Filmshooting

and who sells a B4-Mount to C-Mount Adapter?
I have never seen one?!

Hi,

PL-Mount flange focal depth is 52mm
C-Mount flange focal depth is 17,53mm
Adapter PL to C-Mount must be 32,47mm deep

...maybe

BUT... each camera lens will cast a different image. Some lenses will cover the full Super-Duper 8 frame, while others will vignette at wide-angle settings.

thats the reason why pro8mm centers the lens which results in a better quality compared to DIY trys at home by only largen the gate?
i try ...

Thanks David!

Last question:
so, super-duper 8 or MAX 8 describes only that it is a picture format on the medium super8 film but larger (wider) as the normal s8 used framing.
If this is thrue, every modified camera is a bit different to each other?

wummi

aha, interesting.
Is this format something like a standart (size of the gate, etc)? an is it inventet by pro8mm beacuse they sell Max 8 cameras?

Whats with the rest of the chaine, i mean projecting the film or telecine (special gate)? how can i use the wider s8 image on the film?
how much ...

Hi,

here i start my first posting, hello to all you 8mm professionals!
i hope its allowed to ask a lot of newcomer questions :oops: ?

can somebody explain to me whats exactly the so called
"MAX 8 format for widescreen" from pro8mm is and also whats the difference between "MAX 8" and "super-duper 8 ...