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.
Stuart Reid
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From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
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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.
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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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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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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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.
To my surprise,this method really did work. The result is sharp,bright&evenly illuminated. Setting it up is surely time-consuming,but should worth the result.
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