25fps

[megalith6]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MakeTrack=true

hi,

above is a Nizo camera with the following film speeds: 18, *25*, 54

i guess the 25fps was introduced to sync with the vhs video 1/50sec speed?

[Alex]

Yes, I would agree with that.

Some cameras have both 24 & 25, and I think 16&2/3 amd 18 can occasionally be found on some of the four digit model number Nizo's.

[megalith6]

hm,

the 8mm boffins were obviously getting their heads around the new analogue video challenge; allowed to develop the technology, there would probably be no worries transferring cin? to other media - for the average home, DIY moviemaker - by now?

personally, i'm having some promising results with freeware cyber filter software, which is stabilising cin? footage captured to dv; you do lose some definition here and there, but the raw results of these transfers were even difficult to watch, at times ... there has been a great improvement over the last couple of months

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ric

[Alex]

A couple of hurdles you have to overcome.

Reversal/projection film is naturally contrasty.

Most Digital cameras have incorrect gamma curves for transfering reversal films, they keep the darks too dark, and overbrighten the brights.

If you can learn what a waveform scope does, and even find one for cheap, you'll experience a huge learning curve when it comes to understanding contrast.

[megalith6]

Thanks Alex,

you wrote:

If you can learn what a waveform scope does, and even find one for cheap, you'll experience a huge learning curve when it comes to understanding contrast.

hmm, i'm intrigued; obviously i haven't one of these, but i have introduced a DIY ground glass filter into my projector, which has spread the light much more evenly around the projected image - it has worked small wonders, currently.

will update -

ric