Newbie inquiry

Don Gilliland · January 1, 2005

I have cleaned my closet out today and examined my Nikon R-10 super 8 camera. Is there any interest or market for such cameras? Is there any means to adapt the camera to the digital age? The camera has not been used for 30 years and is in like new condition. Thanks for your help! :D

Laurent Andrieux · January 1, 2005

Hi !

If you want to have an idea of what tghis camea is worth, I guess you should have a look on ebay.

As to turn it into a digital camera, I don't see how you can turn a bicycle into a motorbike !

If it works good, and are into editing and projecting film stuff, super 8 is real great thing !

Matt Pacini · January 2, 2005

If you want to sell it, email me.

I could use a second one!

I'm not sure exactly what you mean though.

As far as adapting the camera, no.

It is, what it is; a film camera.

If you want to shoot film, but post digitally, then search the archives.

There's tons of info on it.

Matt Pacini

Nate Downes · January 2, 2005

You can actually use an R-10 "in the digital age" as you put it. The best solution is to purchase a Workprinter from Moviestuff in order to transfer your footage from film to computer. A Super8 frame holds more information than even the best Digibeta frame. The filmstock is still cheap, and processing it is not too much hassle in the grand scheme of things. The R-10 is an absolute beauty to work with, enjoy.

Laurent Andrieux · January 2, 2005

Workprinter from Moviestuff

Can you tell us more about that ? Do they they have a website ?

Nate Downes · January 2, 2005

Workprinter from Moviestuff

Can you tell us more about that ? Do they they have a website ?

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Maybe clicking on the link in that would bring you to the website?

It is a heavily modified projector combined with a condensor lens, allowing you to point a camera at the lens and record the movie, frame-by-frame, onto your computer. You can record 8 frames per second, so it is tedious, but using a high-quality digital camera you can get results that are absolutely magnificent. Check out Moviestuff's website (link above) for more details.

There is a higher-end version as well, the Sniper, which is an all-in-one, no camera required, capture unit.

Laurent Andrieux · January 2, 2005

Sorry, I didn't notice the link in your post... Thanks !

It actually didn't work (there's an "i" missing), here's what I found googling : http://www.moviestuff.tv/

Edited January 2, 2005 by laurent.a

Matt Pacini · January 6, 2005

Yep, that's the place.

Just make sure your video camera you're taking the image with has at least a 10-12X zoom lens on it, otherwise you'll have a small-ish image in the middle of the frame that you'll have to crop & enlarge (losing resolution, of course).

Matt Pacini