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Gerard Furber

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  1. It's got to be the Sankyo CME 1100 for me as it has so many features which are almost unique in the world of Super 8. 1. It's one of the few Super 8 cameras where you can actually make sure your meter isn't "off" and can adjust it back if it is. Plus being able to adjust it means you can shoot literally any stock on auto. 2. On default it reads 40, 160, 400 tungsten with 25, 100 and 250 daylight (on auto- puts filter out and shoots at correct daylight speed with daylight films) so can do 500T and the Pro8 250D stocks (and the motor is robust enough to pull them through!!!) 3. Auto fades in/out and you can vary the speed of the fade. 4. Rangefinder focussing system which is activated by a separate trigger, leaving the viewfinder clear. 5. Astonishing range of f: stops- 32 to 1.8. 6. Massive 10x optical zoom lens (6.5 - 65mm) 7. Special 54fps button separate from the 18/24/36 dial 8. Made of metal and built like a tank but very quiet motor 9. Despite being a 70's camera, doesn't have any wierd lightmeter batteries. It's a pity they're so rare and hard to find. Not really your carry-everywhere camera (I still prefer the Quarz for that), but definitely one for a big project. Very under-rated as they're great but never get a mention anywhere.
  2. The Bauers DON'T have a filter pin. The filter is entirely operated by the switch and the cartridge will not over-ride that, so you don't have to cut filter notches into the 200T and 500T carts to use the built in filter. You can also use the filter with Tri-X to boost the contrast slightly. Plus X isn't bad in these cameras either, despite the underexposure. If using Velvia or Ektachrome 100D in daylight, just remember to flip the switch to tungsten, as the cartridge will not do this for you due to the lack of filter pin. Ektachrome 100D will require manual exposure and Ektachrome 64T will need either manual exposure or pull/push processing to 40T or 160T. The camera reads it at 40T but you can re-notch it to 160T should you so wish.
  3. For those in the UK I can recommend The Widescreen Centre telecine in London. Nice bright colours, and at £15 per roll the price isn't bad (for the UK!) for scene by scene colour corrected transfer. There's also Todd-AO in London whom I haven't tried, as they're expensive £40 for neg processing and telecine or £50 for stock, process and telecine.
  4. There's another solution- re-notch the cart to 160T (doesn't have to be 100% accurate in a 40/160 camera, as long as it misses the upper notch sensor) THEN Have the film push processed. Some labs will do this for free (e.g. Nanolab in Australia) It will give extra grain but also saturation and the extra speed will be a boon underwater. If you want to retain finer grain, you can just not re-notch, shoot at 40T and ask the lab to pull process it as 40T.
  5. Just work out what your camera reads the carts as, then send them somewhere like nanolab that will push or pull accordingly for no extra cost. I think yours will read it at 160T so push. Will be grainer and more saturated.
  6. Was on a shoot at the weekend. First shot using 200T bought at Widescreen a week ago. 24fps, pulled trigger- nothing happened. Took the cart out, gave it a tap, put it back in- it ran perfectly for the rest of the shoot. Tapped all the other carts and had no problems.
  7. For something really personal in addition to the shoot which has been promised: Get some Sankyo EM-20XL cameras (cheap, lightweight, focus-free, low-light, fully automatic and idiot-proof) from the early 1980s, load them with either Tri X (black and white) or Kodak Vision 200T (colour neg) and give them to as many people as you can, with instructions to shoot shots of no more than 5 to 10 seconds apiece throughout the event. You'll be glad you did.
  8. My experience with Kahlfilm has been generally positive, with fast and good quality processing and clearly in-date stock, though the secrecy regarding what the stocks actually are is something of an annoyance. From a bit of net detective work, it would appear that Kahl UT18 is Agfa RSXII 50 reversal film, and that the black and white films correspond exactly to the presently available 16mm and 35mm ORWO stocks from Filmotec GmbH. http://www.filmotec.de/English_Site/Products/products.html
  9. Good news! I have just read on another site that Cinevia, the Velvia offering from GK Film in Germany, is coming back soon! According to the website, it's coming this summer (so must be within a matter of weeks or a couple of months at most if it's accurate!) www.cinevia.eu
  10. Good news! I have just read on another site that Cinevia, the Velvia offering from GK Film in Germany, is coming back soon! According to the website, it's coming this summer (so must be within a matter of weeks or a couple of months at most if it's accurate!) www.cinevia.eu
  11. I've just checked their website by going through the motions of placing an order. When it comes to the shipping options, it states that the cost may include handling charges levied by Pro8 and therefore may not be USPS advertised rates! There's the answer! They're charging you $40 for handling the order as well as making a profit on the film, processing etc! Unbelievable! Someone ought to send them an e-mail pointing out the fact that such high processing is probably detrimental to their business because they must be losing many sales due to this. That said, if people are paying it then maybe their action is good business sense- just I won't be one of their customers!
  12. I too am in the UK and would like to try a roll of this, so am willing to contribute the cost of one roll plus share of the shipping to a bulk buy to save on the extortionate costs. $30 US is about £15 which is only a pound or two over what you'd pay for a Kodak cart over the counter in a specialist shop without processing, so even when paying for processing again at a local European lab, it's still not bad as long as we can get that postage cost down. Has anyone asked them if they would consider just sending by USPS for $20 as Spectra offer to do?
  13. Wittner Cinetec offer a few of the Pro8mm Fuji stocks and their postage to the UK is reasonable compared to the Pro8mm rate from the US. It might be worth waiting for Wittner to stock it if you aren't going any time soon.
  14. Anyone know if there's a discount in the UK and if so what the prices/qualifications are?
  15. I have used this stock once in a 40/160 only camera. What I did was: 1. Check the auto exposure reading for 160 (which the camera read the film cartridge at) 2. Close the lens by 2 stops. This gave a great result in an XL camera in very poor lighting conditions. I believe the 500T film reads light at a sensitivity similar to the human eye. Unlike reversal film, negative film has a high under/over exposure latitude. When it gets printed/telecine'd the transfer people will set their equipment to give the most even results possible. I am told you could even use it on auto at 160 and you would still get something acceptable, but I haven't tried this. Perhaps someone could confirm/ dis-confirm?
  16. I think the look of 64T depends on the processing. Andec's processing was recently reformulated with advice from Kodak, and more recently my efforts have been much less blue with the built in 85 filter and finer grain. I now actually like it.
  17. German ebay is your best bet. Wherever you are in the world, as super 8 was/is so popular there that there is loads of equipment available. Best budget cameras with the most features, I would recommend the Zenit Quarz (solidly built and can go anywhere with a reasonable range of features)- get a 1990s model- the lens IS sharp. Alternatively a Sankyo EM-40XL will give you 18/24/36 fps, single-frame, intervalometer, self-timer, manual exposure, macrofocus and XL shutter for a fraction of the cost of a Nizo. It was made right into the 1980s too. It's a 40/160 only on auto-exposure though.
  18. If you are in Germany, www.wittner-cinetec.com and www.andecfilm.de may be useful.
  19. I got a Reloadable Russian cartridge with my new Quarz (though not a pistol grip- thanks to Bernhard for that one). I don't think I'll be needing it but would rather swap it for something else useful than sell it (e.g. an Andec E6 or B&W processing voucher or cart of Wittnerchrome 100D etc.) Make me an offer of one of these or anything else by PM if you are interested. :D GSF
  20. Gerard Furber

