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OK all you super 8 fans .. check out the new super 8 forum ;)
 
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I was packing at the time and didn't get a chance to look into bulb specialists. I got bite by the Super 8 bug about 4 months prior to leaving for Korea. I have a suite of Super 8 editing supplies, a few cameras, and a transfer box in the States but no projector. I picked most of this up at thrift stores. Utah has thrift stores all over. A few chains, it's pretty amazing.

Cool to know when I get back I can find bulbs, thanks Indie....
 
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Ta for the link, Mr Spears! :yes:

Indie... you mention projectors that take a certain bulb for a better picture. Are there any other things that would make a given projector better than another, for Super-8 film?

(Qualifying that with "nothing that bumps the price range by a 1000%) :lol:
 
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scooter said:
Pro8mm.com

I read about them in moviemaker magazine many moons ago. I've been to there site. Do you know if anyone else has had problems with their work? I am considering using them, but that is a good chunk of dough.
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I used Pro8mm when they were originally Super8 Sound and twice since changing their name... My recommendation is to use them as a last resort only...

I've had bad telecine jobs and bad overall service from them just about every time... On top of that, my opinion is that once they realize that you're simply a low budget filmmaker instead of a name director or production company that has some bucks to spend, they pretty much don't give a shit about you...

On the other hand...

There's a Pro8mm in the UK and if they weren't so far away, I would be tempted to work with them instead... I've got nothing but good things to say about them but I've never actually utilized any of their services so I don't even know what kind of services they provide... All I do know is they answer email and are always willing to talk and answer questions... Pro8mm in Burbank is not that way at all...

Hope that helps...

filmy
 
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everybody wants k40, i say stuff it! its too bloody contrasty, too slow telecines bad.

now..the 100t neg is a hell of a stock. finer grain than k40, much faster and telecines great or blows up to 16mm,35mm well. what more do you want?

double super8!
 
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I have mixed feelings about PRO8. Come to think of it, every film processing place I've dealt with gave me a bad vibe. They seem to be almost annoyed by smaller customers like me.

I've used Monaco in SF, a place in Seattle (can't remember their name) and PRO8. Would not recommend any of them, though Monaco did the best job I think in terms of fidelity and quality, but it cost me! PRO8 offers free processing if you buy certain films from them (save for $10 UPS shipping), that's cool. But they send me processed film rolls in plastic baggies, no film cans for me. Weak. Oh and Adolf Gasser in SF I would avoid at all costs. They ruined a transfer and lost a reel of my footage. Ultra weak.
 
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scooter said:
Pro8mm.com

I read about them in moviemaker magazine many moons ago. I've been to there site. Do you know if anyone else has had problems with their work? I am considering using them, but that is a good chunk of dough.
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I have had 3 consecutive very bad experiences with Pro8mm... avoid them like the plague. Unless you are spending oodles of money with them, you will not get the care, customer service, or product worth a crap from them.
 
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sonnyboo said:
I have had 3 consecutive very bad experiences with Pro8mm... avoid them like the plague. Unless you are spending oodles of money with them, you will not get the care, customer service, or product worth a crap from them.
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well guys this is why i suggest using double super8. it allows you to go to anybody that processes 16mm film and has a far steadier image than cartridge super8. the processing should be much cheaper overall. if you want more info and decide to buy a camera and or stock join the double super8 forum. its in yahoo groups and is called "double super8"

if you cant get in them email me personally and ill add you manually.

bloopoid@yahoo.com
 
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You keep saying that...

francis s said:
well guys this is why i suggest using double super8. it allows you to go to anybody that processes 16mm film and has a far steadier image than cartridge super8. the processing should be much cheaper overall. if you want more info and decide to buy a camera and or stock join the double super8 forum. its in yahoo groups and is called "double super8"

if you cant get in them email me personally and ill add you manually.

bloopoid@yahoo.com
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You keep saying that but I know for a fact that not every lab that can process 16mm film can also SLIT it down the middle so you have two strips of Super8.

filmy
 
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FilmJumper said:
You keep saying that but I know for a fact that not every lab that can process 16mm film can also SLIT it down the middle so you have two strips of Super8.

filmy
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and this is why you get the 15 dollar russian film slitter and do it yourself.

its actually a great quality unit and is cheap. you dont need the lab to do this.
 
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Sadly,Kodak has disconinued Kodachrome in super 8.They have replaced it with Ektachrome 64.I haven't shot any yet,but from what I have read it is a gorgeous stock that rivals K40.It's an E-6 process which means there will be more labs out there that can handle it.8mm filmshooting has the skinny on it, and options if your camera is not properly notched to handle the 2/3 stop increase.
 
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