Schwedenstahl
I’ve got a question for Mirko; this has come up before. It was about offering Super 8 black-and-white film, as well as DS8. >The plan fell through because there weren’t any cassettes available. Now, refillable cassettes are on offer at relatively low prices – around 13.
MirkoBoeddecker
Hi Marvan,
Which cassettes are you referring to?
Could you send us a link or post one here?
I’ll then try to have a word with the relevant department in the Czech Republic, armed with a looooot of tact and plenty of Stavopramen...
Best regards,
Mirko
Schwedenstahl
Hi Mirko,
Have a look at www.wittner-kinotechnik.de; you’ll find Super 8 cassettes in the catalogue that you can load yourself. They cost just about 15
Schwedenstahl
It's me again... just to be absolutely clear
http://www.wittner-kinotechnik.de/katalog/...mm/s8_meter.php
It would be brilliant to do something there.
Best regards,
Marwan
MirkoBoeddecker
But Wittner already stocks the ORWO UN 54...
You certainly won’t find it any cheaper at Foma.
Why would you like to get the Foma film?
Is the base clearer, or does it offer better antihalation?
I’ve never compared the two.
Best regards,
Mirko
Schwedenstahl
Hi Mirko,
That’s right, I’ve already had some experience with the Foma on 16mm and DS8. Like me, many people own a Russian Quarz, which is a truly brilliant piece of kit, but also a Beaulieu 4008 ZM2. I’d just like to use the Foma for both. I’ve simply set my heart on it. When you chat to filmmakers in the scene, the Foma is the only one mentioned for use in the DS8 range, and actually everyone still owns another Super 8 cassette camera; I could imagine this would be welcomed as well, since many develop their own film and you can develop both in one go.
But as with everything, the market has to be right; I reckon others would welcome it too.
Regards,
Marwan
perforiert
The ORWO UN 54 is marketed as a "universal film". In my opinion, however, it is actually a negative film. It has a grey base and is nowhere near as effective at preventing antihalation as the Fomapan R 100. It would therefore certainly make sense to offer it in 15-metre darkroom packs in S8 format as well. I believe there would be quite a few people interested in that. KODAK does offer two very good types of black-and-white film, but they are rather expensive.
On the other hand, it’s somewhat illogical to go to the trouble of packing the film into these disposable cartridges when you can have it on a reel instead, fully rewindable and without the focus issues typical of Super 8. But if filmmakers thought logically, the S8 cartridges would have disappeared from the market just as quickly as, say, the disc films.
However, there are a few genuine reasons to use the film stock in cassettes as well, for example, if you want to make use of the (few) special features of high-quality cameras that the Quarz doesn’t offer.
And of course, you could also load Single-8 cassettes with roll film (only about 12 m), which makes things even more interesting.
hjkoenig
Good evening,
I’ve already asked about this in the other thread, but that’s not really the right place for it, and it’s only marginally relevant here either – but anyway: does anyone have any experience with the GK-Film precision contact sheet? It’s supposed to cost nearly €130, after all. But if you’re already processing roll film in S-8 cassettes (and this machine is any good), it might be worth it. There are still a few S-8 cameras out there that are too good to let go to waste (I still cherish my Agfa Microflex 200), and the Quarz DS8-3 is a bit of a heavyweight. In comparison, the Bolex B8 with its 5mm and 12mm lenses is practically a little pocket camera (it’s still sitting in my cupboard and I just can’t bring myself to get rid of it...)
Regards
Hajo König
haeberlein
Foma Super 8 film is available from Wittner Kinotechnik in 72m and 290m lengths. You just need to cut it down to 15m yourself and load it into the self-loading cassette. However, I’ve only done this with pre-cut 15m colour film so far, as I don’t have a way of measuring out 15m in the dark. A night-vision device might do the trick.
Regards, Rene
