Art Leal

I found the 1.4 v Zinc Air 675 slightly underexposed my images, but not by a great amount, when compared to the Wein Cell 1.35v. I've had great results using the Weins with my Nizo and Canon 1218. The only thing to watch for is the state of the battery when shipped. I bought a small carton, and after almost a year of sitting on the shelf have found some of them to be near dead after testing them with a battery checker. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2-W39iF1kw

Hi Wolfe: Pac Lab in NY still does it for $27 a roll (this was for 16mm but I believe it's the same price for S8). I had them developed not too long ago and just yesterday sent another roll of 7240 16mm.

Hi Chris: Glad it turned out ok. Any chance of posting some stills?

Sorry to hear it. I wish you had read some of the entries in this forum regarding Uhmeyer the crook from Germany. who ripped me off on an S560 camera. I also made the mistake of ordering a Canon 1014 from him which got hung up in customs, which I never got, and once again had to go through the entire cycle of Paypal to get my money back, with little help from him. He delayed the entire process as long as he could go before doing so. As far as the S560, it ran for two minutes, then sputtered and stopped. His only advice was to open it and give it a "little petrol". Two months later I ordered the same camera from an Ebayer in the U.S. who seemed knowledgeable. He described the camera, it's functions, condition of lens, battery case, answered all questions quickly and even had a sample shoot he made with it. I got it for less then S8 Camera sold it, and has worked great since.

Hi Richard: You were right about 7240 vs 7251. Granted, I don't know the expiration dates of either, but I got much better results with the 40. http://vimeo.com/groups/expiredfilms/videos/5708251

Hi Richard. Just shot some 40 and should have it back this week. The 51 I have has been a challenge, but I should soon be getting some results of that back as well. Thanks!

My first time shooting with this stock and liked the colors as well, A change from Kodak's, which is a nice alternate to have as an option. http://vimeo.com/5485536

I recently bought two 400' reels of 7251 off Ebay. Tested 100' of film and after getting it returned from the lab (Pac Lab) it had a very strong purple hue to it and the images were severely underexposed, which might have had something to do with me using ND filters incorrectly. Since then I shot another test, and sent it to PAC Lab again, only this time I received a note from them telling me their machine damaged the film, so in turn they sent me a new roll of Ektachrome 100D with processing included. I've also recently shot some 7250, which turned out fairly decent. http://vimeo.com/groups/expiredfilms/videos/4288567 Thanks for the advice on dealing with a "foggy" stock!

Thanks John!

Hi Patrick: Strange coincidence that I picked one up from CL today and was about to post a question when I found this thread...and revived no less!! Mine is a 70E, but the lens are a bit fogged. Can you tell me what type of lenses I can purchase for this model? Does it have to be the Taylor-Hobson variety? Can you tell I'm a newb? LOL...many thanks!! Art

As a minimum, I would consider a camera that gives you manual control over exposure and one with zebra stripes or markers to check the IRE's to avoid blowouts. Other cameras give you more adjustments with gamma, knee, chroma phase, detail, chroma level, etc. which can give you more control over the image you're capturing.

Hello: I know this thread is dated, but I'm new to 16mm and wanted to ask if you generally slightly overexpose all of your negative stocks. I know this practice is common for Super 8 negatives, and was wondering if the same applies here. Many thanks! Art

[quote I decided to do this for those who are interested in conducting or learning about various film test and special development process with different stocks. So this is for the cinematography community to enjoy and I hope these tests help. I am always hungary for working more with motion picture film projects so if you are interested let me know and I would love to help. Thank you and please feel free to ask me any question or comments you wish or post any link to something that may help other cinematographers with future test ideas. Regards, Robert Sawin Robert: Many thanks for this. I'm just starting out with 16mm and find myself using older stocks (7239, 7250) to run tests since my K-3 and Scoopic 16 auto meters do not work...which is a good thing since it forces me to use a meter and actually think about how to expose a film. So it's a learning process for me but these help incredibly, especially seeing stocks other than Kodak. I like to view them to see the color qualities of each and how they can be used creatively to depict different moods in stories. Hope you don;t mind that I may be posting questions under some of those listed in Youtube. The quality may not be the greatest, but clicking the HQ option helps enough for me to get a rough estimate of what to expect. Again, many thanks! Art

"I will insist to my previous question.whats the deal with kodak? maybe someone could chime in to this one??" Well, if nothing else whoever reads this won't make the same mistake. "Btw the "Filmstock review 2008 - in pictures" is amazing. " Thanks Alexandros! Really appreciate that, and thanks for weighing in!

