Normal 8 b/w prints from negative

[freddenacka]

Hello!
I have filmed some normal 8 with Orwo un54 and develope it to negative.
It is spliced. First I was only thinking of doing it to digital but now when I se how fun it is to use ordinary projector then I want to make prints out of it.
Can anyone in Europe do black and white prints from normal 8 negatives?
Regards
Fredrik

[Mmechanic]

What’s the footage and how many prints would you order?

I have plans to build a Regular-Eight film contact printer along the lines of my 16-mm. equipment which includes the most modern light control, Memochrome. You could have fully timed prints besides one-light positives. For the project I need to reckon with a certain volume of orders. Printing stocks aren’t the problem.

[freddenacka]

It is film that I have filmed by myself. It would be perhaps 100m right now and would like to have to copies depending on price. But if it is working then I will continue to shoot in negative.

[Mmechanic]

What about 328 Swiss Francs for the 100 m (328 feet)? That would be US$ 334 or EURO 298, net.

One-light prints could be cheaper. Two prints ordered together could be cheaper still because we could expose Double-Eight stock both ways.

[freddenacka]

I'm still interested but think I would like to have only one copy in that case to save money.
Can you confirm that this will work when the film is spliced?
I can leav it un spliced in future but now it is spliced.
Can you do the same with super8 and 16 mm?

[Mmechanic]

One copy is feasible, why not.

The film must be cemented, no tape splices. Remember that Regular-8 can be spliced with 16-mm. equipment, you can assemble in checkerboard fashion for invisible splices. That requires black spacer (leader) stock.

I have a claw movement contact printer for 16-mm. films with Memochrome. It registers according to DIN ISO 69 for best image steadiness.

I don’t have any Super-8 printing facility. I think there are enough Super-8 labs around. I hate Super-8.

Please come back on me in time via personal message. I am busy building the 16-mm. line.

[Mmechanic]

My printer would take both Double-Eight and Regular-Eight films (split) and have the possibility to print on Regular-8 or Double-8 stock.

[David M. Leugers]

A word of encouragement : Working with R-8mm original to produce invisible splice prints is entirely cost efficient as 16mm professional cement splicers, synchronizers, rewinds (adapted to use 8mm reels) etc are inexpensive and readily available on the used market. R-8mm film is the most robust film format hands down. Many R-8mm projectors were just incredible machines and extremely kind to film. I have never had any damage done to any of the countless films I have run through one of my old R-8mm projectors. Bolex, Bell and Howell, Eumig, Revere etc all made capable machines. A print shown on a well cared for proper projector will outlive you and in much better shape through the years. My dream would be to utilize a digital copy to build a synch sound track that could be played back in sync with the projected image. That part will need to be created, but the main part is easily done if prints can be made.

[Mmechanic]

Some inexpensive Regular-8 splicers work fine for checkerboarding, for example the Agfa. The image always has two ears and the black spacer is cut mid perforation hole.

The most important information I need to be able to set up an 8mm printer is volume.
If everybody interested would please make a statement of what footage you might order for single-light positives or timed (graded) prints. Prints would be available in lengths up to 400 feet.

[7OSE9]

Simon, I am interested in negative printing of Normal 8, when we have a Vision from Denis or other mode, or I try a negative process of Orwo UN 54. If you live in Swiss is best for shipment costs, I live in Italy.
Later in time, we may feel.

[freddenacka]

Where is it possible to get normal 8 print film?

[Mmechanic]

Here

http://www.kahlfilm.de/content.php?nav=16&productid=21

and from Dennis here on the forum.