Grant Wilkinson

on ebay now - Item number: 160545701109

I'm sadly parting with my Beaulieu 6008 Pro - purchased with the aim of shooting a super 8 feature which ran out of gas after 14 reels.. The camera is fully working (was serviced a few years ago by Bjorn Andersson in Sweden), and includes: Beaulieu 6008 PRO Schnieder 6-70mm f1.4 Macro Zoom External Beaulieu Intervalometer (allows for 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes) Original Manual Metal carrying case with foam inserts to securely carry the camera Original Boxes and packaging I thought I'd offer it up here first before it goes to evilBay. Pictures on request. Based in London, UK. Serious offers only please.

I've got a 6008Pro, and it's much quieter than than the Canon 1014e I used to use regularly (not an XLS model), and about the same volume as the Nizo's I've used. I can't really remember the volume of the 1014 xls which I used on one shoot, so can't really comment for comparison... the 6008 Pro has a slot for taking a crystal sync unit, which I believe you can get from Wittner Kinotech if you have the cash... Personally, I've found the Beaulieu to be capable of much better results, particularly in terms of image sharpness - the ground glass focussing is even better than the split image in the canons (tho I'm not sure this is standard on the 6008 - think mine may have been modified)than anything else I've used in the past (including the 1014 xls), but is nowhere near as user friendly as the Canons... depends what you want really

I came across this link looking for something else and wondered: is this the device I've ready so much about? http://www.englisch.film-super8.de/index.h...rfahrungsb.html anybody out there used this? does it make a difference? for a bit of fiddling around, if it what it promises it true, I'm going to have to get myself one...

it's like a grown up, very expensive version of a 6008... http://super8wiki.com/index.php/Beaulieu_9008_Pro_16:9

perhaps I've just been lucky, but on my hols I've never experienced any issues with deterioration of reversal stock, whether it was packed in my hand luggage or suitcase. this covers travelling in Europe and Asia...

I think the main advantage you get is that the XLS has a wider shutter angle, making it more useful in low light situations. I've used the 1014 XL and 1014 XLS, and if I was to go for a canon again, I'd strongly advise/definitely take the XLS route

not being in anyway affiliated with them, I'd recommend Blue AV any time. nice bunch of guys, really helpful with advice, their andec vouchers let you post your films yourself, and Andec's developing is great. no qualms about recommending that pair up. the Todd AO option for neg is also very good, tho definitely more expensive - that said, excellent customer service, even on the little job I gave them, and the developed and TK'd in 22 hours... can't get much quicker than that... I 'm about to get a larger run developed, and am contemplating sending to the states, given all the good stuff heard about Spectra... anyone with any experience of dealing with them from the UK? job is a mixture of 200T and 500T, mostly shot at 24fps, bar a couple of carts at 9fps.

Robert - thanks! was looking to do something quite stylised anyways, so have shot a bit during the magic hour, and a bit of the cityscape with at night. can't wait to get the footage developed and TK'd now. thanks again Grant

going to shoot some stuff from a moving car this evening and wanted to check out what filter I may need (or not) for shooting 500T. I'm using a beaulieu 6008, and will be shooting 9fps for this stuff. any tips or pointers much appreciated!

nice footage of hampstead in there fella... just 2 quick questions: where did you transfer? and how did you compress? it is as amazing as all the other testimonies!

I've got a beaulieu 6008pro which goes up to 80 fps... looks great... re: the original question - canon 1014xls is a great, great camera, but having now gone to beaulieu, couldn't imagine going back. bit trickier to handle than others I've tried but the rewards make perseverance worthwhile. I'd also recommend Nizo's for their design and user friendliness - I've got a little S40 for holiday shooting - love it... and it only cost me $10...

I've got a little Nizo s40 which is a delight to use... very compact!

I dropped the manual here for Joseph - it'll be there for about a month, if anyone else needs it... or wants to host it fulltime!

Joseph - I've got a scanned copy, but it's 20mb's... if you've got any suggestions as to where I could drop it for you, you're more than welcome to it! drop me a message if you want to discuss offline

"The Man Who Met Himself" is a bit of classic. Definitely worth digging up a copy/seeing it if you can. More info on Shooting People and his website, www.browncrowe.co.uk. He used a Canon 1014 XLS, and the photography is jaw dropping. I was fortunate enough to see the first screening, and it's no surprise it was in the running for the Palme D'Or. Initial edits were built using projections filmed with a DV camera. He then spliced the film he was going to use and transferred to DV and beta. The film cost £400 to make, and much, much more to get into Cannes (after being accepted), thanks to their requirement to have HD versions and the like. The workflow Ben used was primarily driven by economics!

re: the ebaylink - I'd be very wary - I think that cam might have a familiar problem for those canons where the foam that operates the aperture control degrades (and disintegrates). will definitely need a service. having played a lot with canon AZ's in the past, i'd say spend a little more and look for a canon 814 or 1014 xls, a decent nizo, nikon R10, or lash out and get a beaulieu or a leicina... esp. if you're going to shoot lots of film...

I just developed four reels at Todd AO in Camden, London. costs vary, but it's something like 20 quid a roll to develop, 40 quid per roll for dev & TK, or 50 quid per roll for sotck, dev & TK. all prices plus VAT. very, very fast turn around...

no idea about the comparison, but came across this on polanoid.net - really beautiful work with the quartz

anyone out there know what camera Mr Linklater employed on this fabby super 8 road movie? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095385/

there's been a number of questions recently along the lines of 'will my camera work with 64T?' recently. I got this article off the smallfilm website (I believe...) a few months back. I can't find the link I got it through again, and I can't upload the actual pdf, so have extracted the pages as pics and dumped them on a blog. double click on the images to enlarge. http://super8adventures.blogspot.com/ hope that helps - and is okay with the smallfilm guys!

self promotion welcome! Blue AV are definitely one of the most helpful outlets going - great advice, range of gear and friendly guys... shame there's not more of them around! G

bad news, I'm afraid - at least according to the guys that do the excellent small format magazine - your camera won't take 64T and can't be easily modified to take it. sadly the PDF is too hefty at a mere 190k to upload to the board and I've spent over an hour trying to find the PDF online to share with you - it came from SmallFormat.de, but I can't get it now... maybe Jurgen could post it up?

right, I was browsing cine-porn on mondofoto.com and came across this image, which seems to suggest that this little beaulieu has been set up with a 16:9 lens... can anyone out there tell me what this setup actually is? I'm most impressed that the lens is still attached without a support system! anyone with any pointers on getting a useable, and preferably not mega-expensive, anamorphic/16:9 set up on a C mount super 8 would be helping my head stop hurting ;) cheers!

as an aside, and something I picked from earlier threads on this here fab forum, get yourself a copy of 'Independent Filmmaking' by Lenny Lipton. really helpful stuff for super 8... think it was last updated in 1983 - bit like most of the cameras we're using ;) I got mine through amazon well cheap. bon chance!