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Topic: Reflecta Super 8+ scanner

Kurt Froberg
Junior
Posts: 18
From: Vasteras, Sweden
Registered: May 2017

posted August 10, 2017 08:02 AM

Hi all,

I make this a new topic even though I mentioned it in the Wolverine thread.
Just wonder if anyone is using the new upgraded Reflecta Super 8+ scanner? I have searched for reviews or user reports of this machine but so far not found any. I think I read somewhere that it should use less compression than the original model.

Kurt

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Mark Davies
Film Handler

Posts: 65
From: Stourbridge, UK
Registered: Jan 2018

posted January 28, 2018 04:55 PM

Hi Kurt,

5 months late, but just thought I'd let you know I have purchased one today, so will let you know. Did you get one in the end?

Kind Regards Mark.

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Werner Ruotsalainen
Film Handler

Posts: 97
From: Helsinki, Finland
Registered: Dec 2017

posted January 28, 2018 10:36 PM

Exactly how this differs from the first (the non-plus) model?

At least it's not priced as high as was the 8 before the (vast) price drops...

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Stuart Reid
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 720
From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Registered: Feb 2009

posted November 20, 2018 12:00 PM

Has anyone used the Reflecta? I'm considering one, but at its current price point it would need to be a significant improvement over the lower priced Wolverines etc.

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Mark Davies
Film Handler

Posts: 65
From: Stourbridge, UK
Registered: Jan 2018

posted November 20, 2018 03:24 PM

Stuart (and Kurt) I was mistaken.. I purchased the Relecta, not the +.

I will say my Reflecta has been super, with no issues except the rather inconvenient mp4 output.

I have thought about the + version, but I haven't looked seriously as yet.

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Paul Adsett
Film God

Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 20, 2018 03:55 PM

Looks to me like the Reflecta Scanner is a modified Bell & Howell projector. Is that true?

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Nantawat Kittiwarakul
Master Film Handler

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From: Rajburana, Bangkok, Thailand
Registered: Aug 2017

posted November 20, 2018 07:24 PM

Probably NOT Bell&Howell mechanics (they don't make that "built to last" thing anymore [Frown]

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Although that seems much higher quality than those Wolverine scanner,but at 950 Euro and 0.4 fps scanning speed still doesn't make it an ideal choice.

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Paul Adsett
Film God

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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 20, 2018 07:27 PM

Not new Bell& Howell,but I wonder if they buy used Bell & Howell's and modify them for film scanning.

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Nantawat Kittiwarakul
Master Film Handler

Posts: 280
From: Rajburana, Bangkok, Thailand
Registered: Aug 2017

posted November 21, 2018 02:24 AM

Must be all newly-made parts,but with crappy build quality. [Frown]

I ultimately went DIY route using existing projector as the basis. Found that would yield higher Quality/cost ratio when properly done. [Cool]

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Stuart Reid
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 720
From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Registered: Feb 2009

posted November 21, 2018 04:26 AM

Nantawat that sounds interesting. Would you share more details please? I have around 4000ft of Super 8 that needs digitising, so I want to only do it once!

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Nantawat Kittiwarakul
Master Film Handler

Posts: 280
From: Rajburana, Bangkok, Thailand
Registered: Aug 2017

posted November 21, 2018 07:18 PM

For years I tried virtually every approach ranging from simplest off-the-wall projection,to this extreme method - projecting directly into the camera's image sensor. [Eek!]

To my surprise,this method really did work. The result is sharp,bright&evenly illuminated. [Cool]

Setting it up is surely time-consuming,but should worth the result.

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