Super 8

2F/2F · Apr 8, 2009

Ektagraphic said:
Where have you had your 8mm processed? Do you have it telecined?

Yale Labs in Burbank, CA. I have it scanned by them as well, even if I plan on using it directly for projection...just as a backup. I also buy my film from them.

Ektagraphic · Apr 8, 2009

Also, how is the Ektachrome 100D?

2F/2F · Apr 8, 2009

Ektagraphic said:
Also, how is the Ektachrome 100D?

Very good! It's a very nice looking, "all-purpose", "Plain Jane" film, that is nice and neutral, though it is saturated like a VC versus an NC film. Reminds me of a mixture of EPP and EPN, though due to frame size, nowhere near as "beautiful". Don't forget that you can push and pull it, which is your best tool to manipulate the highlights, and will also affect saturation.

David A. Goldfarb · Apr 8, 2009

Ektagraphic said:
Also, how is the Ektachrome 100D?

I like it. I posted a frame grab here--

(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

You can get Velvia 50D respooled as well from a couple of sources. The grain is excellent and the saturation is nice for projection. Some of the earlier cartridges were a little jittery (I've experienced this), but I gather they've solved that problem. I've ordered it from Spectra.

Ektagraphic · Apr 8, 2009

Does anyone have any examples of transfers done by Dwayne's that they are willing to share?

nickandre · Apr 8, 2009

I was looking to process and make a tank. I saw an ingenious design but was unable to get the proper diameter PVC pipes as my european comrades.

I've shot 64T, Kodachrome 40, TX, 50D and Vision 250T. I have only processed the 64T. I haven't felt like processing the rest, and walmart returned my 40t saying they couldn't process it (wrong) oh well. I've been busy recently with still stuff. I try when I can.

nickandre · Apr 8, 2009

I don't know how dwaynes is but I've used MovieStuff and they were great.

Ektagraphic · Apr 8, 2009

Dwayne's uses the CineMate units that those people sell so I am guessing Dwayne's is not that bad.

Ektagraphic · Apr 9, 2009

I was just reasearching double 8 and...I found that Kodak does not make 8mm sized film anymore. Dwayne's does sell it for $17 per roll so they must slit it themselves. I am going to buy some.

nickandre · Apr 9, 2009

They don't slit it. Double 8 is 2 perf 16mm film but with twice as many perfs. It is slit after processing. You get a much smaller image area than with super8. I believe the best is Double super 8 because it offers the benefits of both systems or the Single 8 fuji system.

Ektagraphic · Apr 9, 2009

I am going to shoot both. I just LOVE these old movie cameras! They are much better than any "Sony HD blah blah blah this camera cost tons and is supposed to be the best thing in the world"!

nickandre · Apr 9, 2009

I still want a projector. A little home theater dedicated to small format projection.

Ektagraphic · Apr 9, 2009

I have had bad luck with projectors. I have gone through three that didn't work right....I wish they still made this stuff new.

Alex Hawley · Apr 9, 2009

Ektagraphic said:
Dwayne's uses the CineMate units that those people sell so I am guessing Dwayne's is not that bad.

Dwayne's is doing cine and selling film. Gonna have to check that out and re-think getting a camera.

I've played around with a Canon HV30 for a few months but ain't nothing like the look of tri-x or plus-x reversal.

Ektagraphic · Apr 9, 2009

Yes they are! Feel free to help keep super 8 and 8mm alive!!

gatewaycityca · Apr 13, 2009

I have a collection of vintage Regular 8mm cameras that I like to shoot with sometimes, just as a hobby. I shot a few rolls of Kodachrome movie film ("Cinechrome 40") with them...before I realized that Kodachrome film wasn't going to be available anymore.

Ektachrome 100D does look really nice though. I've shot several rolls of it. The good news is that it seems to work fine in pretty much any 8mm camera. I have some really antique cameras, including a Kodak Cine 8, from the 1930's! At first I was worried it wouldn't turn out and the film would just get overexposed because the shutter speed was too slow on those really ancient cameras. But it turned out fine.

