Keneu Luca Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 http://cgi.ebay.com/16mm-motion-picture-mo...1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Malfatti Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Perhaps its print or intermediate film, there was recently a discussion about print film having a quite low ASA rating, could be ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachary Vex Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 stored cold since birth? what is it doing under an Xmas tree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Erd Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 stored cold since birth? what is it doing under an Xmas tree? Didn't see the snow around the Xmass tree? Com'on open yer eyes :blink: :lol: Perhaps its print or intermediate film, there was recently a discussion about print film having a quite low ASA rating, could be ten. That was my first guess as well. My second thought was that it could be micro film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Marks Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Run - don't walk - away from this auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Bowerbank Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 One of many sketchy eBay film auctions. It's amazing how many auctioners don't know to ship with "DO NOT XRAY" on the package...at least this guy knows though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Erd Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Run - don't walk - away from this auction. At 10ASA you'll need to walk... If you run you'll be all blurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Hughes Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I'd bet this is ortho sound film, I've got a couple thousand feet of Agfa. It doesn't have an antihalation layer, so all highlights have a blurry halo-images look like they were taken thru a dirty lens. But you'll see no grain whatsoever. Don't pay a lot for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keneu Luca Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 (edited) It's not the unusual stock that I find strange with this ad. I realize that such stocks exist. I've heard of them before, like most of you have. But it's this guy's ridiculuous statements: "I believe it could be some secret film from a since de-classified government high resolution imaging system. Possibly for a 16mm film camera that preceded the Viper Stealth cam." "A friend swears by it. He shoots with it and has it telecined and claims the footage looks great. Well, the issue is he won't tell me what it is, and it is possible he doesn't know himself. I have seen a telecine of some of this stock. He chose to de-saturate it into black and white (again, who knows why) and it had a very unique ether world look that could be considered gorundbreaking! But it is a super high resolution film with almost no grain to speak of, at least the limited footage I "was allowed" to see." "He traded it to me for some stereo equipment." Traded it for stereo equipment? What? So his friend loves this film - "he swears by it", but he's willing to trade it for stereo equipment. And this day and age, why is anyone unable to open an ebay account and sell items for themselves? Anyway. I'm not saying this guy is necessarily trying to scam anyone. This may very well be a legitimate ebay item on auction. But it's just what I titled this thread...a very very strange ebay ad. Oh...by the way....this cracked me up: "At 10ASA you'll need to walk... If you run you'll be all blurry" Edited December 19, 2006 by Keneu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Marks Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Keneu - That's exactly what I was reacting to when I suggested that people avoid this auction. This guy's hyperbole raises a big red flag. If someone has something of value to sell on Ebay, they should be able to describe it without resorting to such tactics. If he's the seller I think he is, he does this all the time. "My friend swears by it but won't tell me what it is...." Sheesh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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