Sean Morris

Hi Steve, I use Dark Energy for AE, and find it superb for film, it's a tad on the pricey side, but well worth it IMO http://darkenergyforaftereffects.com/ Cheers, Sean

Shaw Bros Studios / Lab HK (cheap, good and fast).. and close to Australia.. and the nicest people to deal with...! http://www.shawstudios.hk/

Hi, I use to own a super16 Kinor, Les Bosher in the UK did the mod, also Bruce @ Aranda Film also does super16 conversions Cheers Sean

Sent a test roll of expired Fuji to Shaw Bros for processing and telecine, at a " very unbeatable price " :) .. below some screen grabs from the 10bit QT Uncompressed. Service was great no issues..sent over a small portable firewire 800 drive.

Sending some 35mm film to HK (Shaw Bros) in the next two weeks, very cheap price and good email response time, will let you all know how it all goes in the end. Cheers Sean

Lucky's gone too :( http://english.cntv.cn/program/newsupdate/20120910/106503.shtml ah all this dead film talk makes me sick in the stomach...

Hi Paul, apart from labs in Australia, I've found Shaw Bros and Mandarin Film Labs in HK pretty good, PM me if you want contact emails, and with the exchange rate it works out pretty cheap, I know the tk rate at Shaw was pretty good. Cheers

That was my exact thoughts too, bit like a steenbeck, I've seen medical x-ray viewing machines very similar to this as well Cheers Sean

Haha i feel your pain, that's why I purchased an old jk optical printer, I got sick of paying stupid fees to go to hd tape then back to QuickTime files and so on etc.. Cheers Sean

Hi Frank, Thanks for the detailed info, do you know roughly how much this camera sells for? I've tried to google but my searches reveal POA.. Ideally in a perfect world I'd love to do Super16 neg and S8 on the side. I have a small bm resolve setup so if I could colour in that app from the files from the camera that would be Stella. Cheers Sean

Contact Bruce McNaughton at Aranda Film in Melbourne

Hi all, This thread has been a good read.. Recently i picked up a 2nd hand jk optical printer with 16/35 gates, I've been looking at the vast array of machine cameras on the market, and it's quite a headache, specs are hard to find and prices are staggering... I feel this rabbit hole has no end. I've thought about a continuous light source but noticed all the frame by frame scanners on the market use a strobe style light source.. Thoughts? Cheers, Sean

Agree, Bruce is a god, a true master craftsman Cheers SM

For future reference you can try Gspot, http://www.headbands.com/gspot/ and find out what codec you might require, it might be a blackmagic codec, which you can download for free, hope this helps Cheers Sean

I love Edward Yang style, I think he is one of the best directors in Asia, also like Tsai Ming-liang - "Good Bye, Dragon Inn' & Yang Li "Blind Shaft" , "Blind Mountain" Zhang Yimou "The Road Home" Jia Zhang-Ke "The World", Fruit Chan...I could go on for day's ..superb cinema Cheers Sean

Hi Oliver, Hope you like the lens, i've got a Konvas mattebox for sale, but thats about it. Cheers SM

cough cough, Deluxe Paint?...LOL

Hardfront I'd say is the best option "mod" for the IIC, pick your mount PL, OCT, BNCR, Nikon etc..I love my IIC use it more than my other cams, simple , reliable and easy Cheers Sean

Hi, After a Cooke Speed Panchro 75, will pay premium for glass in excellent condition. Also Cine60 or ARRI Flatbase for IIC, Thanks!~ Cheers Sean

G'Day Paul, How are you dealing with the orange mask from the neg to a digital file, a custom curve?... just out of interest. Cheers Sean

Hi, I have a Britek light I purchased many years ago, but its not made anymore its a 2k. I also now have ARRI lights and compared to the ARRI's they are not built as well but it's pretty decent for the price, I cant talk about the cheaper newer style lower wattage lights but the 2k was a steal for only around 100ish bucks Its still holding up well, but the bulbs are expensive around 50AU each! Cheers Sean

Hahaha thats the funnest poop i've read all week, I was buying a plasma last month and I got the monster cable lecture from the sales rep..enough said! Cheers Sean

Hey Paul, Id really like to see some jpgs of the output from your beast when you got it up and running...sounds interesting!. Cheers Sean

Mod' Kinor S16..

Hi Kirsty, Usually a dirty great big pile of receipts in a shoe box, and always at the last minute im copying it all into some sort of spreadsheet. Personally I hate filling in those tax related paper forms ugghh, sends a shiver up my neck, but its best to do asap, then I let the accountant do the rest of the blackmagic, remember to keep around 30% for income tax too... Cheers Sean