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Karl Mendonca
Junior
Posts: 2
From: Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Registered: Aug 2011

posted August 20, 2011 03:23 AM

I was wondering whether it's possible to load Super 8 into a Single 8 cartridge. I really like the ability to rewind and double expose, but it's getting hard to find labs that will process Single 8 quickly and reliably these days.

Karl

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Oscar Iniesta
Master Film Handler

Posts: 289
From: Madrid
Registered: Aug 2009

posted August 20, 2011 07:05 AM

Yes you can do it. It is the same film format. You will ooad between 12 and 14 meters per cartridge depending of film base. I have read a lot about this in spanish forum member´s post. Single 8 fans do that to get their desired emulsion. Someone used a cheap Fujica AX100 to make a motorised rewinder, just sawing a side to get the film enter the cartridge. You click the button and the film is being winded. I have seen a manual version made by one of them on ebay.

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Karl Mendonca
Junior
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From: Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Registered: Aug 2011

posted August 20, 2011 01:07 PM

Oscar, thanks for the info. Do you have any links that outline the process? I can Google to translate the Spanish forum pages, so those would do as well.

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Joerg Polzfusz
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Berlin, Germany, Europe, Earth, Solar System
Registered: Apr 2006

posted August 22, 2011 06:44 AM

Here's a Spanish "How to fill DS8 into Single8-carts"-video:
http://www.vimeo.com/7795956

But you could also simply get "RetroX" (B/W) or one of the different "Cinevia" (colour-reversal e6) to have filled carts that could be processed at any lab:
http://film.club.ne.jp/english/eng_single8_film2003.htm

Jörg

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