Stephen Perera

......at last a considered, well written review from someone who saw it.....when I created this thread I was hoping for 'wonderful discussion' and appreciation of the cinematography but it went another way...."its ambition alone is what should be taken seriously"....could not have put it better myself....how people cant see this is beyond me....

cos you feed it in as normal as if it were a 400 ft film thus no need to alter.....

great stuff will see what its about

thanks Heikki and everyone else in this magnificent resource cinematography.com......it so happens there are a few labs in Spain....I can just send film by land courier no probs.....just wanted to check prices really and how they compare....

what abut film going through airports/ x rays etc etc if it goes DHL etc???? prob best to stay local to avoid all this even if means a bit more cost? what you think?

thanks for all the info

Hi all getting back quotes etc for scanning my 16mm film in Telecine HD or 2k in Spain....was wondering how it compares with prices in UK and USA...have to work out budgets....thanks for any help

regardless of me doing my own testing what in general have you all found with it?

thanks for the tips and info...I've got all three Adam's books The Camera - The Negative - The Print - for about 25 years now will re-read!

OK I know I know...run your own tests etc but would love to hear what the results of YOUR tests have been with this stock in terms of latitude.... .....in practice how many stops over and under my key exposure I can get away with in a high contrast scene for example.... Im more concerned with blown highlights than anything as will be shooting contrasty scene exteriors in full Mediterranean sun at all hours of the day......obv if I will try and balance the fill to background using reflectors and some lights but you know....its hard to fill in full backlight sun from more than 5 meters

looks great would love to see trailer etc

thanks for the advice as usual!!!

thanks Brian....yes i always use a light meter.....have a Gossen Mastersix and just got a new Sekonic...

re-read yes hahaha I have the set of three books.....perhaps Im trying to be too much of a devil's advocate and thinking too much about it all rather than just doing it as Ive done for 30 years with photographic film

scene contrast is more what i was trying to explain.......Eastman Double X is rated by kodak at 200 asa and 250asa for daylight

Sorry for stating the obvious to seasoned pros out there...... Will start shooting soon (within couple of months) so I'm planning to use 2 x 400ft magazines loaded with the same film (Kodak Eastman Double-X) but rating each magazine for the two general 'light' scenarios I am shooting: Magazine 1 - scenes in full exterior sunlight, contrast (rated at 250 asa - comment please) Magazine 2 - interiors and shade (rated at 200 asa - comment please) This means in planning we would shoot the same conditions per day so I don't have to swap magazines out there in the field fogging film as I do it right? I'm planning on sticking different colour tape on them for easy identification too Would welcome any other tips in general.....on taping magazines....cover viewfinder who not rolling....hoe long can film sit inside a magazine?? anything and everything...thanks in advance yet again

was thinking of having the same stock on two magazines and whatever scene I shot in more contrast I would keep to one magazine and stuff in the shade for example in the other so the two rolls would have as similar' conditions and thus exposure-isa as normal....is this a good idea???

this is all very helpful thank you.....yes scanning it for sure and digital editing into a 'short'

Thanks for that looks great to me Dirk....what were your methods in working with this stock,,,,shot at 250asa rating or shot at 125asa rating.....

Thanks as usual Tyler

thanks for this...perfect!!

Hi all, please tell me anything and everything you have learned and know about how to shoot Kodak Eastman Double-X black and white film and what to expect from this particular stock (will be scanned at 2k or whatever you suggest for editing in DaVinci Resolve and then released into VIMEO). I will be shooting it regular 16mm format on an Aaton XTR XC (the model with no electronics) with a Cooke Varokinetal 9-50mm zoom lens. Please speak in 'stills photographer' terms as I don't understand what printer lights are etc....people have spoken to me before in this language but I don't understand......for example....when i shoot Kodak Tmax400 on my old Hasselblad I shoot it a stop overexposed at 200 asa and expose to get a full range of midtowns as opposed to going for contrast from the off..I prefer all the information possible on the negative.....thus I don't shoot for either a very dense nor thin negative)

So during the planning of my first 'short' with 16mm Im trying to think of everything that could go wrong.... so.....I've been practising loading double perf 16mm dummy film and am confident to load magazines up for use out in the field.... but..... it just occurred to me the film I have bought is single perf....I believe all modern Kodak stock is single perf now......so.....does this fact change anything in terms of film loading technique on an AATON magazine.....Tyler....this ones right up your street my friend......

approx sizes are: Just under 30cm longest points 20cm tall from top to bottom 6.5cm width of magazine

Good man.....I have visited a few times and enjoyed it.....I have many American friends.....