Kevin Neal Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) Thought I’d share some stills from a recent music video shoot. Shot on an ultra 16 modified Canon scoopic & only available light. All 500T pushed 1 stop. Not final color grade, just my quick adjustments in resolve. Higher res stills: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10LWsp72Wvi8Eu3_x4U6DvWFkVzoA1Xoe Edited June 19, 2021 by Kevin Neal Add link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Kleeßen Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Hey Kevin! I also own a Scoopic. Could you explain what means ultra 16 modified? greetings - Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Raaf Sundquist Posted September 3, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted September 3, 2021 Rick, Rather than confusing you in my own words, this article explains it nicely ==> https://noamkroll.com/super-16mm-vs-ultra-16mm-why-im-converting-my-arri-sr-ii-to-ultra/ Hope that helps. -- Raaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Raaf Sundquist Posted September 3, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted September 3, 2021 Kevin, The shots look good for available light - what lens/aperture did you use? -- Raaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Neal Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 On 9/1/2021 at 12:51 PM, Rick Kleeßen said: Hey Kevin! I also own a Scoopic. Could you explain what means ultra 16 modified? greetings - Rick Raaf nailed it. It's close to S16 without any recentering needed. On 9/2/2021 at 11:04 PM, Raaf Sundquist said: Kevin, The shots look good for available light - what lens/aperture did you use? -- Raaf The scoopic has a fixed lens & then I used the canon wide angle adapter for some shots. Was super run & gun so stayed around f4-5.6 most of the time to give myself some dof leeway, and then a couple (like that smoking shot w/ bokeh) are wide open. 500T pushed a stop is incredible when paired w/ good scan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Will Montgomery Posted October 11, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted October 11, 2021 The Scoopic lens is really amazing...I've had colorists ask me what lens I was using because it was so sharp. The whole "zoom in for critical focus" is very easy with a Scoopic as well which helps. Very easy and efficient camera...especially for loading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon O'Brien Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Hi Will, which model of Scoopic is best in your opinion? Thanks for any advice. These are great looking shots Kevin. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Will Montgomery Posted December 7, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted December 7, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 2:12 AM, Jon O'Brien said: Hi Will, which model of Scoopic is best in your opinion? Thanks for any advice. Sorry I just saw this! Scoopic MS lets you add a 400' magazine if you can find the adapter so I usually recommend that but I've had an M, MN & MS and they all shoot the same as far as I can tell so if you get a good deal on any of them...go for it. I look at Scoopics as having the ease and convenience of Super 8 if you want...even the loading is the easier in any non-cartridge 16mm camera...but you can turn off the autoexposure and use your own meter as you want. The lens is just great. I have seen them removed from Scoopics and mounts put on them for use in other cameras actually. Best part of a Scoopic is not having to constantly wind the camera. Can't tell you how that would hurt my hand after a half day of shooting. Then the autoloading and autoexposure are close seconds. It all adds up to ACTUALLY USING THE CAMERA more. If you're shooting a feature then grab an Arri SR2 or 3 but for music videos, home movies and fun can't beat a Scoopic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon O'Brien Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Thanks Will! Good to know. The winding of spring-wound cameras doesn't bother me too much, as long as the turret if there is one isn't swung out to the side. Even with a Rex-O-Fader in place on a Bolex, which lifts the wind handle off the camera body a bit higher and gets it almost out of the way of the turret, I find it all just a bit too fiddly and frustrating, doing it multiple time during a shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon O'Brien Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Some people with Scoopics say that they've noticed a bit of image flicker occasionally. Have you ever seen this in your footage Will? Just the other day I came across a post by someone who said that flicker is caused by a light leak. I've heard it said that Scoopics have a strip of foam around the door or lid of the film compartment and that this sometimes has deteriorated and needs replacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Pinder Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 7:40 PM, Jon O'Brien said: Even with a Rex-O-Fader in place on a Bolex, which lifts the wind handle off the camera body a bit higher and gets it almost out of the way of the turret I use just the winding handle from the Rex O Fader sans mounting the Rex o Fader on the camera to achieve that stand off room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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