Samuel Berger

We're not in the UK. And it's not unusual, mostly because of who makes films, not because of those who watch them. Good luck selling to Christian families in Flyover.

3 hours? Crap... It's rated R? Crap, can't take the kids. ... and has women making out with each other? Crap, definitely can't take the kids or the wife. Guess it's one to watch on the computer.

So in 16mm, the Angenieux 12-120 should work? The 12-120 was the zoom used by Toei studios in most of their tokusatsu shows such as Kamen Rider V3, Kaiketsu Zubat, etc. In fact there were some scenes in those shows, especially whenever Saburo appears in KIKAIDA, that try to replicate the Leone look and feel, down to the soundtrack (Needless to say, it creates an interesting hybrid since we're talking about androids rather than the old west).

So what are they metering for, here? Clearly the sky isn't blown out but you can still see all this detail on Eastwood's face.

I was wondering if the grey cards used for White Balance in digital cameras are of any help for metering in Super 8. I remember reading somewhere that modern grey cards are 18% grey whereas they used to be 12% grey but I'm not even sure that was it. I know absolutely nothing about using grey cards, by the way. So, how would I go about using a grey card with Super 8? And for what? Just light metering? Can they be used for grading in post after scanning?

I was talking about Wittner on that post, but in reality they are both working. I just received some of that coveted Single-8 film from Retro-8 and Wittner tells me my order from them is also on its way.

What country is the camera located?

Jubilations! I've received a notice from them that my order has been accepted and shipped! The boys are back in Super 8 town!

Seems like he is "shooting a documentary with an Epic".

This is the particular commercial that was being filmed in the OP. What focal length do you think was used? It seemed pretty consistent.

My total came up to a bit more. By my calculations I paid $55 per cart. It looks like Wittner's web store is back online and they seem to carry bulk S8, but only in Black & White.

The Youtube compression makes the video look awful.

Thank you, the order has been placed. I thought for sure that Wittner was closed.

Tyler, Just play the darn Sega Saturn already and stop getting thrown around the room by Segata Sanshiro. Good luck.

So far I haven't really ran into any issues but I've only shot 50ft of film in it. I should be finishing the current roll soon and then checking for any malfunctions. Good thing these cameras are almost dirt cheap. I'm using a roll of Plus-X that's over a decade old, so I can test the camera for everything including light leaks. Fogging due to age won't bother me. Although now that I think about it, it might be smart to overexpose one stop since it's 12 year old film...

Thanks Dom, it can't be that difficult to replace, even though some of the foam is shaped like a circle. I'll have to get a caliper out and see how many millimeters thick it is. I haven't used the ZC-1000 in over a decade. Hopefully it all runs well. I also hope the dirty edges on the mirror won't be in frame in the film. I've just purchased some of that Cinevia 100D Single-8 and it wasn't really that cheap. It's funny how much a person's life can change in a decade. It feels good being able to get back into 8mm film after so much has changed.

Hi there, The foam light seals inside my ZC-1000 have turned to black granules. How hard would it be to fix that myself? Also, I need to clean the edges of the mirror. Any caveats? I know that in older Eclairs you're supposed to never touch the mirror with anything...

Did he sell you the "overseas tax free" package? And how much was that? Thanks, I'm really dying to shoot me some Single 8.

Maik, do you have more pictures of the perforator? I miss out on a lot by not being Euro.

Well thanks to the info here I can try contacting the guy in Holland and sending Tak some money as bait. think I'll try Holland first. Thanks guys. I'll post my results. My experience with Japanese businesses is that they only care about Japanese customers. I would be happy to see that change.

Na und? Ich kann's nix sprechen oder verstehen. Vielleicht muss ich Nihongo lernen.

I mention them in my OP, they don't return emails.

Carl, it's been a while since you got the ACL. What have you been shooting? It looks like a lot of your time with it is spent problem-solving, do you regret your purchase? I'm interested in shooting anamorphic on the NPR. Did you figure out how to do it on the ACL?

Looking to start up the old ZC-1000. I can't get Retro-8 to answer emails though. Maybe I can reload some carts, but who's selling? Wittner seems to be inoperative.

Because of shallow depth of variable shutter angle aperture at neutral density focal length frames per F-stop.