I buy most of my movie film from Dwayne's Photo, and I also send it back there to get processed. I haven't had any of them transferred to a DVD though. Not yet, anyway. Maybe sometime. I actually watch my 8mm movies on a projector. I figure, hey, if I'm going to do it the old school way, I might as well do it right!

I really like the look of watching an 8mm movie on a projector. There's a totally different feel to it. You feel like you're watching a vintage movie...except you see modern cars and buildings!

Francis in VT · Apr 13, 2009

One thing I have not seen mentioned in this thread is the size of the projected image.
How many users have a 40, 50 or 60 inch TV? There is a big difference between a small monitor and a large projection screen.

Francis in VT

Ektagraphic · Apr 13, 2009

I just got dad's old projector going...I didn't know what I have been missing!! His old Kodachromes are amazing. My first film will arrive from Dwayne's in 2 days! I can't wait! I took some great film of the little guys hunting for Easter eggs on Easter. Anyone else film Easter?

2F/2F · Apr 14, 2009

I too am interested in the quality of the transfers from Dwayne's. They charge only $10 for the first 50 feet to DVD, and $5 for each additional 50 feet. My local lab quoted me the ridiculous price of $100 to transfer a 25 foot roll to DVD! I need to get all my old family stuff digitized so we can safeguard and share it. However, I also want it done WELL.....

DRabbit · Apr 14, 2009

I recently found a Minolta XL-400 (super 8mm) at a thrift store. Had no idea what I had bought until I got it home. It APPEARS to work, but the film that was in it is broken, so I'm not sure. I honestly intended to stick it on ebay and sell it (no, the one that's on ebay now is NOT mine), along with the Mansfield Reporter film editor I also got at the thrift store. I really was clueless in buying both! Surprising to see you guys discussing 8mm here!

Ektagraphic · Apr 14, 2009

Why don't you try it out? You can get Ektachrome 64T at Dwayne's and send it right back there to be processed...

perkeleellinen · Apr 14, 2009

I used to really enjoy shooting Super 8 and projecting the movies. I always wanted to try out editing the film, but wimped out and recorded the projector screen using a SVHS video camera (this is the early '90s) which I then edited using two VCRs. I'm actually quite tempted to run a roll through the only cine camera I've got left (an Elmo Super 106 that my grandmother bought my father in 1972), especially since I just watched some of Derek Jarman's cine movies last night.

DRabbit · Apr 15, 2009

Ektagraphic said:
Why don't you try it out? You can get Ektachrome 64T at Dwayne's and send it right back there to be processed...

I thought about it... I have to decide first whether I'm going to keep it. If I end up buying film and developing I'll know the camera works, but will also probably not be able to sell it for more than I spent. Not that I expect to get a lot for it or anything, but at least more than I paid for it... LOL

I did put batteries in it and it seems to work. The motor runs and the thing that would be moving the film through the cartridge spins. The exposure warning needle in the finder seems to work. I'm not all that familiar with split prism focusing, but I think that's working. It's pretty cool actually (and my daughter, 15, thinks it's the coolest thing ever - it reminds her of "Rent" - LOL!)

BetterSense · Apr 15, 2009

I inherited an Eumig C3 camera (I think it's regular 8) many years ago, and I think that unfortunately the meter is broken. I also have a Lentar 3PZ battery-powered camera that seems to be in working condtion. I think it's a super 8 camera. I have thought about attempting to shoot footage with either of them but since I don't have a projector, there wouldn't be much point. I actually have a Technicolor 800 miniature projector, but I think it is some strange format different form super 8.

Alex Bishop-Thorpe · Apr 15, 2009

Nikon super zoom-8 with T64 (first roll I shot)
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I only just got around to shooting with super-8 recently, after the poor camera sat on my shelf for quite a few too many years. Got it at a garage sale for $10, the film cost $24. I've since invested in a super-8 projector and gotten another roll processed, and I love it to bits. Here in Australia we have nanolab.com.au who sell and process the film, as it's just not viable to mail it to dwayne's with the economy and all that (saying that makes me feel quite old). I'm looking for an editor but on my current budget it's a luxury thing to even buy a roll. Excellent fun though, if you have a super-8 camera please use it. Or give it away to someone who will.

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