which super 8mm camera?

[deafmovie]

I would like to research on which camera I would like to buy a professional super 8mm camera. Money is no object. I would like to discuss on which one would be good to make a movie that looked much better than regular 16mm classic
1) canon 1014xl-s ($400to600 dollars) 2) nizo 6080 ($400to600 dollars) 3)beaulieu 7008 ($1,000to1,500 dollars) 4) beaulier 8pro ($2,200to2,500 dollars 5) beaulieu 6008s($500to800dollars)

Thanks for your time read and respond on which camera will be good and why?

Jerome

[Alex]

Hello Jerome.

I remember reading a couple of your posts on the other Super-8 forum, glad to see you try this one out as well!

In theory, a super-8 camera will not put out a better picture than a 16mm camera, however if you stick to the good cameras you have mentioned above, and your film knowledge enables you to understand the different shooting requirements between Super-8 and 16mm, you can be successful shooting in Super-8.

The advantage of shooting in Super-8 is you should be able to be more mobile in shooting, and unless you require extensive lighting, you might be able to shoot with less crew.

[etimh]

Hey Alex, its Tim (etimh) from over at the filmshooting.com board. I just wanted to let you know that all the work you do maintaining this board--and the fact that you are always available with a quick answer--are very much appreciated.

I check in here all the time but I always figure you're over there enough that you see whenever I'm getting into trouble. [img]tongue.gif[/img] And I've always felt that I didn't want to take advantage of you with a million mundane questions.

In regards to deafmovie's question, why didn't you mention Santo's "Legendary Leicina Special?" According to the almighty Santo himself, this is the only camera "real professionals" use. [img]graemlins/gulp.gif[/img]

Hey BTW, got any tips on where I can pick up a GOOD shooting tripod in the LA area? Reasonably priced, but I'm willing to spend to get it right.

Okay, I'll see you here, or over there, or somewhere.

Tim

[Alex]

Hey Tim, thanks for the nice words.

Leincinas tend to sell for a lot of money, plus they have lots of accessories, all good stuff, if one can afford spending well over 500 dollars and close to a thousand dollars.

Over the years I've felt that some of the passion on the forums goes towards the negative, as in people saying what they won't do rather than what they will do.

Why isn't Santo isn't giving filmshooting ten thousand dollars as mentioned in his forum siggy.

AS for a tripod. That's a tough one. Reycler.com might be a good course since you might be able to inspect the tripod before buying it.

The ideal tripods have a center column ball joint so you can balance the tripod even when the tripod legs are not on even ground, a very fast and useful way to center the camera.

[oldasdirt]

If money were no object I would go for a Beaulieu 9008.The one that takes the supermag and threads through an actual gate.After that I may consider the Fujica ZC 1000 single 8 or one of the higher end DS 8 cameras.

Of course if money were no object the big question would be why I was shooting super 8 in the first place.The main reason why super 8 should be used in my opinion is that you want the look for a specific artistic reason.If you're looking to say duplicate a home movie look then the cheapest most amateur camera may work.

[King Ghidorah]

more folks use them nikon cameras for their filming of super8 features. i think they are pretty good. excellento for backyard feature filmmaking i bet.

i like bauers myself. old bauer royal (with cheese! harharharhar) is really good as anything. 10e.