Re: 8mm cinemax type film players (almost OT)

2017-07-30 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Sun, 30 Jul 2017, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: On 8 mm types: there's the original 8 mm (later called "double 8" because the unexposed film is essentially 16 mm film which is exposed on one side, flipped over, and exposed on the other side, then slit in half to make 8 mm finished film). T

Re: 8mm cinemax type film players (almost OT)

2017-07-30 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Jul 29, 2017, at 11:08 AM, ANDY HOLT via cctalk > wrote: > > > > I guess that depends on your opinion of "reasonable". > > I have a number of 8mm home videos my father made but every place I looked > at was prohibitively expensive (several hundred dollars per reel!!) Wow. I just d

Re: 8mm cinemax type film players (almost OT)

2017-07-29 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Sat, 29 Jul 2017, Cory Heisterkamp via cctalk wrote: When I transferred a 16mm film a year or two ago, I was able to use my smart phone, a tripod, and some inexpensive software that allowed for matching the 'shutter speed' to frame rate and for color compensating (reducing the reds and boost

Re: 8mm cinemax type film players (almost OT)

2017-07-29 Thread Cory Heisterkamp via cctalk
On Jul 29, 2017, at 10:08 AM, ANDY HOLT via cctalk wrote: > > > > Or on location, perhaps (I'm in the UK) > A few years ago I had mine and my fathers 8mm films transcribed and I don't > think it cost more than £50 for about a dozen reels. (I certainly wouldn't > have paid £100 a reel) >

Re: 8mm cinemax type film players (almost OT)

2017-07-29 Thread ANDY HOLT via cctalk
I guess that depends on your opinion of "reasonable". I have a number of 8mm home videos my father made but every place I looked at was prohibitively expensive (several hundred dollars per reel!!) Or on location, perhaps (I'm in the UK) A few years ago I had mine and my fathers 8mm fi

Re: 8mm cinemax type film players (almost OT)

2017-07-29 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
I just went to goodwill bought a projector and set up a little screen with a and black frame and used a nice modern video camera to film the movie being projected. It's actually very easy to do.Take the time to get the lighting right. Tip - Project closely to the screen, the smaller the proj

Re: 8mm cinemax type film players (almost OT)

2017-07-29 Thread william degnan via cctalk
> > > There are companies around who will transcribe 8mm (either form) to DVD > for quite reasonable prices > (they'll almost certainly also do 16mm and may be able to do 9.5mm as well > - I think "single 8" only differs from "standard 8" at the camera) > > (remembering the days when I coveted a Bo

RE: 8mm cinemax type film players (almost OT)

2017-07-29 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
From: cctalk [cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] on behalf of ANDY HOLT via cctalk [cctalk@classiccmp.org] Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2017 3:11 AM To: Henry Bond; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: 8mm cinemax type film players

Re: 8mm cinemax type film players (almost OT)

2017-07-29 Thread william degnan via cctalk
Most projectors of the era of super/regular 8 fulm have an adapter to hold either to the reel in place. Otherwise they're used the same way. Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Jul 29, 2017 3:12 AM, "ANDY HOLT via cctalk" wrote: > > My tape obsession was already slightly ou

Re: 8mm cinemax type film players (almost OT)

2017-07-29 Thread ANDY HOLT via cctalk
My tape obsession was already slightly out of control, but when I found a create of 8mm reel of family footage and other movies in my 90 something year old grandfather's storage, I need a recommendation on how to play these, we're they standardised? What is the difference between 8mm and s

Re: 8mm cinemax type film players

2017-07-28 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Sat, 29 Jul 2017, Henry Bond via cctalk wrote: My tape obsession was already slightly out of control, but when I found a create of 8mm reel of family footage and other movies in my 90 something year old grandfather's storage, I need a recommendation on how to play these, we're they standardi

8mm cinemax type film players

2017-07-28 Thread Henry Bond via cctalk
Good Evening all, My tape obsession was already slightly out of control, but when I found a create of 8mm reel of family footage and other movies in my 90 something year old grandfather's storage, I need a recommendation on how to play these, we're they standardised? What is the difference bet