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Robert Tucker
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 688
From: Essex, UK
Registered: May 2005

posted August 25, 2005 11:25 AM

I recently shot some black and white super8 film which is QUARZCHROME which i purchased from the wide screen centre. It seems the footage i took as a test came out to light on automatic exp. Can you tell me why this was the case?

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Joe Taffis
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1592
From: United States
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 25, 2005 01:23 PM

Hi Robert, the same thing happened to me when I first started shooting with KODAK TRI-X. I just assumed that the black & white film was more sensitive than the color stocks and adjusted the exposure manually after that(using a light meter for a guide)... with good results and contrast. Did your film come with an exposure guide? I know KODAK used to include one in their packages, and I may have used that too.

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Joe Taffis

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David Michael Leugers
Master Film Handler

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From: Fairfield, OH, USA
Registered: Feb 2004

posted August 28, 2005 09:12 AM

One other thing to watch out for if you were shooting outdoors = black and white film can easily be to sensitive for getting proper exposure outdoors due to the light being excessive. NO Problem just use either a ND filter, or one of the B+W filters such as a yellow K2 which not only reduces the amount of light reaching the film, but helps produce a more natural contrasted image. Read up on using filters for B+W film and you can have a lot of fun.

David M. Leugers

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Tim Drage
Film Handler

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From: Harrow, London, UK
Registered: Nov 2004

posted August 29, 2005 04:27 PM

'Quarzchrome' is actually extremely out of date Orwo ukranian stock... so the image quality can vary quite dramatically apparently... I've always had pretty good results even with cheap auto cameras, but it can look a bit wshed out... other people have reported some very bad results tho.

Even when it does expose well, this film in my experience usually looks pretty gray and washed-out... fairly low contrast, more 'grey and white' than black and white. I really like it tho, nice and grainy...

Also I believe that some cameras may not correctly interpret the notch in the cartridge which determines film speed? But i'm not sure about that... like I said it's worked fine for me before I even thought of worrying about that kind of thing + just shot without thinking! [Smile]

Probably the best place to find out more is www.filmshooting.com forum, which is more specifically dedicated to super-8 filming than this one...

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Tim Drage
Animator & Director
Spite Your Face Productions
http://www.spiteyourface.com

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