nathan coombs

What on earth does this have to do with the topic of this thread?

Unhelpful. Next?

Yes but to me a 6008 Pro at Bbay prices (even including Bjorn's overhaul) is low budget compared to any quality super-16mm camera like an Aaton XTR or A-Minima. In terms of image quality I don't know if the camera makes a huge difference, it was more the fully manual controls over everything that made the Beaulieu a must by to me. In any case almost all s8 cameras are dirt cheap compared to a DV or HD camera.

I have been banging on about this for a while, but what we really need is some stills from a high quality s8 telecine of this stock (I have heard that some custom orders have been made). Or else a HD scan of 16mm cropped down to a s8 frame size would be informative. I am just very interested to know if this stock really would be the next big thing for improved resolution in s8. Even something that would benefit from a 480p scan would be big leap forward.

Someone raised the question of why shoot super-8 anymore? I basically concur with the lo-fi approach that Steve advocates, of getting the most of the cheapest and lowest budget equipment. As this thread proves it also possible that working in super-8 you can also be on the cutting edge with pioneering new processes and workflows. Because super-8 is so niche and its capacities so underestimated, shooting on the format is always a talking point and mark of differentiation for your work. In the clamor for HDV short filmmaking, shooting on 8mm will give you a drastically different aesthetic look.