Freya Black Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Here is my new article on Super 8 which was written before all the new announcements: http://www.redsharknews.com/production/item/3180-shooting-on-super-8-in-the-21st-century Sadly a lot of the links got lost somewhere in editorial which takes away from the usefulness slightly but I'm sure you can all google for the missing sites. There's a lot of info here on how can work with Super 8 cheaply right now. Should be helpful if combined with some local info. Freya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Fettig Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 It's an excellent article on starting out! It summarizes most of the issues related to buying a camera. Not sure I'd get a 514XL, but that's just me. The advice is sound. So, anyone on the internet who wants to know how to get started with Super 8... read this! It's a great take on getting started. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freya Black Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) It's an excellent article on starting out! It summarizes most of the issues related to buying a camera. Not sure I'd get a 514XL, but that's just me. The advice is sound. So, anyone on the internet who wants to know how to get started with Super 8... read this! It's a great take on getting started. Thanks so much for the nice words and feedback. You had me worried for a moment that things had got even more mangled in editorial but the article suggests the 514XL-S as a cheap quality camera that is easy to get hold of. It's a completely different camera to the 514XL although personally I also love the 514XL because it's small with some nice options but the 514XL-S is a more straightforward Canon Super 8 camera that doesn't get fought over like some of the other canon options. It's actually quite nice. You can read about it here: http://super8wiki.com/index.php/Canon_514_XL-S Edited January 22, 2016 by Freya Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Will Montgomery Posted January 22, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 22, 2016 My favorite cheap Super 8 camera is the Canon AF310XL which has one of the worst autofocus incarnations ever made but it is so easy to use. Usually hand it out to the kids or people who've never used a Super 8 camera. The battery compartment is constantly breaking so I have to gaffer tape it shut. When I'm shooting myself I have a Beaulieu 4008 mk2 Jubilee that is flawless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Field Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 What do you recommend for scanning the film to work in digital? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freya Black Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 What do you recommend for scanning the film to work in digital? Depends on what kind of budget you have, where you are, and what kind of film you shot (negative or reversal). So many options out there. Freya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Burke Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 What do you recommend for scanning the film to work in digital? Cinelab or Gamma Ray Digital. They can scan anything. No better bang for the buck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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