your favorite s8 color film stock

[Ed]

So now that k40 is gone (and has been gone for a while now), whats everyone's super 8 color stock of choice? and why?

Yes, I'm bored, amuse me.

[etimh]

I guess it's the 50D from Spectra, for me. But it is expensive and strange looking and I've only shot two carts because I really don't know what to do with it. Likewise with the E64T shit and, since I don't use the negs, they aren't on my radar either.

That was, of course, one of the great things about K40 for me--it was easy, cheap, archival--I'd shoot anything and everything. I could freely experiment and play around to get all kinds of interesting footage. Now, I don't do that as much anymore.

And like I said, I don't have that much interest in color right now at all. Not just color cinematography, mind you. COLOR. Don't want to think about it. I guess I'm seeing the world in very clear BLACK and WHITE terms these days, if you get my drift.

So, I continue my extended and exclusive affair with the old lady Plus-X. She always does me right.

Tim

[super8man]

K-40 - got a freezer full still

[T-Scan]

Ekta 100D: Wittner, soon Spectra, Schwind DS8. Even if K40 was still here it would be my favorite. But for Kodak stocks, 200T.

[Will2]

Super 8: Vision2 200T

16mm: K40 or Ektachrome 100D for a "home movie" look, 50D for the sharpness & perfect color look

[Mitch Perkins]

So now that k40 is gone (and has been gone for a while now), whats everyone's super 8 color stock of choice? and why?

Yes, I'm bored, amuse me.

200T and 100D

Mitch

[metaT8]

K-40 - got a freezer full still

I'm very envious...

I just shot the last of my Kodachrome... Anxiety is setting in.

Will there ever be less expensive source for 50D?
Spectra seems pricey in general.

For the time being I'm forced to use 64T.

[Angus]

100D

Because it does what I want from a film (apart from the archival properties).

It looks great on projection.

[Nigel]

Anything but Kodachrome....

If we are talking S8 only the I guess I am going 200T.

If we are talking film on a larger level I am going to say Fuji 64D and 250T top the list.

In the end it is all project dependant.

Good Luck

[yolia]

Velvia 50D is my favorite.

[Actor]

super 8 color stock of choice?

64T

and why?

Pure economics. After buying film, paying for processing, paying for telecine and then adding in shipping costs, negative stocks cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $50 / cartridge. Plus the telecine houses don't want to do just one roll.

Now that I own a workprinter I can do my own telecine with reversal. That limits me to 64t or 100D DS8 from Schwind. At this point I'm still having problems with my Canon DS8 so 64T wins by default.

Yes, I am going to try to get the problems with my DS8 camera sorted out. At this point I don't know if the problem is the camera or me.

I seem to recall that someone posted that 100D carts are available from an offshore source. I'll have to look into that.

I can get 64T for $15 / cart and get it processed for $10 (I have not tried Wal-Mart yet). That's half the price of negative.

Actually I'm getting into B&W (Plus-X), again primarily for economic reasons. In a couple of years I hope to be processing it myself.

[Pedro]

100D
It is much better than K40.

[lastcoyote]

I bought couple of Spectra weeks ago and never have chance to test it. But I have good reason to believe it's good.

I will try that Fuji film too but currently it's out of stock.

[BonnutFilmStudio]

64T looks good on a bright day. I shot my first 200T this past summer, and I have to say, for indoor it's very nice. I think my consistantcy for projects will be 64T or 50D outdoors and 200T inoors. I'll venture off to others for many current projects that'll be the way I go.

[johnnhud]

We should make this a "Poll" so that we can see the results at the top!