This is not reformatted at all, not like they;re other stocks (which I've used quite a few). It's a 64T cartridge taken from a Kodak box and with a Pro8 sticker placed over it. When I spoke to them, they told me in this case reformatted pertains to the processing aspect of the "package". I told them it was a bit misleading, but they didn't care...too bad for me was their attitude. In their own words "If we goof we'll replace it but if you goof, we don't".

I was looking for a roll of reversal 64T, and came upon their advertised Super 8/80. They list it as: Super8/80 - ASA 64 Tungsten Reversal E-6: Latitude: 3-stops of fine grain repackaged to include Pro8mm award winning processing. Muted colors more like old VNF ektachrome. Stock need 85B filter to covert to daylight. Best stock for old home movie look. In my naivete, I was thought "reformatted" meant from another stock. The intent was to try a 64T that was non-Kodak based (they also sell a Fuji-based 64D). Upon receiving the cartridge, I opened the box, and it's a cartridge of Kodak's 64T...with the Pro8 label over it. I phoned Pro8 to see if I can get it replaced for their 64D Fuji-based stock, but they told me since I opened the box, I'm stuck with it. So much for customer service. So now I have a roll of Kodak's film, married to Pro8's "award winning" processing. Live and learn. Bet they'll cut the ends as well. Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30330913@N08/3567020267/

Jim: Was wondering if setting the lightmeter to 1/60th is something you recommend for this specific model or a general rule when using them with S8 cameras. Thanks

Thanks A;exandros. I've wondered about the processing as well, but I haven't sent them to any other place other than Spectra. I'll need to look into that in order to confirm. Any recommendations for a US-based lab that handles S8 negative stocks?

Hello Dave: Yes, the cameras are Super 8 models. Thanks Art

Has anyone experienced this problem? The image I have here is what the first few seconds appears on rolls of developed Kodak 200T and 500T. It has happened with every camera I have used but not on every roll I have shot, but most. The image is inverted, so its really a blue stripe on a white background. All the processing has been done through Spectra. I haven't sent it to a different lab so I can't really blame Spectra. I do know that I have not always labeled my packages "do not X-ray", so am wondering if this is the cause, since I've never seen a film with X-ray damage. The stripe is carried through the entire roll and when telecined the right side of the image appears lighter than the rest and discolored. Thanks in advance. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30330913@N08/3462053672/

Thanks Charles. Exclusive does handles it. They emailed me the following info: Hi Art: > > Thanks for your email. We also process 7250 using E-6 processing. We used > the old VNF chemicals for as long as they were available, but they no > longer are. > > I asked about the comments from Alpha Cine Lab and we have not had > the results they talk about. The film is just slightly pushed (because the > E-6 process runs slower than the old VNF) but not 2-5 stops. Also, the > colour seems fine. We haven't seen the red/purple problem either. > > The charge for processing is $.33/ft. and we process every weekday. > Shipping and tax are additional, and you can pay by Visa, Mastercard, > cheque or money order. > > If you have any other questions, please let us know. >

Hi Richard: I had spoken to Pac Lab earlier and they told me they do process this stock using E-6 for $25 a roll. They also mention the film gets pulled. Didn't ask them how many stops but I'll call them again to find out more. Unfortunately I got my hands on a two rolls of 7250, so I'll shoot them and see the results. No high expectations here. Many thanks again for the help! Art

Would anyone know where I can get this stock developed using VNF-1? I understand that some labs use E-6 to develop this. Alpha Cine Labs wrote me the following: We can process 7250, but it is not a normal process. At this time, no one that we know of is mixing the VNF chemicals to process 7250 normally. Instead, we process the VNF film in the new E6 chemicals. This is standard practice for the labs that I know that say they will process VNF film. Processing in E6 acts like a push processing of 2 - 5 stops and the film turns very purple and red. It isn't a problem for us to process the film, but you should know about the outcome. If anyone knows of a lab using VNF-1 I would greatly appreciate it. Also, I'd like to ask if anyone has had any VNF-1 stock developed under the E-6 formula and what their results were. Sorry for all the questions but I'm a total newb to 16mm. Thank you Art

For whatever it's worth, here is a quick and dirty test I ran between 1.35v vs 1.4v batteries. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2-W39iF1kw

A bit dyslexic in my reply. Thanks for the clarification Jim! Michael. I distinctly remember not cutting a notch for the time I shot this. Sorry for any confusion.