chris buddy

Hello, Does anyone have any experience cleaning the gate of a Braun Nizo. I'm specifically working with the Nizo s800 so back loaded cartridge, and a little hard to even reach down towards the gate. Any specific tools used or thoughts on how to get down there and try to clean? As shown in the below pic, I am trying to clear that hair in lower right of screen. I guess I can live with it there in the corner if I have to, but would hate to try blowing canned air to find out after shooting some crucial footage that I pushed it more to center of frame. Thanks in advance for any suggestions, Chris

Thank you. Both the processing and telecine (to mini dv tape) were done at Spectra in Los Angeles.

If anyone is interested, I posted a clip of some super 8 footage that I shot for a few of my recent documentary film projects. I welcome any critique or criticism... http://www.vimeo.com/3279683

I have a run and gun night shoot with my nikon r10 fast approaching. Does anyone ever use those vintage movie lights that slide into the top of S8 cameras? Are there any that run off battery? (cant really plug in) Also how about a hot shoe LED light - how would that work if I needed to throw some light on a subject and film super 8? Thanks for any insight...

I only have the German manual for my Nizo s800. Can anyone run through the setup for a time-lapse shot with this camera for me? What are the different notches on the time-lapse knob? What frame rate do i leave the camera on when using the built in time-lapse? Thanks for any help

Just saw this for auction on ebay. A slide copy adapter for Nikon super 8 camera. Anyone ever used anything like this for super 8? Whats the deal? Thanks.

I have previously bashed pac lab but I think they have completely turned their super 8 business around. I'm pretty sure that they have upgraded their equipment since I stopped using them a few years ago. Just yesterday I saw 15 rolls of various stocks that I had shot for a recent job that was telecined to beta - It looked fantastic.

Avoid PAC lab at all costs. Went there out of convenience a handful of times a few years back. Dont know about the others because I started sending my stuff out to Spectra and never looked back.

Thanks for the help! The quarter was a great idea.

With my previous cameras, I never relied on the built in daylight/artificial filter and used a screw on. Does anyone have any experience doing this with the nikons? It seems mildly annoying to keep that displacing key hanging out an inch or so on the top at all times. any thoughts? Also to be fair, i have not developed any test rolls and don't really know yet the integrity of the built in filter in my nikon...

Hey, hoping someone could help me break down the concept of using an external intervalometer with super 8 cameras. In this pic, what equipment is there? I understand the actual piece, but what about the cable that goes into (and seemingly replaces) the trigger? Sorry if this is novice or mundane, but it is incredibley fascinating to me. Thanks

There is a "hair" in the gate of my nizo s800. how does one go about cleaning this. with the s800 it seems difficult to get down passed where the cartridge goes and work with the gate... any tips? and what material should i use to accomplish this? the hair is noticeable in the lower right hand corner of my footage. Recently I have been zooming in slightly to see passed this, but I would love to clean it up. THanks in advance for any help.

An ebay auction for a fully tested "mint" nikon R10 with a 90 day warranty disappeared in a flash with a buy-it-now price of $499. Literally sold within an hour. I am somewhat sorry I didn't jump on it, to be honest.

Thanks for the help.... This has taken an interesting turn. I was wondering if people would like to chime in on what they have paid and/or what they feel the "RIGHT" price for a certain camera should be. Nikon/nizo/canon/Leicina etc etc. I think I paid around 200-250 on ebay for my nizo s800 about 7 years ago. It just died - which is why i asked the initial question.