Needing Vision2 200T in Australia

Post by **francis** » Thu May 27, 2004 8:49 am

ive spoken to processors around here and they all dont have the facilities for super8 neg, hence why im pushing double super8 negative. they say the same thing to me, go shoot 16mm. they dont understand that super8 is now a viable professional format..unfortunatly many super8 users promote that image by only wanting k40 and seeing no other stock as being worthwhile. people like us are stuk in the middle. im looking at importing 200t and getting it sent out for processing....would anybody actually be interested in that?as for the media resource center, they have changed their shift a bit...in that they have been getting more film input latelty..thats because they have had some people i know helping them sort things out. but as i said before, if people are willing to break a batch, and pick up a few 400 ft rolls, i can arrange the double super8 neg...it has much better properties than normal super8 and you can send it to any of the processors in the country. cameras arent that expensive either. hell, i talk to somebody who has three he wants to get rid of! is anybody actually interested?

Post by **francis** » Fri May 28, 2004 8:59 am

so, is anybody interested in me importing the 200t in cartridges?

Post by **soundboy** » Fri May 28, 2004 11:23 am

francis wrote:so, is anybody interested in me importing the 200t in cartridges?

If your talking about Double super 8 no, as i have no camera, infact I have justt spent my hard earned cash on a 16mm camera so i can shoot negative stock.

Why does it have to be soo hard to get neg stock for super 8 in Australia

:evil:

Post by **francis** » Mon May 31, 2004 3:18 am

nope, when i said cartridges, i meant boxes of super8 film. im getting together ds8 film for another group of people. let me know if you need some cheap 16mm neg, i have a ton of it. btw, why has it gone so quiet? i thought peopled be jumping on some stock if they knew it was coming...

Post by **francis** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 3:07 am

ok people, this may make you all happy. ive done a ton of research and it appears that you can process this stuff yourself. its actually easier than doing reversal. so there you go, you can process vision2 200t at home. im also trying to give people the option of sending it to a friend of mine who has all of the processing certificates and has repaired the machines. im working on talking him into processing super8 neg for people. so if you are seriously interested in the stock, ill get it in.

just let me know

Post by **soundboy** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 7:08 am

francis wrote:ok people, this may make you all happy. ive done a ton of research and it appears that you can process this stuff yourself. its actually easier than doing reversal. so there you go, you can process vision2 200t at home. im also trying to give people the option of sending it to a friend of mine who has all of the processing certificates and has repaired the machines. im working on talking him into processing super8 neg for people. so if you are seriously interested in the stock, ill get it in.

just let me know

I'm not interested in processing it myself but if your friend is setting up a system I'll be interested in ordering some negative.. Where can you get cheap telecine in Australia?

Francis have got any out of date 16film you can sell me? If you have,send me a PM as I need some film to practice loading my K-3.

Cheers

Mark

Post by **francis** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 5:07 am

fair enough, he will be getting back to me soon i hope. then neg is a possability. i just wont bring it in unless i can get a fair order. as for dead film...i dont usually have it but ill get some next time im at a friends place. i generally sell shootable film.

Post by **perthskydiver** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 5:04 pm

I too had the same delemma trying to get Super 8 neg stock here in Australia (and I even know the Fuji & Kodak reps for W.A!), couldn't get it & difficulties in processing & doing the scanning.

I think the best way is if shooting reversal, use Super 8 K40. Great, cheap stock just a bit slow to get processed.

If shooting negative, use either 50D or Vision 2 in 16mm. 16mm isn't all that expensive if you shoot smart....

Also good to see so many Aussies here! Haven't been on for a few months & it seems like theres a heap more of us here!

Post by **francis** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:22 am

only thing is that some people want to shoot super8 neg for budget, feel, portability, etc reasons. super8 neg is a professional format, so why not use it. and im glad i can bring the stuff in now.

Post by **soundboy** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 12:39 pm

francis wrote:only thing is that some people want to shoot super8 neg for budget, feel, portability, etc reasons. super8 neg is a professional format, so why not use it. and im glad i can bring the stuff in now.

Can you recomend where to by 16mm film in Australia at good prices?

Cheers

Mark

Post by **perthskydiver** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:10 am

sure I'd love to shoot Super 8 negative carts too. Its easy enough to buy the Kodak Vision stock from overseas at a reasonable price but finding someone here in Australia to process (not dodgy home processing either) & scan super 8 neg film is the tricky bit.

I'm doing a 30 min surfing feature which I was planning to shoot in 16mm neg & the interviews in DVCAM 16:9. If you can tell me of a place in Australia who can process super 8 neg & scan it i'd most definetely do it in Super 8!

Post by **francis** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:43 am

the guy im working on has been trained to process film so if i can talk him into getting set up its a done deal. it will be done right. and if he does colour reversal hell be a hell of a lot better and more reliable than film plus.

it doesnt look like people actualy want super8....as i said, i can bring it in if people are willing to send it off for processing (until i get the local setup). its still cheaper than 16mm and has that feel.

perthskydiver, let me know if you want cheap stock, i have a ton. and if you want some really cheap and cool reversal to shoot the interviews in, i can help too.

Post by **francis** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 2:18 am

oh yeah, if we could get enough people to get on the double super8 bandwagon, not only could you have done the whole thing in super8 neg, but it would have been way cheap to process and shoot

Post by **Daniel** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 2:41 am

Hello,

I didn't know that Kodak was not supplying the latest s8 film stocks in Australia ! That situation is quite similar to what happens here. It is the story of sub-developed film industries. Hoping this may change.

Regards,
Daniel