Super8 E100D Transfer of Rez Chart

[ECNtoo]

If you shot and played back at 30fps, it would look like video

Not really. Video spreads motion across 50 increments for PAL or 60 increments for NTSC and those increments are interlaced so that one image increment essentially blends in between the other. This is what gives video a very "live" feel. But film shot at 30fps will still look exactly like film, and will still have film motion, even if it is transferred to video. I've shot it that way and transferred 1:1 and it looks just terrific. Definite increase in resolution and detail and pans are much smoother. Looks great. I highly recommend it for super 8. Some cameras list 32fps as their top speed but, realistically, it probably levels off at about 30fps and would work fine, even if it was 32fps.

As an aside, there were many musicals in the 50s shot at 30fps such as Oklahoma and others. They shot with two cameras; one at 24fps 35mm for standard release and one at 30fps 70mm for special release. I've seen 30fps musicals at a revival house and it is nothing short of stunning and it still looks just like film.

Roger

So shooting s8 at 30fps in your opinion would look much better interms of sharpness, grain, etc? What about pans? Would it have that weird video camera pan feel you get and the jerky motion you get with fast action?