Jamie Frazer Noakes

Hi John, thanks for your reply and advice. Agreed it is a high contrast reversal stock and I was indeed careful with the way I exposed it. I got subtle detail on the face and blown out highlights - I got the look I wanted and it works well for the projected image. I just feel that the transfer has added extra contrast to the image and caused exposure problems. I think that next time I use this stock I will need to adjust the exposures with a transfer in mind. This is my lesson learnt here.

I shot a short film project using some of the Wittnerchrome special edition 2011 - Fuji 64T in super 8 carts. The projected image is bright with saturated colours - but as you will see with this particular sequence the brightness and saturated colours did not transfer so well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0xRgJsamXY&feature=youtu.be (Please choose 720p resolution). Anyone else had any experience with this particular stock? Andersens Tears Posts: 621 Joined: Wed Jul 09, 2003 1:13 pm Location: Östersund, Sweden

Thanks! The full version of 'Dear Cupio' is online now - check it out here:- Worth watching!

I have been meaning to upload this for ages. I gave my son, Casper, a super 8 camera - a Canon AF 310 XL and some film - a roll of Tri-X. We went out to a popular walking area - a pathway along the lakeside where they have put up fun objects that are linked to the Great Lake Monster - a Swedish cousin of Nessie. Casper filmed what he wanted, when he wanted - he held the camera all the time! He filmed just over a minute of footage whilst we were there - and this is what you see here. Once I had had the film transferred we watched it back to together and I recorded his spontaneous responses to what he was watching. Now he was only 3 years old at the time and he is growing up to be bilingual, so it is a mixture of Swedish and English with some spoonerisms of new words he has learnt. I have added some text to show what he is saying. You might think that a super 8 film made by a 3 year old would be horrible to watch, but I disagree! Make your own mind up!

Please have a look! Extracts from some short films made using super 8 film during a summer workshop I held through my workplace Filmpool Jämtland. It was a course in Analogue film for young females. The youngest was 14 and the eldest was 21. See if you can work out which film was made by the 14 year old! Processing was by Andec Filmtechnik in Berlin and the transfer was an HD Wetgate telecine by Uppsala Bildteknik in Uppsala. Filmstock were 7285 and 7266. Filmkameras used were an Elmo 612s-xl, a Canon 514xl-s and a Bauer s360xl. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjFBpbtdBJ0 Please choose 720p resolution and turn up your sound! Let me know what you think!

Some 100D shot with a camera that does not recognise it as 100ASA but 160ASA. Uncorrected exposures - full auto. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oNYhgwPrEU Hope this is of use or interest to some of you! B)

Thanks Juergen! I am uploading now to youtube - will post the link here! Jamie

nice work! thanks for sharing! I bet the band were pleased? what is your next project?

Hi all, thought I would post some sample footage of 100D shot with the Minolta XL Sound 84 camera. It is a strict 40/160 camera, but has an excellent manual aperture control. On auto it reads 100D as 160 ISO/ASA so you need to open up by 2/3rds of a stop to compensate. I shot this clip indoors in low light (sunlight) with the shutter running at 18fps. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs6aAacHsRI&feature=channel_video_title Please click on 720p HD resolution. I am really pleased with the rich deep contrasty images the lens gives. I have a test clip of uncorrected 100D to follow. Hopefully these will be of use to those who own this camera and wonder how it will shoot 100D.

This seller is nuts. The cameras are always rough looking and ridiculously overpriced! Matthew, have you also considered the Elmo 612s-xl? Exactly the same camera but for the shorter zoom. The lens is just as sharp - I even feel that the 612s-xl is slightly sharper - more light tramsmission due to fewer lens elements. I have shot with both cameras and feel that the 612s-xl has the edge image wise. It is also a lot cheaper than the 1012s-xl (and lighter)

18fps would be closest. By the sounds of what you want to shoot and the camera you are shooting with, I feel that there are no real issues presenting themselves with shooting at 18fps.

Shooting anything serious with a camera that A, you aren't familiar with or B, have had chance to test if it is working and how it exposes 100D is a dangerous game. Can the producer be sure that the camera is in full working condition? Have they shot with 100D and this camera - how does it look? Old super 8 cameras can be unpredictable - you also need to know how the camera reads the 100D cartridge notch before you can work out exposure compensations etc. The Yashica has more stock sensitivity and you are able to manually correct exposures - I would suggest that this camera would be much better than the Boots model - however you still need to shoot a test roll before shooting anything serious.

Yes they are based in Lüdenscheid. Never had a problem accessing the website!

Strange - it works perfectly for me! I just clicked on the link and it went direct to the site! http://www.google.se/#sclient=psy&hl=sv&site=&source=hp&q=super+8+arena&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=133ae920d97910f9&biw=1280&bih=834 A google search for super 8 arena brought up links to the site - I cicked on them all and they all worked! There must be a problem with your server!

Matthew - I have trouble buying a Nizo from anyone else! This guy can hold a Nizo in his hand pull the trigger and he will hear instantly if the motor is running less or more than 18fps. He fully recalibrates and lubricates where necessary. If you buy a camera from him and there is a problem - he will fix it or exchange it - no quibbles. Even after the 90 day warranty he will service your camera for a small charge. I have bought several Nizos and other cameras from super8arena over the last 4-5 years and have been very very satisfied. Why buy a camera on eBay for a few dollars less when you can buy a serviced and g'teed camera from super8arena for a few dollars more and save on all the headaches and heartaches! Buy one - you won't be dissapointed. Jamie

This is the correct web address - http://www.super8arena.com/ and it has never been down! Like I said the cameras have been fully serviced and come with a 90 day warranty!