    Kinoflex

    Hey Bernhard! The pistol grip arrived! I am very pleased with it- it fits the camera perfectly. If it was an ebay transaction I would give you excellent feedback! Did the IRN BRU arrive OK? Best wishes and many thanks, GSF :D
  21. On Saturday I visited the Widescreen Centre in London and bought a cart of Vision 200T on impulse 'just to have in'. On Sunday I realised that after viewing some film I'd taken in Dublin on Plus-X I'd like to do some more black and white cityscapes and that Plus-X would be ideal. So here's the deal; would anyone like to send me one cartridge of Plus X and receive one cartridge of brand new 200T in return? They're the same price at Widescreen. You can rest assured this is brand new and fresh as it has Kodak's new multi-lingual labelling which hasn't been around very long at all on this stock. Any takers?
  22. Gerard Furber

    Kinoflex

    Why do so may adverts say "Kinoflex copy" when referring to a Quarz? As I understand it the Kinoflex is an original Quarz re-labelled? Does anyone have a spare pistol grip for one of these cameras (say from a broken one?) I would like to buy if possible. Bernhard, do you still have the pistol grip from your now deceased camera?
  23. The best place to develop old films affordably and quickly is www.super8.nl which is in Holland. If you have a paypal account, you can pay by paypal. It costs about £15 per roll for outdated Super 8 including return postage. You can also send Euros with your film if you prefer. The owner speaks English too- send him an email and get him to give you a quote. Trust me- they are good!
  24. Top quality processing, fast, affordable and friendly. Can't fault 'em!
  25. Which should I keep if I am looking for the sharper images of the two? Haven't tested either yet, but would like some opinions.
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