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  1. Bill Rodgers
    Andec still do Super 8 prints: http://www.andecfilm.de/en/e_s8_neg_pos.htm Whilst Wittner Cinetec will be offering 100D: http://www.wittner-kinotechnik.de/neu/news2012.php#20121213-1 Thus there is some light at the end of the tunnel. Yet Super 8 really needs a lot more people to jump on board, as the format may well have to be saved like the Impossible Project saved Polaroid (but not my favourite 500 films). So let's hope that even more Hipsters are drawn to the format!
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    I love conventionally projecting my own films on a screen. It now looks like I'll mostly be shooting B&W Tri-X for that very reason.
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    I'm based in the UK and have two recently serviced BOLEX 5120 Super 8 cameras, both in very good and fully operational condition with crystal clear 72mm zoom lenses. = £75 GB Pounds each plus actual shipping expense. I also have a recently serviced top-of-the-range ELMO 1012SX-L Super 8 camera, in excellent and fully operational condition with a crystal clear 75mm zoom lens. = £125 GB Pounds plus the actual shipping expense. I have further images and I'm happy to answer any technical questions regarding the cameras.
  4. Bill Rodgers
    GOOD LUCK! I love using both the 43mm/67mm C8 wide lenses on the 514XL-S/1014XL-S Canon cameras. Same goes for the PMAs on Eumig, similar Aspheron 4mm lenses on Bolex models (manufactured by Eumig) and the incredible Schneider Kreuznach UWLs on Braun Nizos. Going W I D E is such a joy but beware of just filming that way, as it's often tempting to but can honestly get a bit visually boring. So combine with medium and close-up shots for full effect. Have FUN!
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    D'oh! - Just read the title of the post again... ...I never encountered this issue with my old Canon 814. This must be a miss-metering or a possible repair job though? It seems very erratic in the footage.
  6. Bill Rodgers
    Hi Juan Carlos! I'm new to this forum too. I have to ask what Canon camera model is it?
  7. Bill Rodgers
    Yeah, that will always be far better than any frame by frame HD transfer too!
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    Yeah, it's not particularly cheap but well worth the added expense and it's really good to be focused. I shoot in glorious 4K HD a lot of the time for work now but despite all the rapid advances in digital technology, I never get bored of picking up one of my old Super 8 cameras and just shooting something. Well, just about anything.
  9. Bill Rodgers
    That's fair enough, so I hope it proves to be just fine!
  10. Bill Rodgers
    Some of my purchased features and cartoons from the late 70's and early 80's have degraded slightly (with pink and orange hues) but none of the home movies are yet to show any visible signs of deterioration. Most are Kodachrome 40 and Moviechrome 40.
  11. Bill Rodgers
    The processed films I have stored in a cupboard, left in their original 50ft reels with edited films on larger 400ft reels. I just carefully store them all in boxes in a cupboard away from direct sunlight, moisture and check them regularly. I have family films from the 60's and 70's and my own films from 1992* onwards. The all still seem perfectly fine to me too. * - In fact today is the 20th anniversary of the final day of directing my first 'proper' Super 8 short film MR. TREE. I shot it on a dozen Agfa Moviechrome 40 cartridges, thanks to getting some of my fellow college students to kindly relinquish their allocated cartridge in order to make a longer short film. I still have the Bolex 5120 we shot it all on too.
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    It's always good to just get out and shoot, plus I like the happy mistakes that often look beautiful when on Super 8. In all honesty, I find the odd bit of dust never did my footage any harm either, at least in this overly slick HD obsessed world.
  13. Bill Rodgers
    My Eumig Nautica, Bolex 5120, 5122, Canon 312XL-S, 514XL-S, AF514XL-S, Elmo 1012S-XL and Braun Nizo 6080 have all been fine. Though my Eumig 880 & 881 PMAs, Sankyo XL-620, Nalcom FTL 1000 and Canon 1014XL-S have all repeatedly jammed and struggled with the 100D cartridges.
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    @Nico that was so funny to read, as my Mum had called me especially at the office to get my answer and then proceeded to tell you something totally different. She tells me that this page confused the matter: http://www.super8data.com/database/cameras_list/cameras_bolex/bolex_350macrocompact.htm If you're taking it off to film that volcano in the Andes (I've some footage of El Misti in Arequipa myself), then I'd suggest you shoot a test cartridge if you can. It's a bit of added peace of mind and it's always good to get to grips with the focussing on a new camera and a chance to check out it's handling. That particular 350 had both Tri-X and 100D through it with good crisp results but I'm always wary of the latter now. Loads of my other cameras seem to struggle with the tension of the 100D carts, even after a good tap or two. They are so tightly wound, that even with new batteries my Eumig 880/881 PMAs and my Canon 1014XL-S have difficulty with the stock.
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    I haven't Googled it to be sure but I'm pretty certain a Keystone Capri K30 is an old wind-up 8mm model. You can still get 8mm film and processing. I think that model usually has a 1/2" Egleet F1.9 lens which works pretty well too. Loading the film is quite straightforward and you have to turn it round midway but 8mm isn't ever as easy as loading a Super 8 cartridge.
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    I've shot 100D underwater using my Eumig Nautica, the results look great but in all honesty I was just chuffed to bits that the cartridge didn't jam. The stock often jams in both my Eumig 880 and 881 PMAs.
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    I love using my Canon 514XL-S and AF model. Those tightly wound carts jam all the time in my 1014XL-S but have had no problems going through the 514s. So I do hope you've had fun shooting Super 8 for the first time Dylan? Great Straight8 entry Matt, I really love the subway scenes and your in-camera cutting was brilliant. I've entered a few times for fun myself. This year's got screened as part of the Sheffield Doc Fest here in the UK.
  18. Bill Rodgers
    I'm sure that the Bolex 350 is 25/40 and 100/160 ASA (D/T). I'm also sure that I gave the correct answer to that "guy" Esta (my Mum) last Thursday over the phone in regards to your question but I'm now not sure she took any notice of me. She probably made the mistake of asking my Dad for some added technical advice afterwards. I tested that camera and my cousin Rob gave it a full service. With all that snow in the background, underexposing by 1/2 stop might not be such a terrible way to shoot it all any way.
  19. Bill Rodgers
    I've given up using 100D with my Canon 1014 XL-S as it's jammed on six different cartridges (despite tapping each beforehand). I've had far better luck with my Braun Nizo 6080 and Elmo 1012S-XL.
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