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    Mitchell type movement mirror timing

    in Mitchell

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    The pins do look at bit early.

    Can't you adjust the timing by loosening the mirror shutter and turning it anticlockwise a little ?

     

    You could test it by shooting white dots on a black background on a short length of B&W 'stills' film and examining that.

     

    John S :rolleyes:

    Colombo TV movie series fps

    in On Screen / Reviews & Observations

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    It would have been shot at 24 fps, there were very few series shot at 30 fps. Is the "motion flow" feature turned off on your TV?

     

    David, you're a diamond !

    I wondered what the hell was going on when watching movies round a couple of friend's houses.

    I couldn't figure out how conventional movies looked like video to me and just hated the way it spoilt the experience.

     

    Here's a link to explain all....

    http://hometheaterreview.com/what-is-soap-opera-effect-and-how-to-make-it-go-away/

     

     

    Thanks again,

    John S :rolleyes:

    Expired 16mm Kodak E 100D - how to expose?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    You definitely want to stick with metering E100D at 100 even when it's old. Attempting to compensate for degradation with that stock will just result in more severe color shift or loss and blown out highlights. If frozen the 2009 reels should be perfect. The 2001 rolls may have a bit of fog, some magenta shift and/or some loss of contrast. (The black might not be so black. ). The good news is Provia is now available in super 8 and perhaps 16mm in the future. Also, the film Ferrania group should be releasing their 16mm color reversal soon. I'm sure it won't hold a candle to e100d. But here's hoping its at least decent.

     

    Where can you buy Super 8 Provia film David ?

     

    'Pro-8' were suppose to start producing it ( ....there's no mention of it on their website, but please correct me ), and personally I can't see Ferrania producing film for at least a year.

     

    John S :(

    Expired 16mm Kodak E 100D - how to expose?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Expose this stock at 100 ISO.

    If it's been cold stored, it should still be fine - maybe a slight magenta bias perhaps.

     

    If it were colour negative, then a little over-exposure wouldn't do any harm, but not with colour reversal !

     

    I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Ektachrome 100D wasn't around in 2001..... maybe someone can correct me.

     

    When processed the edge printing will reveal the date of manufacture.

     

     

    Cheers,

    John S

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    Arri SR mag footage counter

    in ARRI

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    Hello all,

    Both of my ( standard SR II ) magazines footage counters have never worked .... the 'actual' counter on the side, not the take off 'remaining' counter.

     

    I recently shot a short film having to use 100ft spools...... it was difficult to gauge the roll's end. :(

     

    Has anyone ever fixed one ..... is it easy to do without risk of damage ? ( i'm fairly competent technically ).

     

     

    Many thanks,

    John S

    Solitaire Film Recorders (MGI)... does anyone still have these up and running?

    in General Discussion

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    Hi Patrick,

    Good to hear you've got a film recorder to play with. Will you use it for cine ?

     

    I bought an Imapro QCR-45 a few years ago off eBay ( as a dead machine 'for parts' ) basically as a project to see if we could get it working.

    Between me and my ex-boss, friend Gary, we eventually got it going. The machine was made in 1997 and originally ran from DOS.

     

    There were so many things wrong with it, it took almost a year to get going. Now it's used as part of my photographic services.

     

    The two main problems were, the software ( ....how did you guess ? ) and focus.

    The original software was corrupt and proved impossible to find. This was 'fixed' by installing Windows 95 and Photoshop 4.

    LUT's ( actually 'corrected' image files ) were created by print and process / trial and error. Filmouts on average take 7 minutes per image to open and print....... very slow !!!

     

    The focus issue was fixed by adjusting the CRT's HT power supply ( marked 'f' ) until the line being drawn on the tube's face was sharp using a loupe.

     

    It will record to 35mm, 120 and 5"x4" sheet film..... stills only.

     

    The lab I worked for in the early 1990's had a Solitaire recorder but not sure which model. I do remember the resolution wasn't the best though.... maybe 2k ?

     

     

    Good luck with yours :rolleyes:

    John S

    Light tightness of super-8 cartridges

    in Super-8

    Posted · Edited by John Salim

    I've never known any Super 8 ( welded ) cartridge to be anything less than completely light tight.

    Unless one of the welds comes apart - or it wasn't welded properly when packaged, you shouldn't have any problems.

     

    ..... they can creak a bit when stressed and pulled about, but you shouldn't do that anyway !

     

    No idea how safe re-loadable carts are though.

     

     

    John S :rolleyes:

    Resolultion: HD vs film

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Surely in a film restoration, the aim is to restore the original negative to how it was originally ( prior to positive release ).

    Modern printing and scanning will reveal more information seen many decades ago, so the projected film is bound to look a little different.

    It may even be argued that modern DCPs and prints should be graded to emulate carbon arc illumination when using modern day xenon lamps.


    To change the image itself ( ie.. clone out wires etc... ) is to re-make the image.

    Where does that work end ?... do you repair the optical work flaws as well ?


    The director ( if still alive ) may have a right to remake his movie, but restoration technicians should just restore it.


    John S :rolleyes:

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