Hunter O'Shea

Anthony, I can manually adjust and lock the exposure on the sankyo camera. Chris, the film will only be used at night but possibly with a fish a fish eye and camera light as I'm planning on shooting skateboarding at a park with overhead lighting. Im afraid of areas being blown out especially with the hard light. So should I leave the camera on auto or stop it down the 1 2/3 that the camera will overexpose by? Thanks! -Hunter

Thank you Zac! Given that the film with be over exposed by 1 and 2/3 stops would it be safe to take a light reading and stop it down that amount on the sankyo being its a manual exposure camera? Side note: I plan on using the film to shoot in a low light. Thanks. -Hunter

Hey guys. Please excuse the amateur question but I have a few rolls of vision 3 500t I'm really looking forward to shooting, however I only own two super 8 cameras and I'm not sure how either one of the models will meter for the film speed. One camera being a Sankyo XL-40S and the other being a Bell and Howell T 20 Xl. The super 8 database lists the film speed recognitions as auto for 25/40 and 100/160 ASA (daylight/tungsten). I've only run 50d, 100d, and plus-x through this camera all of which I was able to expose accurately. I guess my question is if anyone has experience with these cameras in particular or shooting 500t in similar circumstances? I'd hate to buy a new camera just so I can use the film. I successfully shot 500t once on a canon 310xl by notch hacking the cartridge. I no longer have the camera but maybe that could be a possible solution to shooting with these cameras. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! -Hunter

Thank you Satsuki! I appreciate you taking your time to respond. I feel a lot more knowledgeable on the scoopicl. I own the 16m model so I will need a lens attachable ND. -Hunter

Thank you for your insight Zac. This is actually my first attempt at shooting 16mm film and coming from a background of a couple years of shooting super 8 and not really having to worry about cleaning the gate mixed with being blinded by the excitement of finally having the opportunity to shoot on the format I guess I kinda jumped the gun on loading the film. To be honest this being a test reel I'm not all too upset about the dirtiness but as I'm planning to shoot a short in the near future I'd definitely like to achieve the best possible looking image with a high res scan and not having to crop any of the image area due to crud and sacrificing quality. Speaking of drawbacks, with this being low speed 50d film and the fact that I live in Arizona I had a real difficult time having to stop down so much that I could barely see through the viewfinder due to darkness. Guess I need to invest in an ND filter haha. Thanks again! -Hunter

Thank you very much for taking the time Zac. Appreciate it. -Hunter

I recently picked up a canon scoopic 16m after a lengthy search for something in my price range and upon receiving my first test reel back I am very happy with the results, however there appears to be many hairs In the gate and I was hoping someone could instruct me or point me in the direction of a tutorial of how I can gain access to the gate and remove the hairs/dust. I appreciate any help that can be offered! I'm including a link to a sound sync test to give a visual of the obstructions. https://vimeo.com/135114021 Thanks! -Hunter

I made this short film for Valetines day and I thought I would share it with the cinematography.com community! Photographed with 8mm, 120, polaroid 600, and 35mm film. a portrait by Hunter O'Shea Thanks for the inspiration my friends!