Film length... 15minutes? I see 3 minutes worth h

[kchukalas]

Hello,

I have finally gotten back my very first roll of developed film back from Walmart. I thought I shot 15 minutes worth of footage...... why does it appear that 3 minutes worth is here? Yikes...

Kirk

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[Alex]

A Super-8 babe in the woods...the backwoods of Michigan no less.

Each 50 foot roll of Super-8 film nets you either 2 minutes and 30 seconds if you shoot at 24 frames per second, or 3 minutes and 20 seconds if you shot at 18 frames per second.

If you shot "undercranked", meaning at a speed slower than 18 frames per second, and you transfer the film at the speed you shot it at...(say you shot at 6 frames per second, and transferred at 6 frames per second)

Your 2 minute and 30 second roll of film suddenly becomes 10 minutes of footage.

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-Alex


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[Frameline]

The 15m on the Super8 packaging is referring to its linear legnth NOT its running time!!
15=fifteen METERS=50feet=3minutes and a bit!!

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[c_77]

Don't feel bad Kirk, I once told my friend my 8mm camera was good for 19 mins! I still don't know where that came from. Luckily (or unluckily) he understood film and just told me I was crazy! Not that your crazy. Good Luck! - Chris

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[8th Man]

I think Super8 just got 5 times more expensive in Kirks mind .
Actually. Kirk, When I first started shooting S8 I didn't really have a frame of reference as to what 2 1/2 minutes felt like when I was only shooting short takes, so when I got the footage back I realized I had wasted a lot of time shooting things when the cartradge was empty. It's easy to do if you aren't used to it or you're switching out different cartrages to test stocks.

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[eddie]

Yes.
Although my camera has a 'length of film left' meter on the side, I rarely notice it.
If Im not concentrating then I only notice the film has run out by a slight change in the pitch of the motor. Thats worth noting.


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