Standard-eight II!

Post by **Old Uncle Barry** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:29 am

Anyone out there currently using the available colour or B&W filmstocks?Just bought a dear little Bolex B8L,variable shutter et-al (for old times sake)and wondered what sort of image quality I should expect.As with Super8,I shall be filming at 24fps.

Post by **Astro** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:43 am

You want to get hold of the Fomapan B/W Std-8 . It's a beautiful stock.
Astro

Post by **Splee** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 1:59 pm

I've just ordered some Fomapan for the groovy little Bell & Howell 624EE clockwork cam I picked up in a charity shop for Ã‚Â£2.50. I shall report back on results shortly - I can't wait to see how I get on with such a basic little beast...

Post by **Joe Gioielli** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 9:40 pm

I've shot color stock from my P1 and my B8L and have been very pleased with the results. I took some footage at Disneyworld on a sunny day in January and the colors were wonderful.

Just a side thought, make sure your Standard 8 projector does 24 fps. Some are not adjustable.

Good luck with your project.

Joe

Post by **Jean Poirier** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 10:07 pm

I will try fomapan DS8 (with a yellow filter I guess) next saturday with a Quarz C-3. By the way thank you Uncle Barry for your advice using anamorphic. I just ordered a Quarz super 8 and will adapt a Sankor 16-D lens. Jean.

Post by **Regular 8 Freak** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 4:03 am

Can't argue with Fomapan, it is great!!! If you have never tried the Cinechrome 25 color stock do so before it is all gone !!!

Post by **Angus** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:20 am

Fomapan, Fomapan, Fomapan !!!!!

Cheap and very cheerful. Beautiful stuff. Wish it were available in super 8 too.

Post by **Actor** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:18 am

Angus wrote:Fomapan, Fomapan, Fomapan !!!!!

Cheap and very cheerful. Beautiful stuff. Wish it were available in super 8 too.

Fomapan is available in 100' DS8 reels. Maybe you could get some of the Russian reloadable cartridges, slit the DS8 in the dark and load the cartridges.

Post by **Angus** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:52 am

Sadly I don't have the time to do that, but if somebody were to offer such carts for sale.....

Post by **downix** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:08 pm

If I could get carts I'd be more than willing to load them with Fomapan.

Post by **David M. Leugers** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 8:27 pm

There is hardly a more fun way to shoot film than with a supreme R-8mm camera and then project it with another supreme R-8mm projector. Favorites for cameras are the Bolex H-8 (Rex and non-rex) the Bolex "pocket" series such as the B8 or D8, Canon 8mm and Zoom 8mm, and the lowly and rather hard to find
B+H Filmo with 3 lens turret, matching viewfinders and focusing tube... Makes me want to load up some Fomapan or Kodachrome and make some movies. There are too many truely great R-8mm projectors to list, but I am a diehard B+H collector and user for this gauge. As for film, I think I'm going to try some of the new Plus-x and Tri-X when I can. The greatly improved grain of the new Tri-x will benefit R-8mm shooters a great deal.

David M. Leugers

Post by **filmbuff** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:27 am

downix wrote:If I could get carts I'd be more than willing to load them with Fomapan.

Most labs will return empty cartridges if you ask. Dwaynes definitely will since I have asked and received back. Of course a K40 cart will be notched wrong for Fomapan.

Post by **Actor** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 8:06 pm

Angus wrote:Sadly I don't have the time to do that, but if somebody were to offer such carts for sale.....

How much would you be willing to pay?

If you do what I suggested it's going to cost $11.75/cart. That's not including shipping costs. Anyone who's doing it for resale is going to want to make a profit so I think it would cost at least $15, probably $20.

Of course if someone could buy both the film and the carts in bulk, get a price break and then resell for the same $8 that a reg8 spool costs, that would be something.

But if you want super8 Foma then the cheapest most hassle free route for an individual is to keep any eye out on eBay for a DS8 camera.

Post by **Splee** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 11:22 pm

It took well over a month, but my roll of Fomapan from the dinky little Bell & Howell 624EE came back today. It took so long I'd given up on it as lost!

It was great stuff - very nice crisp blacks and whites, and the camera performed pretty well. The film has a really classy retro look to it, although it jumps and jitters a little in places. My children look like 1950s throwbacks.

I'm not sure I'll use the camera all that much, though. It has the advantage of being very small, but the mechanics are clearly showing their age. My Brownie 8mm Movie Camera II, however, purrs as sweetly as the day it was made, and produced a rock-steady image on an old roll of K25. Can't wait to try a roll of Fomapan in it.

Lee

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