Did Cameraguy use his Velvia? (AKA, Regular 8mm versus Super-8mm)

**Mike Buckles** · March 14th, 2003, 09:50 PM

Just wondering...am curious about the results..if the super 8 looks as good as the 35mm...wow! I would go completely mad with joy if someone offered this on a regular basis...it gives the super saturated colors that today's audiences expect...except Kodachrome does give more true to life colors, especially facial tones...and Kodachrome probably is more archival than Velvia.

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Moderator note...since so much good info was supplied about regular 8mm, I added a regular 8mm reference to the title of this post.

In other words, no Mikey B words were lost or harmed in the editing of this post.

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**cameraguy** · March 14th, 2003, 10:16 PM

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**Alex** · March 15th, 2003, 02:14 AM

Can you do a point by point as to what you find favors 8mm over Super-8?

**cameraguy** · March 15th, 2003, 02:36 PM

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**Mike Buckles** · March 15th, 2003, 04:25 PM

This is a surprising (and fun) revelation! I too, am interested in your new conversion! What type of camera are you using? Lenses? I have some old reg 8 cameras, and while fun to play with, they are older and technically less savvy than my super 8 camera...I bet you're using some really nice equipment...where are you getting your film stock...John Schwind? What type of film are you using? Processing at Dwayne's?

**cameraguy** · March 15th, 2003, 06:34 PM

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**Mike Buckles** · March 15th, 2003, 09:10 PM

How did you get your Bolex so cheap? I looked on Ebay, and the prices seem pretty steep for a format where the film is not readily available (at least in the public's perception!) Is this the camera you have? Bolex camera It's sure a beauty, and i'd love to have one...if I could get it for 100!