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Richard Hadfield

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  1. Here is another option you might want to test. The Dr5 lab in Colorado. They also process Super 8. They have two options regular and sepia. I have never use their services. http://www.dr5.com/blackandwhiteslide/cine.html
  2. A friendly reminder to people that want to shoot reversal film. There is an expensive option.... FUJIFILM 100 Velvia, which is sold in the USA by The Reel Image for $39.50. Link: http://thereelimage.jimdo.com/our-web-showroom/
  3. Here's a lab in the USA that will process Foma using the dr5 process: http://www.dr5.com/blackandwhiteslide/cine.html This lab discusses some issues with recent batches of Foma film: http://www.dr5.com/blackandwhiteslide/fomar.html
  4. Give this shop a call, very few camera shops get 5 stars on yelp and google. http://www.yelp.com/biz/photo-center-los-angeles https://plus.google.com/115926819914334227654/about?gl=us&hl=en
  5. In the USA I'd say the best cameras would be the most serviceable cameras. The two brands that are usually on most "best" lists are Canon and Nikon. Specifically the Canon 814, 1014 , 814xls and 1014xls, and the Nikon R8 and R10. Beaulieu super 8 cameras are nice but higher maintenance. Leicas Specials are one of the best but a little more uncommon and expensive. Chinon and Elmo made some nice cameras too. What's nice about the Canon and Nikon models I mentioned, is that they take almost any type of Super 8 film. This company will refurbish Canon and Nikon Super 8 cameras: http://willardengineering.com/services I live in Los Angeles so I can go to the Kodak building to buy film, The only projectable Super 8 film that Kodak still sells is black and white film. The other film they sell is Negative film which you must have scanned. Super 8 film can be purchase online direct from Kodak. I purchased Reversal film, which you don't have to scan, from the following companies: http://thereelimage.jimdo.com/our-web-showroom /http://www.spectrafilmandvideo.com/Film.html http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/common/newforms/Film_Order_Form.pdf The best place to buy film is directly from Kodak. I go to the Kodak building in Hollywood it at Fotokem
  6. You might try here: http://willardengineering.com/services/canon_cameras
  7. Kodak was able to stuff 100 ft of polyester base film in a standard Super 8 cartridge. Link:http://www.super8data.com/database/film_list/film_kodak/kodak_mfx.htm
  8. If you live in LA there is a camera repair shop that can make an external power supply for a Nikon R10 or R8 and also repair corroded battery holders. They were recommended by an employee at Yale Film and Video. Check it out. Photo Center, 7961 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048
  9. The one gear that crumbles, on later model Kodak Super 8 cameras, is the small gear inside the electric motor. I've read on the internet but I don't know for sure, that Kodak movie cameras after the M6 model, had the crumbling plastic gear inside the motor. I found out which gear crumbles--just like a cookie, by taking apart an M22 that a tenant left, in a rental property I own. The tenant obviously didn't want the broken camera. I thought I could make the camera run just by buying batteries. Wrong. When the camera still didn't work after I put in fresh batteries, I got curious and looked inside the M22's motor. I found that one little gear in pieces. So it is good advice not to buy any Kodak Super 8 movie camera after the M6. I wonder if a early model Kodak M4 electric, motor could be retrofit into a later model Kodak camera?
  10. The Canon 7D modified with a PL mount would be the best DSLR for motion pictures, in my very humble opinion.
  11. If you invest in a Super 8 camera, you should make sure that it is a camera that can be repaired. The tech that Spectra refers customers to, reviews some of the better Super 8 brand here: http://willardengineering.com/services I really like my Nikon R10. Also Bolex and Eumig(another quality brand) Super 8 cameras can still be repaired by Bolex in Switzerland. www.bolex.ch 16mm and Super 16 Bolex equipments, 8mm and Super 8 repair service
  12. Well, I guess he's the guy that would know! :) Thanks for the correct information. Just goes to show that you can't believe everything you read on the internet... Like this: http://cuttingroomtales.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/anyone-for-revolution/
  13. "Breathless" was shot on regular 16mm. It was also dubbed because the camera was too loud. http://www.amazon.com/Breathless-Criterion-Collection-Jean-Paul-Belmondo/dp/B000TXNDUW/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
  14. Okay, I'll give the really, really easy way first... The easy way: Buy a roll of AGFA 200D, which is available at Dwayne's or The Reel Image. Use the notch on the cartridge that you bought as a template to make the notch on your un-notched cartridge. The "retail' cartridge is notched for 250D. The reason it is notched for 250D is because there is only two choices, a notch that slightly, 1/3 of a stop, under-exposes (250D) or a notch that slightly, 1/3 of a stop, over- exposes (160D). There is no notch for 200D. The harder way: Measure .3 of an inch from the center groove of the Kodapak cartridge. That's where you make the cut to set the ASA at 250D which is probably the best for reversal film.
