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Posted by Raymond J. Santoro (Member # 1319) on October 20, 2008, 02:27 AM:
Hello all- my name is Raymond and I am new to this site. I was wondering in the absence of Kodachrome what people were using in its place? I am told there is a company in Germany that sells a comparable Super-8 film stock (Wittner?) but their website is all in German and I can't undertand it. Are there any dealers in the US that handle this film stock? Buying K40 on eBay is getting expensive! Thanks everyone!
Posted by Barry Johnson (Member # 84) on October 20, 2008, 06:06 AM:
Yes,look for E100D-a brilliant film and fast too.
Posted by Ugo Grassi (Member # 139) on October 20, 2008, 07:52 AM:
Velvia 50D!! the real heir of the K40. No grain! wonderful sharpness, great colors!! Better then the also good Ekta 100D
Posted by Raymond J. Santoro (Member # 1319) on October 20, 2008, 12:13 PM:
These sound great- any idea what retailers might carry them?
And Ugo- I am delighted to see that you are in Avellino! I took my very first overseas visit to Italy last April to visit my relatives in a small mountain village there. I took along my Canon 814 XL-S and filmed a brief documentary in the community of my family. That old Kodachrome sound stock came out brilliantly despite its age. Ciao!
Posted by Claus Harding (Member # 702) on October 20, 2008, 06:45 PM:
Raymond, welcome.
Spectra has a good line-up of current Super-8 stock:
http://www.spectrafilmandvideo.com/Film.html
If you wish to shoot Ektachrome 64, get it from Dwayne's:
http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/common/3Super_8_film_for_sale_ad.pdf
Claus.
Posted by Bill Brandenstein (Member # 892) on October 20, 2008, 10:38 PM:
In spite of early enthusiasm for 100D, the clarity is so inferior to K40 that I can only give my thumbs up if you really need the ASA. Otherwise, Velvia 50D is the closest thing going to Kodachrome, with very good clarity, fine grain, and wild color. In my humble opinion.
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