Film – Zach Poff

Aputure / Amaran LED Light Info

A collection of tests and technical info about the Amaran P60c and Aputure LS-60x LED lights.

How to safely open the Amaran P60c LED panel for repairs. (Power jack replacement shown.)

How to turn a cheap LED headlamp into a portable darkroom safelight.

Short-throw lenses for 16mm film projectors are rare and expensive, so I adapted lenses from other devices, with some success!

A light-tight funnel for the Lomo UPB-1A film processing tank.

3D-Printed short rewinds for up to 400ft reels of 16mm film. Perfect for Moviscop editing, animation, handmade films, etc.

I modified a 16mm film synchronizer to add an audible footage counter. This helps me spool down large loads of … + More

This is a solution to an obscure problem when using a Canon SLR with a JK Optical Printer (a device … + More

This is a replacement fan duct (or shroud) for the Elmo 16-CL 16mm film projector. Elmo calls it a “Fan … + More

Magnetic mounts make swapping gel panels a “snap”!

Documentation of the 16mm Film to HD Transfer System I built for Cooper Union Art School.

In 2015 there are still people who love the tactility of editing 16mm film by hand. Here’s how to sync digital audio to a Steenbeck flatbed editor.