Help purchasing a 16mm Bolex Camera

I am seeking funds to replace my 16mm Bolex Rex 3 that is beyond repair. It was sent to Pro Cam in Prescot AZ and was informed that the camera was not worth repairing. I bought the Rex 3 from a retired utility worker in Chicago around 1974. The repair man only used it once to film his daughter’s wedding. He asked me to take good care of it, and I had until recently when I noticed the take up spool was not functioning. Thinking that  it would be an easy repair however after examination by a specialist he found that there was too much corrosion to fix it. With this camera  created more than 30 films.

I shoot only film in 16mm and not digital. For me celluloid is the only way I capture the images that I film. The 16mm Bolex is the best artist tool for me to use.

Currently I am searching for a good replacement and found that the Bolex Rx4 or Rx 5 would be the solution. The funds collected here will be used for a purchase of one of the above.

 All donors will be given credit on a film in progress shot with high contrast black and white film. No working title as of today.

 Thank you for your donation.
Dominic Angerame

Experimental Filmmaker, Film Historian, Professor of cinema studies, former Director, Canyon Cinema