Jean-Baptiste Veyre

Ryan, no light loss on my viewfinder on either manual or automatic aperture on my Scoopic. I think it's because that's a non reflex viewfinder and it doesn't prevent the camera aperture from working. Hope that helps.

The original 1.33 picture was scanned in ProRes 2K and I cropped it in 1.77 with Final Cut.

Thank you for your kind words. Yes, I shot everything at 320 to make the negative a little more vivid. After shooting Super 8 back in the 90's, it was my first time with 16mm and I'm quitte happy with the result. Well, except for the strange picture problem that messed up the second part of the reel. If I find some room in my suitcase I'll definitely bring the camera to the US and have them take a look at it. Shooting film is expensive et stressful but, man, it's so fun and rewarding when you see the picture on a projector ! Hope you'll be able to use your Scoopic soon.

Hey Ryan, Here's a link with the footage that wasn't jittery : https://vimeo.com/262726417 Because I'm living in France, it seems too risky/pricey to send it to DuallCamera but since I'm coming to New York for the summer maybe I should take my Scoopic with me and have them check it out.

Hi Guys, Since I've always wanted to tackle 16mm, I recently bought an used (but pristine) Canon Scoopic (first model) for about 80 $ on ebay. After changing the battery (which was quite easy), I've decided to get a roll of Kodak Vision Series 3 500T and shoot a little test at my house. To my surprise, it was not a total disaster since the picture was (mostly) in focus and correctly exposed (by that, I mean "usable" since I'm not a DP). I was also quite surprised by the quality of the optic since I've read harsh reviews about it online. It sure isn't the best zoom I've worked with but its got that vintage look I like and if it's good enough for a talented guy like Shinya Tsukamoto, it sure is good enough for me ! Sadly, at the 2 minutes mark the picture got blurry and strange on all of my shots until the end of the roll. I'm pretty sure it's not a focusing issue and the guy who did the transfer was thinking it could be because of the pressure plate getting loose. Would you guys have some thoughts about it and what I could do to fix it ? Thanks, JB (Sorry for my spelling mistakes, I'm french)