Super8 to Max8 conversion

[John Stanhope]

hey guys,

I'm going to be converting a super8 camera into max8, but i cant seem to find a pre fabricated gate that i can buy, Has anyone seen anything around, If not I'm sure i can do it myself its not really that difficult, I think that Max8 will make everything easier, due to the 20% increase in the gate from 1.33 to 1.58 it wont need as much cropping for widescreen.

thanks,

John D. Stanhope

DP/Production Director

Small House Productions,Ltd

[Michael Lehnert]

Ultra 8 or Super Duper 8 is 1:1.45 max as recently extensively debated here (and quie inconflict to Pro8mm), and the increase is more like 10-%. It's not like Normal 35 to Super 35, Normal 16 to Super 16, or even Normal 8 to Super 8!

Pro8mm's claim of 1:1.58 is based on letterbox-cropped telecine.

 

 

I recommend reading through these three things here first, complete, in this order:

 

http://www.cinematography.com/forum2004/in...?showtopic=2005

 

http://www.cinematography.com/forum2004/in...showtopic=26352

 

and most recently a post of mine on the nature of Max 8:

 

http://www.cinematography.com/forum2004/in...st&p=214201

[John Stanhope]

Thanks for the info. it was really helpful, i still think im gonna do the conversion, i Have more regular gates just in case one breaks or something while im working on it, i guess i have to deal with a little inaccuracy in the viewfinder unless i can buy a pre made ground glass, though.

[Rick Palidwor]

Thanks for the info. it was really helpful, i still think im gonna do the conversion, i Have more regular gates just in case one breaks or something while im working on it, i guess i have to deal with a little inaccuracy in the viewfinder unless i can buy a pre made ground glass, though.

 

File the left-hand side about as far as you think you can go. Be careful. Mitch Perkins at www.photoplays.ca has done many and may offer some advice if you need it.

 

Rick