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Topic: Super 8mm or 16mm cameras. Which is more popular

Nicholas Katrinic
Junior
Posts: 19
From: New Port Richey, FL, USA
Registered: Jul 2019

posted July 17, 2019 10:49 PM

I was wondering which is most popular in the 2010 decade. Super 8 cameras or 16mm cameras. When i saw that most 8mm crank cameras worked by mechanics only and not any type of battery,, thats when i got very interested in this hobby. So i got the Argus cinemax 85E crank camera ,,Revere 88 crank camera,, and soon the Mansfield cinemax 8EE crank camera..I also bought the Revere 80 8mm film projector which works really well........ I see how very popular the Bolex H8 and H16 cameras are . And now Im wondering which one should i get if i were to get one of these,, because they are VERY expensive.

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Evan Samaras
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Queens, NY, USA
Registered: Oct 2015

posted July 18, 2019 10:52 AM

Hi Nicholas,

I think that answer depends on their purpose. For TV or Film 16mm is definitely more popular than S8. When it comes to creating home films, I would say S8. At least this is how I use them. A lot might also depend on their size. 16mm tends to be larger than S8 and not always very practical, with some great exceptions of course! Also, the cost of film stock and development (and possible scanning) also weigh in!

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted July 18, 2019 11:35 AM

I really enjoy shooting Super-8, and I've been doing it on and off for about 40 years now. Still the same, as handy as the cartridge system is the steadiness of the film in the gate is not helped by it. Even beyond the larger frame area, this is a leg up for 16mm.

Everything else being equal, I'd shoot 16mm. Then again if everything else was always equal I'd drive a Porsche!

(Don't worry: everything else isn't equal in either case!)

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