8mm Forum: 1000ft Super8 Soundstriped K40 on core sold at Wittner-Kinotechnik.de

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Posted by Mikael Sundstrom (Member # 150) on January 21, 2004, 02:38 PM:

Yes, it´s true..!

Wittner will soon start selling Super8 K40 in 1000ft (305m) lengths on core! Thats 50 mins @ 24fps !
It´s even soundstriped! Only Main stripe though.

That drawback is, they only EXPORT it. They don´t sell it INSIDE Europe. According to the site at least...

http://www.wittner-kinotechnik.de/katalog/04_filmm/s8_60m.php

Posted by Bob Pucci (Member # 8) on January 21, 2004, 06:10 PM:

Since their catalog is in German,I think I read somewhere that there is a program that will convert the German to English.Or am I barking up the wrong tree.

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on January 21, 2004, 06:45 PM:

Try this:

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

Although it often gives you the kind of translation that can either get you laughed at or your face slapped! (Depending on the circumstances!)

Very rightly are I talking the English!!

Posted by John Cook (Member # 203) on June 17, 2004, 10:29 PM:

Hi all,

Anyone have any updates on this K40 sound film stock? I couldn't find reference to this film on their site.

Thanks, John

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on June 18, 2004, 07:07 AM:

If it's only striped on the main track, then I say forget it! With no balance track it means the film will a) not be in sharp focus across the full width of the film , particularly so with fast f1.0 projection lenses b) will not wind up flat on the reels c) will not permit stereo recording. Sounds pretty useless to me unless they can get that essential balance stripe applied.

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on June 18, 2004, 04:01 PM:

As far as I know from an item I read on Wittners site a while back, they are striping the material themselves. I have to agree that I would prefer to Buy in the 50ft carts and have it striped on both the main and balance tracks for stereo use as well as that all important focus issue.

Kev.

Posted by David Michael Leugers (Member # 166) on June 30, 2004, 07:39 PM:

A solution, though expensive, would be to post-stripe the balance stripe after processing. This film is for single system recording of original sound along with image on the film. I do not know of any S-8mm sound cameras that would record sound in stereo. Maybe I'm wrong there. Anyone?

David M. Leugers

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on June 30, 2004, 11:12 PM:

I would still be concerned about not having the balance stripe when shooting. There are good odds it wouldn't sit properly in the camera during shooting.

Posted by James N. Savage 3 (Member # 83) on July 05, 2004, 02:20 PM:

I believe I remember seeing a Sankyo super 8 movie camera that recorded in stereo (with two microphones, I think) back around '79 when the Stereo ST-800 projector came out.

Nick.

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