Kodak MFX super 8 film

[Stephen Frizza]

hello

Recently I came across some Kodak MFX Film Peculia
which is in a Super 8 format. Does anybody know anything about this
black and white super 8 material. I have been told it is for time lapse use
and can not be run through a normal continuos run super 8 camera can anybody please give me more information on this super 8 material and are there any other obscure super 8 materials out there?

~steve

 

[Michael W]

are there any other obscure super 8 materials out there?

I heard that Kodak made an underwater dental film in Super 8.
I also have Scotchchrome 1000 & Agfachrome 1000 in Super 8, I'll show you some next time I visit your lab.

Seriously, I have heard about this film. The Kodak code was 464J. Don't think it will run in any regular Super 8 camera. You'll have to buy yourself a stop motion camera to shoot this film. You'll probably get more answers at the Cinematography forum.

 

[Dan Fromm]

I've shot MFX in a Beaulieu. The emulsion is on a thin base, 100' fits into an S8 cartridge. The only problem with using it is that S8 cameras' counters go only to 50'.

 

[Helen B]

"Recently I came across some Kodak MFX Film Peculia"

I had always thought that Peculia was a Fuji film with three and a half layers.

Super 8 was (is?) used for surveillance cameras - which you might call time-lapse. As far as I recall (over ten years ago), Super 8 EXR 200 colour negative film was available for surveillance use and as a special order before it became available from normal motion picture film suppliers in small quantities.

Best,
Helen

 

[PhotoJim]

"Peculia" just means film in some language or other. I know in some languages the word for film is "pelicula" or "pelicule" so I'm sure that's what it means (as sure as a very educated guess can be at least).

 

[Helen B]

'"Peculia" just means film in some language or other.'

OK, I promise never to make any more attempts at humour. A simple typo for pellicule, pellicola or pelicula was what first came into my head as a possibility, but the fusion of 'peculiar' and Superia etc was a much more tempting train of thought. I had hoped that the 'three and a half layer' part would show that I wasn't being serious.

Best,
Helen

 

[PhotoJim]

Oh - I didn't realize you were trying to be funny. I guess I'm too obtuse today.

 

[CRhymer]

I've shot MFX in a Beaulieu. The emulsion is on a thin base, 100' fits into an S8 cartridge. The only problem with using it is that S8 cameras' counters go only to 50'.

Hello,
Many camera counters reset to 50' when one opens the door. If done in the dark no frames will be lost. Most Super8 setups will probably not fog unless you take out the cartridge - or at most a few frames would be lost. I suspect the film is from the 70's. The thin base may be a bit fragile at more than single frame speed.

Cheers,
Clarence

 

[Helen B]

It will be on a polyester base (Estar-AH is Kodak's name for AH polyester) like Single 8 film, so if jammed it may damage the camera drive before it tears.

Best,
Helen

 

[CRhymer]

It will be on a polyester base (Estar-AH is Kodak's name for AH polyester) like Single 8 film, so if jammed it may damage the camera drive before it tears.

Best,
Helen

Good point.

Incidentally, I found this for sale on Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-SEALED-KODAK-...27858296QQihZ012QQcategoryZ4200QQcmdZViewItem

Cheers,
Clarence