Hi Matthew. That is fair enough based on your experiences. Please remember that the Nizo 481 is pushing 40 so it is not unreasonable that some examples are showing signs of their age. It really depends on how they were looked after and how hard a working life they have had. I think if you are honest most super 8 cameras of that age have at least one thing that is not perfect any more. The Nizo circuit board would be the problem for the manual exposure not working properly - and it is possible to get things like this fixed. About the heft - you have to remember that the camera was engineered with balance in mind - you can stand the camera on its hand grip a flat surafce and it will stand perfectly balanced. The panels are made from the same light and durable alloy as aircraft fuselage. The Elmo 1012 weighs just over a pound more than the Nizo 481 - but this is because of the larger optics and don't forget all the onboard sound gear on the Elmo that the Nizo does not have - that is actually dead weight these days. Try balancing an Elmo 1012 on its grip! Matthew - I think you will love using a Nizo - there are so many fun features. Why not buy one from super8arena.com? All the cameras have been lubed, recalibrated and come with a 90 warranty. The guy who runs the store is a seasoned Nizo technician - he can fix most issues with these cameras and some parts are still available. He is in Germany - the home of the Nizo. I seem to remember that you bought your first Elmo 1012s-xl from another online store in Germany?

Hi Jim! A nice little camera that! I have been using Nizos for the last 10 years and love them - they are very versitile little cameras - very pleasing design - lots of features - give good results and more improtantly they are perhaps one of the easiest of super 8 cameras to get serviced. Well I've looked at that du-all site and I must say that their prices are a little on the steep side. I would say that $400 is not a fair market value for the camera. Even so they state that each camera has had a full overhaul and offer 30 day g'tee. This is where they seem to be inflating the value. For a really genuine fair market value of a fully serviced Nizo 481 with a 90 day g'tee you need to look here - http://super8arena.com/braun-nizo-481-3-p-341.html $170 - is your fair market value for a fully serviced mint condition camera with 90 days warranty. But remember your camera has not been serviced and comes with no warranty so you must lower this price. I would say that Matthew's offer of $100 is not an unreasonable one, however you might perhaps get more by placing a private add - or put it on eBay. eBay has dented the resale value of Nizo cameras - 10 years ago you could have easily got you $200 for it without too much hassle. Shooting a test roll of film with it and showing the results would help to increase the value and/or tempt more buyers. You really can't say that the camera has been fully tested until some test footage has been made with it. An untested camera is not as valuable as a tested one. Remember too that the lightmeter takes 2 cell batteries - have you tested the lightmeter? I am not trying to be hard on you Jim, but I have a lot of experience (10 years) of buying using and selling Nizo cameras and offer you my advice based this. I do not agree with Matthew though that these cameras are fragile - they are pretty well made cameras - and are easier to get serviced than many others. Why not get the camera out load it up with all the batteries needed - the 6AA and the 2 cells needed for the light meter - but some film and shoot with it for the first time after all these years - you never know you might want to keep it! Jamie

Please find some sample footage shot on Kodak Ektachrome 100D (7285) at 24fps with an Elmo 1012s-xl super 8 camera. I was shooting a screen test for a short film I am working on. The camera was having some hiccups and now needs a service. The youtube clip is an H.264 compressed version of the original HD720p Pro Res Flashscan HD scan. Please click on the 720p resolution.

Good man!

The web is a great resourse for the basics - I suggest you start by looking up your camera - all the tech info you need - http://www.super8data.com/ - click on the camera icon and find Bell & Howell - click on the model number and bingo! Looks like your camera is a pretty old example that also requires a seperate cell battery for the light meter - and also might not recognise many of the current filmstocks. I recommend that you shoot a test roll with your camera before you start shooting anything serious! You need to know that your camera works! Do some test and a bit of research and some tests and then come back to us here.

You will get proper exposure by using auto! - But what you can do is use the auto meter as a spot / incident meter and then lock the exposure. Running with auto is fine - you just need to get used to the way the auto exposure works on your Nizo - I have found that on the Nizos they are more biased to the brighter areas and therefore darken everything else. Just avoid to many high contrasting light sources and of course reflected bright spots and glints. I prefer to work with the onboard meter as it is calibrated to the light lost during transmission through the lens elements and viewfinder. You can use an external light meter if you wish - but I feel it is unecessary. However some like to work this way and find it works for them and I have no problem with that!

Hi Taka! To shoot 100D with your Nizo you need to leave the filter setting on 'Sun' (Daylight) - the camera removes the filter automaticaly - but you get the 100 ISO/ASA setting. If you remove the filter manually so that the 'lamp' setting is showing then the camera will read the stock as 160 ISO/ASA and therefore underexpose it by 2/3rds of a stop. Hope this helps Jamie

hi niall - i went into the film stock explanation in relation to the camera as i thought it would help you- with 100d no! to shoot 100d in this camera - like i said it is daylight balanced and needs NO colour conversion filter for outdoor use - so you need it on the 'bulb' setting - the 'sun' setting puts the colour conversion filter in the light path to correct the colour temp of tungsten stock when shot in sunlight! with the tingsten film you are right! 'bulb' for indoors and 'sun' for outdoors... hope this clears up any confusion the elmo was made to take kodachrome 40 and ektachrome 160 - but it also recognises the 100 iso value for daylight - but only when the filter switch is set to the 'bulb' setting and you shoot with 100asa rated stock. remember 200T is notched as 100d so when you shoot with 'bulb' 200t will be rated at 100asa by the camera - and 160asa with the 'sun' setting. no problem though with negative film!

Please also check out this clip shot by a guy testing out the low light capabilities with Vision3 stock - If you follow his links you will also find the short film he made afterwards.