Phology Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 im starting to save up for a new video cameraand i remembered that i have one of these - Sankyo 8-cm Micro Zoom my Grandma gave it me along with a projector screen and also another camera which i forget the name ofbut its another similar to this 8mm one and i was wondering the possibilities of using a camera like this for filmmaking todayand if its worth the effort getting it working(i think it just needs a new mercury battery)and the method of transferring film to digital the type of camera i want is going to be in the thousands of pounds areaso i thought hey - ive got this, is it possible to use it!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dextrous Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 The film will look great - good colour and depth. But it is that - film. It needs developing before you can view it, let alone digitise it. It can be hard to come by and not so cheap. Also you will have no sound. But yeah of course it's possible to use it. Plenty of film makers shoot on 8mm because of its distinctive look. It won't be as straightforward as DV though so it depends what you want to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertzworth Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Like dextrous said the film has wicked grimey characterstics and looks nothing like digital whatsoever, but capturing the film to video is a costly process and not really convenient either. Its doable though, but you gotta look into services to get that film transfered to video. There are some DIY devices out there which can produce decent results and if you have the time and money it might be worthwhile looking into. http://homepage.mac.com/onsuper8/diytelecine/index.html is a good example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phology Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 cool cheers guys ye i hope i can use this super 8i cant really save up for a pro digi video camera at the moplus as u say the film quality is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decisive Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 in town this man's got bare super 8s and reels at the market i always walk past when i'm digging and um and aah about getting one, what's a good price/performance split for having fun with? i've got no idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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