The Time-Lapse FAQ
By E.M. Kinsman
Chapter 8: Professional Time-Lapse Cinematographers:
Kinsman Physics Productions
We specialize in science related imagery : Specifically Plants
Recent projects have included: Bugs, Electrical Sparks, and and Growing
Crystals.
Located in Rochester, NY USA
Jan-Eric Nystrom runs
ANI-MATO
in Helsinki, Finland
This site has a great how to section, ANI-MATO also produces time-lapse
controllers for Bolex cameras - A great guy
The following companies manufacture Time-lapse equipment
for cameras:
Mumford
Time Machine
A highly respected controller for digital cameras optimized for use
with
construction sites. He has collaborated with Kinsman Physics
Productions on several large construction projects.
Controller also used for some really cool high speed flask work
Harbortronics
in Gig Harbor, WA
http://www.harbortronics.com/digimain.htm
They make a number of controllers for all sorts of digital cameras.
Quite nice.
Time-Flow
This company manufactures time-lapse controllers for both
the Bolex and K-3 style cameras. Easy to use. They just introduced
a new series of motors for the Bolex
Very similar to Tobin systems - check them out. Nice guys also
Tobin
Motors
These are the guys who make the best all around time-lapse systems
for the Bolex cameras and a few other models. Nice guys too.
Motor attaches to the drive shaft of the camera.
Very rugged, and quite desirable for long duration construction time-lapse
systems.
Norris
Film Products
These guys make the Rolls Royce of time-lapse systems -
expect to pay a lot. Check out their site
Pixelsmart
One of several remaining manufactures of frame grabber cards
OTHER SITES OF INTEREST
Xavier
Théorêt maintains a VERY nice collection of
mpeg files
This site contains nice examples of what a digital camera can go.
Located in Montreal Canada
Pumpkin
Time Lapse Videos
Professional
Primer on Time-Lapsing the White House
Archaeology
site digging for pre-historic humans in France
Sunsets
with time-lapse photography
Time-lapse
films from the Cambridge web cam
Museum
of Time
time-lapse
photography on the island of Terschelling
Amazing shots of the sky and the Northern Lights.
Drop me a note and let me know what you think. Thank you for your time.
