydogucf]

This is oddly interesting.

[stylistbrighton]

thanks, i try.

[natedizzle83]

'shoe horn' hehehe, you mean 'hot shoe'?

cute! XD

[mattmia2]

i think it is just a shoe, i don't think i has electrical connections.

[reedunculous]

That metal clip on the top is for an accessory light meter that tells you what to set the exposure dial at, instead of guessing that the light is "hazy" or whatever. Some had several different scales for different ASA film.

[stylistbrighton]

cool thanks for letting me know.

[kevman5]

I see those types of cameras all the time at used stored here.

[Rikotistic]

I almost bought an old camera, but wasn't sure if celluloid film was available. It would be so retro-artistic to actually make a film with one. I have a few super-eight cameras I used as a child making silly science fiction movies. Very awesome video. Interesting. Deserves a ten but Youtube only allows a five. So five!!

[stylistbrighton]

Thanks for your comment, that is kind of you. I think the film is available but highly expensive. I think if i did have film i wouldnt be able to decide what to film! haha.. Thanks again.

[KurtLindal]

P.S.

I noticed you favoring your right side, I hope you recover soon.

Best Wishes

Kurt

[stylistbrighton]

Thanks, yeah i pulled several muscles in my back actually of the right. It was a nightmare....feeling better now though so thank you again

[KurtLindal]

No Jane, I don't have any of it, we moved around a lot when I was a kid and one of my aunts claimed it during a move when I was about 12. All of the home movies my Grandmother made were black & white. The only color films I ever had were cartoons she bought me. Even before cameras went digital or electronic, they were hundreds of times more sophisticated than that B&H 319. Unlike today where almost everybody is making vid's and home movies, at that time it was quite rare to find people that did.

[stylistbrighton]

yeah it was rare, a really special thing.

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[ellswortha101]

the 25 is the frames per second, and you dont know that it is b&w by the tint, tinted lenses are just ones that have uv filters to protect it from the sun

[meximusic26]

ere muy linda

[zimmyfan115]

Very interesting. Thanks.

Ron

[Madzho89]

where did you get that...it's so beautiful

[norwaydave2]

you speak very low

[andrewberkeley]

I think the "25" you mention might be the number of feet of film either used or left to use

[szczochkota]

hooolle fak!

[guslingus]

Wow how historically mediocre

[thebarmanpoet]

You have an exceptionally pleasant way of speaking.

[stylistbrighton]

Thank you.

[test957]

Oh yes. I see on the side where you can put the 8GB sd card in! Just wind it up to get some tension and there you go! Only problem is the card won't do anything, lol.

[test957]

Now that I think about it, they will probably be talking about today's cameras and sd cards in 50 years and laughing at them.

[stylistbrighton]

They will, i wonder what it will be like in 50 years?...i just cant imagine.

[stylistbrighton]

hahah...

[WillTavlin]

i have one of these that my grandpa gave me, and whenever i have a friend over, they always say "what the hell is that" i sort of sigh and shake my head

[stylistbrighton]

Do they not say, 'wow what is that cool looking thing?' hahah...i think these cameras are very beautiful and the stories attached to them arre always priceless.

[LETHLSS]

nice sweater

[LETHLSS]

...lol, or pull over whatever

[KurtLindal]

We don't get to see many of those nostalgic old cameras any more. My grandmother bought one of those Bell& Howell 319's so she could make home movies for us to watch on the 8mm movie projector she bought me for my 9th birthday(1961). The meter on the side is an approximate "time elapsed" indicator. Although quite primitive by todays standards, It worked very well. No USB or any other kind of interface. You took the film to camera shop to get it developed, then played it on a projector.

[stylistbrighton]

Different times hey? I love these old cameras and i love hearing stories about them. What a cool 9th birthday present. Did you manage to save any of the footage?

[YourPsychoanalyst]

i'd like to see your dad make a camera vlog here. after all he seems to be the owner of those cams and he seems to be the one with the background knowledge, right?

[stylistbrighton]

I know i wanted him to make a vlog but we didnt have time. ;(

[ulfthegoon]

How many times do you say camera?

[stylistbrighton]

You count.... then let me know. ;)

[hossboss96]

hahah you got straight owned by an author response

[kraftd]

weird, I have that exact camera from my great grandma.

[cphellp]

Is there a USB port on there .?

[stylistbrighton]

Firewire i believe. ;)

[thenudo]

Ahhh - i'm drooling!! I collect cameras!! My most prized is the 4707 Canon Panavision used in the 1975 film Jaws. That is a great find you got there!!

[showtime2004]

How cool is that!!

[benzone50]

very cool! There is a lot of camera for your vlogs!

[stylistbrighton]

There sure is!

[Sugartalker]

I had an 8mm movie camera when I as about 12 years old which would have been around 19....79 ;) I loved that camera. It was in COLOR! The first thing I ever did with it was visual effects and stop motion. I wish I would have kept all that film.

As to the sun dial settings. I think that sun really only appeared in those modes in those days. Damn pollution these days!

Interesting camera!

[stylistbrighton]

You were so lucky to have had a 8mm movie camera when you were younger. I bet that footage would be great to see now. A mini Sugartalker...priceless.

I love how things back in the day had these settings based on the weather. They do kind of have them now but not as good as then.

[dherae]

1954, huh? I was two! Anyway that is a very interesting camera. Another cool vid from you, Jane. Be well. ~Don~

[stylistbrighton]

Yeah, you would have been a little Don when this was made. It is a great camera. The dial is the best part of it. Thanks Don.

[P00P0STER0US]

Thank you for your dedication! :) I'm sorry you have back pain again... Feel better soon! (I really do wish that merely saying "Feel better soon" would have its intended effect. But you might need some meditation or a large quantity of alcohol to gain relief)

[stylistbrighton]

My back is easing up now. Thanks. I will meditate on alcohol, thanks for the advice...LOL

[paul02144]

Sorry to hear about the back pain. Hope it goes away soon.

The camera is fascinating. "Sun dial"? LOL No rain dial or snow dial? Anyways, a great piece of camera history. Thanks for showing it to us!

[stylistbrighton]

You are welcome and thanks.

[Buschox]

Awesome camera!! :D Im jealous :P

[stylistbrighton]

It is awesome. Dont be jealous, i am sharing through the medium of video...LOL

[Pippilly]

Cool video. I love old cameras. Ya don't look grumpy, just seemed a wee bit tired. Hope you're feeling better soon.! xx

[stylistbrighton]

Thanks Pip, yeah i love old cameras too. x

[stylistbrighton]

If i look grumpy in this video its because i was...a bit. I have had back pain all week. I made this video for my loyal subscribers even though i was in pain. That is dedication for you all x

[dherae]

I appreciate your dedication, Jane. You could have easily put this off to another day but instead you carried on. Bravo! I hope your back pain is nothing too serious. Do you like to take hot baths? A nice soak helps me. Now on to my regular comment.