  15. Is this the camera you're talking about? http://www.super8data.com/database/cameras_list/cameras_elmo/elmo_c_200.htm Personally, I would not buy that camera. It is kind of interesting but I think you should buy a newer model camera that only requires 1 type of battery. The film that come with that camera is probably old kodachrome that cannot be developed anymore. 1.) Do they even make Super 8 film anymore? Yes. 2.) Does this particular camera also record sound or just video? It is a silent camera and sound film is no longer being made. 3.) Is it a difficult task to get whatever was filmed on Super 8 transferred to a Mac for editing. No. Ther are several companies that can help you with that . Google Spectra Film and Video and Pro 8mm. Perhaps one of the posters in this group can suggest a good starter camera. I'd say look at a newer model Yashica, Elmo, Minolta or Canon brand Super 8 camera. Something from the late 1970's or early 1980's. Go to ebay and search for those brands of Super 8 cameras. Then go to this site and research the camera your interested in: http://www.super8data.com/
  16. You are absolutely correct. That was a very misleading posts that I made about a possible problem with the camera owned by Marisa Aurora V.. If the Nikon R10 was stuck in the 40asa position it would severly over-expose the film. The footage Marisa Aurora V, posted looked grainy and under-exposed. So that was not the problem A Nikon R10 I owed would only correctly exposed film rated at 40asa or 64asa. My camera might not have had the same problem. It still might be worth a try to see what happens with that camera with a lower asa film.
  17. Those were the prices for Super 8 carts, without tax. The tax in California is around 9%. The three super 8 Vision3 stocks that Kodak sells directly from their Hollywood location, are all the same price $17.16 plus tax. For students Vision3 Super 8 is $12.01 plus tax. Below is the Hollywood location's Kodak Motion Picture Film price list for 16mm . The prices for 16mm direct from Kodak are as follows: All Vision3 100' $37.57 ----For students $26.30 All Vision3 400' $146.18---For students $102.33 Tri-X 100' $26.20---For students $18.34 Tri-X 400' $99.56---Forr students $69.70 Double-X 100' $24.40---For students $17.08 (film code 7222) Double-X 400' $97.60---For students $68.32 High Contrast Positive 400' $53.25---For students $37.27 (film code 7363)
  18. I think the footage you shot, shows that your camera is underexposing by at least two stops on the 250D roll of film. I bet your camera, has only ever had Kodachrome inside of it, and is stuck at a 40asa setting. Try to go by, if you live in L.A., or call Spectra Film and Video and try their Fuji Velvia 50D reversal. The people there are very helpful. If your camera is stuck on 40asa, the Velvia should come out looking much better, than the 250D. For negative Kodak film stock, slight overexposure can actually reduce grain and a lower ASA negative stock will have less grain. You might want to try the Kodak Vision3 50D. I think it is one of the least grainy films available. If like I suspect, your camera is stuck on 40asa, the Kodak Vision3 50D will come out perfectly slighly over-exposed. If you live in L.A. swing by Kodak in Hollywood, you can buy one roll of Kodak 50D for $17.16 If you're a student it's only $12.01 a roll. Tri-X reversal is $13.50 and $9.45 for students if you buy the film directly from Kodak. There is a toll free number if you're not in L.A. In regards to your Nikon R10. If you know somebody with really strong fingers, they might be able to loosen the exposure compensation dial. Those dials are notorious for becoming stiff when not used for long periods of time. I have the same camera and mine loosened up after I rotated it back and forth a few dozen times but when I got the camera, at first, I could barely get it to move.
  19. I wonder if the reason the Beaulieu's images look sharper in relation to the Canon's, is because of the shorter exposure time caused by Beaulieu's shutter, which is different that the Canon's. Doesn't the Beaulieu have an exposure time which is equivelent to a 90° shutter? If the Canon shutter was set to a 220° angle, its images would have a lot more motion blur, correct? It would be interesting to see a comparison between a Beaulieu and a Nikon R10 or R8 with the Nikon's shutter set to 80°. The film looked fantastic!
  20. What do people that post here think would be an acceptable price for 1 roll of color reversal film? The least expensive in the USA, seems to be AGFA 200D, where 1 roll is available at Dwayne's and The Reel Image for around $25.00, Velvia 100D is $31.50. at the Reel Image. Pro8mm offers the AGFA 200D film and processing for $45.00,
  21. I think 200 asa is just 1/3 of a stop higher than 160 asa, not 1/2 of a stop. These are the steps or 1/3 stop increments between 160asa and 320asa. 160asa 1/3 stop to 200asa 2/3 stop to 250asa 3/3 or 1 stop to 320asa
  22. Yes, I can confirm that it is the Velvia 100D,
  23. If you want to shoot Fuji Velvia 100D, it is still available here: http://thereelimage.jimdo.com/our-web-showroom/ Just get yourself an .03 ND filter. The grain on the Velvia 100D is even finer that the 50D according to the Fuji Film Data Guide: http://www.fujifilmusa.com/shared/bin/ProfessionalFilmDataGuide.pdf
  24. Here is a fairly recent one. There are a few trailers you can watch online. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2076223/ Super 8 is great for music videos or for recording a Rock Concert. Check out "Under the Blackpool Lights", which is a White Stripes concert. The concert was shot mainly with beaulieu 6008s. The music and the S8 format are a perfect. combo. Listen with headphones loud and you'll see. A sample:
  25. The Dr5 Chrome lab say they can push process tri-x 2 stops. http://www.dr5.com/blackandwhiteslide/cine.html
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