PS Andec FIlm here in Berlin sells Wittner Chrome V50 D (reversible) cartridges (the Material inside is Fujchrome Velvia 50 Daylight): http://www.andecfilm.de/en/e_s8_e6-ec64t.htm
As I said I should make a test Kodak Vision 3 50D vs Velvia 50D... Thanks again Buck! M On 22 May 2013 22:35, Buck Bito - Movette <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Marco, > I've never been happy with Super-8 neg. and the loss of Ekta 100D spells > the end of color Super-8 for me. Even on the most serious Super-8 scanner > I know of in the U.S. at Cinelicious I see what you are complaining about > when it comes to the skies and other areas that should be 'fluid'. I love > reversal grain in 8 and Super-8, but the grain from Vision when blown up > from Super-8 looks mostly like dust or sensor/video noise to me. > Here is a piece on Vimeo that was scanned at Cinelicious using Vision3 > 200T and 500T and the skies in particular look terrible to me... > http://vimeo.com/55509028 > > Perhaps Vision3 50D 5203 would be worth a try... To my knowledge I haven't > had any clients bring us this stock on Super-8 yet and it is supposed to > be the finest grain for Vision3. > http://motion.kodak.com/motion/Products/Production/Color_Negative_Films/5203.htm > > R.I.P. Ekta 100D... > Here's a search return from Vimeo for Super-8 100D that looks a lot better > in the skies although I've seen even much nicer 100D footage: > http://vimeo.com/4530359 > > -Sorry I don't have better solutions for you, but I'll wish you good luck > with your project! > --Sincerely, > ---Buck Bito > > Lawrence "Buck" Bito > Movette Film Transfer > *NEW LOCATION* > 1407 Valencia St. > San Francisco, CA 94110 > (Valencia at 25th St.) > 415-558-8815 > Open Tuesday - Saturday > Tue+Thu: 8-6, Wed+Fri: 9-6, Sat: 10-4 > www.movettefilm.com > > On Wed, May 22, 2013 10:38 am, Marco Poloni wrote: >> Dear Frameworkers, >> >> I have a question about film stock for Super-8mm. >> >> I am back from a scouting trip for a 16mm film project. I did all the >> location filming in Super-8mm because I wanted to use the material in >> the film as well. I worked with my Leicina Special with a Schneider >> Optivaron 6-66mm zoom, which had just been revised, and with Kodak >> Vision 3 200T and 500T, a stock that I well know and love when used in >> 16mm. The material was scanned in AppleProRes422 on an Ursa Diamond in >> a laboratory in Turin, Italy: Nova Rolfilm. People who were >> recommended to me and do very good work. >> >> The result is very disappointing. The footage is super grainy, looking >> kind of OK when I'm filming objects but terrible on skies: exploded, >> saturated, not fluid. I know the problem is neither the camera nor the >> lens. I have shot excellent b&w footage with this camera. >> >> <...SNIP...> >> >> Best, >> Marco >> > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks -- Sent from my computer marco poloni usedomer strasse 8 d – 13355 berlin gsm de +49.163.6294080 gsm ch +41.78.6322028 skype marcopoloni _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
