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Topic: What film to choose for Keystone 8mm camera model K-8
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Trine Dam Ottosen
Junior
Posts: 1
From: Scotland
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted July 16, 2008 09:07 PM
Can anyone help me?
I have just recently fallen in love with the 8mm format, when found a standard 8mm Keystone camera (model k8) on a swapmeat a few weeks ago.
However, I have difficulties figuring out, what film to buy for it. Can anyone help me with this?
I have been looking at the brand Foma who make standard 8mm and double-8mm films. Here is what they say about fomapan R:
FOMAPAN R
FOMAPAN R is a special black and white reversal film with a 100 ISO emulsion coated onto a clear acetate base.
Cine formats available are Standard 8, with the traditional 2x10m/ 2x33 feet length on daylight spool. The 16mm film is run twice through the camera, and slit down to 8mm after processing.
Also available in 16mm, a 100 foot load on daylight loading spool, single perforated.
The film utilises an effective silver halide base coating layer to produce very good resolving power and high contour sharpness. This antihalation layer is decolourised during processing. Film is produced on a cellulose triacetate safety film base of thickness 0.125 mm giving high mechanical and dimensional stability with high life expectancy.
The film can be user processed with the Foma R100 Reversal Kit.
However, I was hoping to find a more light-sensitive film (such as 400/27) so I can shoot indoors, in dimmer lighting.
Is this possible? Does any of you more experienced 8mm-people have any advice or recommendations?
Best regards
Trine Dam Ottosen
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James E. Stubbs
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 104
From: Portland, OR
Registered: Apr 2007
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posted July 17, 2008 12:28 AM
Foma is beautiufl, unique stuff. Which also unfortunately makes it diffuclut to find labs that will process it properly. Unless you're going to process it yourself. There are actully more varied film stocks available for the 8mm formats now than at any other time in the format's history. On your side of the pond the best place to get film is from Wittner http://www.wittner-kinotechnik.de/katalog/04_filmm/d8_filmm.php in Germany or Khal http://www.kahlfilm.de/content.php?nav=15 Kahl has 3 B&W and 2 Color reversal stocks. UT 18 is actually the old Agfa RSXII 50 and is known to be beautiful UT 24 is Ektacrhome 100D. Wittner has plenty of good ole Kodachrome 40 which has to be sent to Dwaynes here in the US for processing. They also have 100D Fuji Velvia 50D which is stunning, and Plus-X. Plus the Foma stocks. The websites are all in German, but you can email them in English. There's also Andec http://www.andecfilm.de/en/e_s8_material.htm which is in English, but they only have 100D. Here in the US the best guy I know of is John Schwind: http://members.aol.com/Super8mm/JohnSchwind.html
He has Plus X, 100D, & K40.
Some of the members on the island should be able to direct you to someone there who supplies R8 film if available.
Cheers,
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James E. Stubbs
Consultant, Vagabond, Traveler.
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