super 16?

[yak]

i ve got a question. whats the difference between 16 mm and super 16?

[marti-c]

super 16 takes away one side of the sprockets to let the negative have a larger exposure area

marti

[yak]

yeah, thats what i thought, thanx, can i use in my R16 both? super 16 and 16mm??

[sdchown]

98% Chance that you can use 16mm only. I am not sure if the R16 can be modified to super-16. And the chances of it having been done to yours are really small.

Regards
Stephen

[yak]

thanks, i gonna get myself some 16mm b/w stock from foma, did anyone heard about it yet??

[Actor]

Regular 16mm exposes a frame that is 7.49mm high by 10.26mm wide for an aspect ratio of 1.37:1. Super 16 exposes a frame with the same height but a width of 12.40mm for an aspect ratio of 1.65:1. Super 16 cameras use single perf film to allow the frame to extend all the way to one edge.

Most 16mm cameras are designed to use single perf film but that does not necessarily make them super 16 cameras since they still expose only the reg 16 frame. Check your camera to see if the sprocket wheels have pins on only one side. If so then it can use single perf film.

When you order 16mm film from Kodak you will get single perf film unless you specifically ask for double perf.

[no_one119]

Now I'm not entirely sure but I seem to remeber us having two SR2's at uni, one set up for S16 (which everyone was after, widescreen is SO cool, well compared to 4:3) and R16. The difference, the gate, it needs to be different to expose the full width.