Filmshooting

Any news after 8 years concerning the "modern super 8 camera" projects?

I posted the previous message while i was @ work and didn't have access to my projector so I used a photo of another projector. My projector is this:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6260571/IMG_4121.jpg

So you can see that it is the version with the three belts. It has 3 V-belts installed. The belts ...

Hello there!

I am trying to make one of this fine projectors work but i am having three issues:

1. The variable shutter is not working. It is either stuck on three blades or stuck at nine blades. The centrifugal weights are there but they are not functioning so as to have nine blades at slow speed ...

Thank you Jean-Louis,

So this explains why Kodak Tri-X black/white reversal, type 7266 is marketed with EI daylight 200 [without filter] and tungsten 160 [without filter].

On the other hand Ektachrome 100D is marketed as:

Daylight (5500K): 100
Tungsten (3200K): 25 (with 80A filter)

*since 80A ...

Hello everybody,

I am getting a bit confused and I want to clear thing up a bit.

When a film is marketed with different EI for Daylight and Tungsten, is this because the film has different sensibility to Daylight and Tungsten light?

OR is it because it is assumed that a color correcting filter is ...

Concerning new-stock B&W kodak reversal film I have to use Tri-X Reversal Film 7266

Shooting with internal filter

Film will be exposed as ASA100 which means over-exposure of 1 stop. With an ND2 filter everything will be ok.

Internal filter will also enhance contrast

Shooting without internal ...

I just tried it! It seems to work! When I point to a brighter area, i notice that some aperture blades are narrowing the field of view, not interfering with the frame though. On the opposite, when i point to a less bright area the blades are widening.

I also notice that there is an orange sign in ...

Hello everyone!

I am new to the forum but I have a question: I currently own two s8 cameras:

1. Canon Auto Zoom 318M
2. Chinon Power Zoom 723

I have checked most of these cameras features (like orange filter cancelation,zooming etc.) but the think is that I don't have any film stock to check if ...