Stephen Filleman

Will you are right, that 8mm stock is precious. I am for the most part unhappy with the avi scans that I had made several years ago. What is the best way to have a 2K scan done today? How much would it be to have about 100 8mm reels scanned?

Here are some picture of the Carena Zoomex S and its' fitted case taken with the Angenieux 8-64 zoom. This actually a C mount lens on a C/Q adapter: Untitled by vonfilm, on Flickr Untitled by vonfilm, on Flickr Untitled by vonfilm, on Flickr Untitled by vonfilm, on Flickr Untitled by vonfilm, on Flickr

Dom and Will, Thanks for your comments. You are right, my D mount video does not have the flicker, grain and gate effects of 8mm film. If I can find some plug in effects for I Movie I might try adding them sometimes. Most of the time I am just shooting home movies to record a place or an event. I shot a lot of 8mm film between 1989 and 2005 and still have much of it on hand to view. I read on the Super 8 forum of an estimate of about $60 for film,processing, and scan in the U.S. for each 2 1/2 minutes of 8mm film. I don't see how anyone can justify that unless they need the 8mm look for commercial purposes. I guess there is a market for it if one can sell a new Logmar camera for $6,000. I do believe the Q/D mount footage does have a kind of retro look. On the Q i can also choose simulations for Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome(B&W), and Cross Processing. The parameters on these can be adjusted also. I like being able to shoot a long take up to 25 minutes long. This allows me to set up and shoot an event like a parade on a tripod while visiting with the family. I know that really long shots can be kind of cinematically boring, but these are just home movies. I like the interval shooting setting for making time lapse. You can use either manual or automatic exposure or kind of a combination of the two by using the iris on the lenses. On can also shoot still pictures with their D mount lenses. There are Flickr groups where you can view these stills. If you wonder where all the D mount lenses are going and why their prices are rising, I think the Pentax Q to D mount adapters are the reason. Adapters are available for the Q for almost every 35mm SLR lens also. Some folks use huge telephot lenses with this tiny camera. Check out the Pentax forum for examples of this. I love to be able to view my shots immediately and edit them in I Movie the same day. I used to believe in the superiority of film over video. I still do, but HD video is a lot better these days. The D mount lenses are why I came to prefer Regular 8 to Super 8. The only movie film cameras I am keeping are my Bolex D8L, P1, and my favorite camera the Carena Zoomex S with the reflex Angenieux 6.5-52mm zoom. The Carena winds by twisting the grip. I may get the urge to burn some Regular 8 film on some rare occasion. No telling how long it will remain available. I can't explain why I love my D mount lenses so much. I think they are little jewels, an example of bygone workmanship and precision. They will outlast my Q. I need to get more Q's to be assured of using them for the rest of my days. Besides the Q, I know of no other camera that can use them. I just got really tired of switching 8mm film rolls around to shoot the other side. I think an 8mm film user might use the Q/D mount combination to experiment with in advance of burning up film. Here is a picture of the H8's I am donating to the film school. I am also giving them a bunch of other R8 and S8 cameras. Untitled by vonfilm, on Flickr

This video is with the 8-64 Angeniux.

Here is a Youtube Video with the Angenieux zoom.

Here is a video on Youtube made with a Switar 12 mm f 1.5:

Here is a link to my neighborhood 4th of July parade on Youtube.

Here are some tests: Untitled by vonfilm, on Flickr Untitled by vonfilm, on Flickr Untitled by vonfilm, on Flickr

I used to shoot a lot of Super 8 and Regular 8 film. Fifteen to twenty years ago I could get movie fiim developed through my local grocery store for $3 a roll. I would project it on older projectors. I am only a hobbyist, but i found the results amusing. I acquired a lot of Super 8 and Regular 8 cameras, including 2 Nizo Super 8, 3 Bolex H8 Standards, a D8L and a P1. I also acquired a lot of D mount lenses. I have Kern-Paillard Yvar and Switar primes, and Angenieux and Som Berthiot zooms. As we all know processing and film has become more and more expensive. I figure film, processing, and transfer to video is at a minimum $40 a roll for 2.5 minutes. That is cost prohibitive for me. Tomorrow I am donating almost all of my cameras and accessories to a local film school. They said they would be happy to have them and could give me a donation receipt so that I could write off the donation on my income taxes. I am keeping all my D mount lenses though. I use them on my Pentax Q with a Q to D mount adapter. I can record up to 25 minutes of pretty good 720P video and approximate the look of regular 8. I can then easily edit my footage on my iMac. I can transfer my efforts to my Youtube channel. Here are some pictures of the Q with D mount lenses: Pentax Q with Kern-Paillard Switar 13mm f.9 by vonfilm, on Flickr Pentax Q with Kern-Paillard Switar 13mm f.9 by vonfilm, on Flickr Pentax Q with Kern-Paillard 13mm f1.9 by vonfilm, on Flickr Angenieux 8-64 f 1.9 by vonfilm, on Flickr Angenieux 8-64 f 1.9 by vonfilm, on Flickr Angenieux 9-36mm f 1.9 by vonfilm, on Flickr