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Posted by John Doxsee (Member # 4079) on January 01, 2014, 12:54 AM:

Need some "good" wisdom on a DSLR camera suitable for my purpose. I am transferring 75-100 ish reels of film 8 and super8 to digital. Starting with what I have (a Sony SD handycam (30fps), Bell & Howell 471A dual format projector which just happened to blow a bulb)
So everyone tells me to make sure I do 24fps so I am looking at the HDSLR avenue for that. I don't like to spend money foolishly and have regret for not buying the proper piece. Copying the film is the reason for this purchase so the cameras ability to do that function takes front seat. I also don't want to refrain from spending a few more dollars to get extra features that may not be necessary now but will be in the future. Nikon?Canon? Seem to have stronghold on the market. Are they really the go to?I would love to hear some perspective from other guys that are capturing with these and what they are using and why. Anybody doing true rear projection for capture? Thanks in advance

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on January 01, 2014, 09:00 PM:

I would strongly guess your home movies were shot at 18 fps. So having 24 fps camera will still make those flickers.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on January 02, 2014, 07:44 AM:

Many standard (regular) 8 cameras have a "normal" 16fps speed (not 18 fps), so many home movies were (are) shot at that speed.

Posted by Ernie Zahn (Member # 274) on January 02, 2014, 08:23 AM:

HDSLRs aren't practical for telecine. It's not the frame rate you need to worry about, it's the shutter. The cheaper HDSLRs ($400-$1000) have limited options with shutter. You will see this transluscent bar floating across the screen. Also CMOS censors dont handle capture properly.

You need a CCD camera.

HDSLR is a good option if you have a projector with variable speed knob or if you have rigged something to do frame by frame.

I would suggest taking a look at a Moviestuff if you have a lot of film to transfer (1000 feet or more). You'll probably brake the shutter with frame by frame. At least eventually.

Posted by John Doxsee (Member # 4079) on January 04, 2014, 05:38 PM:

Awesome!! Thank you much for turning me on to Moviestuff. I'm ordering the Reto8 on Monday. I can't wait to get my hands on it.

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