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Topic: hi8 film
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filmguy15
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posted 11-24-2000 07:15 PM
I have decided to go with film. I am looking at a Bolex H8RX4+ 8mm. Is there any serious disadvantages of shooting with h8 versus super 8? Also, where can I get film, development, etc...?-Chase |
It's Alive! Productions
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posted 11-24-2000 08:01 PM
Did you say hi-8 FILM,I hope you know that hi-8 is video and not film 
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Smiley Films
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posted 11-24-2000 09:14 PM
ya um hi 8 isnt film |
Cinetech
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posted 11-24-2000 09:45 PM
8mm and Super 8 are filmstocks that require developing at a lab, but there are video formats that just happen to be called 8mm also. It can cause some confusion for some people if they just hear the terms being thrown around without explanation.
Hi8 is a more professional High Resolution type of 8mm video tape. If you are using Hi8 video format, I would suggest buying the Canon L1 Hi 8mm Camcorder, which you can pick up on ebay for around $750 (If you're lucky.).
It is more professional than other Hi8 Camcorders because of the fact that it takes interchangable lenses and beautiful color images.
If you want to use actual film in the Super 8mm format, It will of course be much more expensive than shooting on video, but most people prefer the rich look of film to video. The best place to get super 8 film and processing, is Super 8 Sound in Burbank, CA. They put 35mm filmstocks from all of the major manufacturers into super 8 cartridges. This, for the first time allows super 8 filmmakers to shoot on the same stocks that major Hollywood films use. As for Super 8 cameras, I would suggest starting with a Canon 814 or any one of the more professional cameras. Also make sure that whatever super 8 camera you buy has 24 Frames per second film speed. some only have 18 fps, but that looks bad because it's speeded up.
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sketchman
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posted 11-24-2000 11:12 PM
about the 35mm in super 8 cartridges... some people might take it the wrong way. what super 8 sound and other companies do is take a larger, usually finer grain film stock and cut it into two or more rolls of film. so with 35mm film, you'll get 3 8mm rolls. so you are getting 35mm film, but not at 35mm wide. it wouldn't even fit in the camera.------------------
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posted 11-24-2000 11:14 PM
hi-8's are great, but if you're on a "low budget", its not always the best thing...average between 12 and 15 $ canadian.good thing about hi-8 is that if you get a digital 8 camera, it's even better quality! |
Actor
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posted 11-25-2000 03:22 AM
I'm going to assume that you know that the Bolex H8 is a film camera and not a Hi8 video camera.First of all the H8 is a double 8 camera, not super 8. However, do you know that there is also the Bolex DS8, which is a double super 8 camera. I would recommend DS8 over Reg8. For an article by Martin Baumgaten on DS8 go to http://lavender.fortunecity.com/lavender/569/ds8.html The biggest advantage of Reg8 and DS8 is that you can shoot 5½ min of Reg 8 (5 min of DS8) before having to turn the film over or reload. The down side of this is that it takes longer to flip or reload than it does to pop in a new S8 cartridge. You can get both Reg8 and DS8 film from
To find labs for processing 8mm film search The 8mm Film Format Metadirectory
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