www.super16inc.com

Super 16, Inc.

This company is run by Bernie O'Doherty, a factory-trained Eclair camera expert. His unique service applies modern technology to actually increase the brightness and contrast of your NPR's ground glass. Bernie also still repairs and overhauls the NPR and maintains a well stocked parts inventory. Being involved way back when, Bernie has a wealth of knowledge to share about the NPR and I'm very grateful for all the help he's given me.

www.duallcamera.com

Du-All Camera

Run by the father and son team of George and Steve Gal. George is the resident New York Eclair expert and as such can offer you honest repair service to your NPR or sell you a fully warranted used system. George has been a great help in filling in the some of the blanks about the technical aspects of the NPR. Much obliged, George.

www.az-spectrum.com

A Z Spectrum

Andrew Zorawski manufactures all kinds of nifty products for the filmmaking market including both a color and B&W video assist for the NPR. He also offers a crystal conversion for the Perfectone Ciblo constant speed motor.

www.lesbosher.co.uk

Les Bosher-Camera Engineer

The name says it all. Les Bosher is a camera engineer who worked for Samuelson's in the 1960's and now runs his own camera and optics design and engineering firm in South Wales. He's now offering a Super-16 conversion and a PL mount for the NPR at very reasonable pricing!

www.chambless cine.com

Chambless Cine Equipment

I've known Jesse Chambless for a great many years. He's as reputable as they come. Jesse often has a few Eclair NPR's and even some ACL's for sale at great prices.

www.visualproducts.com

Visual Products

This company sells used motion picture camera gear and usually has a few Eclair NPR's for sale.

www.bescor.com

Bescor Camera Batteries

This is a family owned business operating out of Farmingdale, New York since 1982. I've used them for many years to supply my camera battery needs. They offer very reasonable prices and great customer service. If your Eclair is in need of a fresh 12v. battery pack, these folks can supply one for you. Be sure to ask for the 4-pin XLR version when you call to order.

www.orwona.com

ORWO FilmoTec GmbH

Derived from ORiginal WOlfen, ORWO has been making motion picture film in the town of Wolfen Germany since 1910. At one time employing some 15,000 people. In 1998, the firm of FilmoTec GmbH was founded as the successor to the old ORWO film factory. For today's 16mm filmmaker, they offer two B&W film stocks worth taking at serious look at. Their UN54 is an ASA 100 camera stock that can be processased as either negative or reversal. Also available is their UN74plus, a 400 ASA speed film that is negative only. Both film stocks are offered as 100' daylight load or 400' cores. Colorlab, in Maryland, stocks both films and can also offer the processing. These film stocks are very competitively priced, when compared to Kodak's two remaining B&W stocks.

www.kodak.com

Kodak Motion Picture Camera Films

Kodak currently offers six camera films in the 16mm format. Four color negative, one B&W negative and one B&W reversal. Anyone can order film stock directly from Kodak using a credit card. It's easy and you're assured of getting fresh stock every time. You also usually get a better price by buying direct and Kodak offers a discount for film students.

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Downloadable Literature, Manuals, Price Sheets & Articles Worth a Read

 

Eclair NPR Sales Brochure

This 12 page brochure was printed in the early 1970's. It highlights the uniqueness of the NPR and what set it apart from the other cameras of it's day. Includes many great action photos of the camera together with a detailed explanation of all the various functions and features.

Eclair NPR Instruction Manual

This is a 28 page instruction manual compiled from an older and a somewhat newer manual. In addition to a complete description of the entire camera operation, it has several photos that detail the location of the camera controls and their functions, threading of the magazines and forming the proper loop.

Eclair NPR Price Guide for 1965

The Eclair NPR was first sold in the US in the later part of 1963, after being introduced in March at Photokina in Cologne Germany, that same year. At the time, it was referred to as the "Eclair 16mm Reflex". The initials NPR were coined by J. P. Carson, an advertising man, who was approached by Eclair to set up the US distribution for the camera. The company to be called Eclair Corporation of America. The first models were fitted with an Angenieux 12-120 zoom lens and a Perfectone Ciblo constant speed motor. This is a very early retail price guide for use by the first few US dealers for the camera.

Eclair NPR Price Guide for 1975

Have you ever wondered how much that NPR you just purchased on Ebay actually cost the original owner in 1975? This is the complete 4-page US retail price guide for that period. It details the two most common camera packages plus it shows pricing on all the components and accessories that were available at the time for the Eclair NPR. It's interesting how expensive an NPR was back then. Even more so when you realize how those 1975 dollars translate to today, as inflation is factored in.

Eclair Beala Motor: Operating Manual

Invented by Jean-Pierre Beauviala, later of Aaton fame, this was the very first commercial cable-less crystal sync motor for the NPR. This is the original operating manual for the motor and includes everything you will need to know to use it correctly. The pages are a bit longer than 11", so best printed on legal size, 14" paper.

Key Moments in Cinema Verite History

Cinema Verite means "truthful cinema" in French. What began as a new idea in the early 1900's would come into it's own by the late 1950's with the invention of smaller, lighter 16mm cameras and the advent of lip sync sound. This is a time line of the important moments.

A Study of the Development and Use of the Eclair NPR...

A study of the development and use of the Eclair NPR 16mm camera with emphasis on synchronous sound filming. This thesis was written by Jack Harrison Oswald back in 1969 as part of his masters degree from USC. It is a thorough work on the very early days of the introduction of the Eclair NPR and the people who made that happen. Also provides extensive information on the technical design and operation of the camera including the first attempts at double-system, lip sync sound filmmaking. Worth a read by anyone who has an interest in this fine camera.

The Early Years of Super 16 and How it All Started

Swedish born, Rune Ericson, invented the Super-16mm format back in 1966 and had his Eclair NPR modified for his new wide screen format. This first person article details those very early days and what it took to get this new and untested format off the ground.

The Revelation of Ultra 16mm

Sometimes referred to as the inexpensive brother to Super-16mm, Ultra 16mm offers a frame size somewhere between Super-16 and Standard 16. This article covers the differences between the formats and provides some links for getting your camera modified.

The physical relationship between user and film camera: the Eclair NPR

Thirty year, BBC veteran cameraman, David Whitson, is reunited with an Eclair NPR in 2015. He discusses his experience shooting with the camera for some twenty years and why he felt it was the best 16mm camera, ever. DP Brian Tufano then compares the NPR to the Arri for hand held shooting.

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