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Luis Caramelo
Master Film Handler

Posts: 494
From: Funchal
Registered: Feb 2011

posted March 01, 2013 09:43 AM

hi! fellas,i,m collecting super 8 features,i,m thinking in added
16mm because i know there,s some filmes witch we can find full lenght in 16mm,and some titles are,t even released in super 8,i guess it,s nice to got these to formats,i would like to read some opinions from those who got these to gauges

regards;
luis caramelo

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Michael O'Regan
Film God

Posts: 3085
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Oct 2007

posted March 01, 2013 01:11 PM

I have found 16mm a more rewarding gauge over the years simply because there are many more titles available from the era in which I'm most interested.
However, it is much more expensive.

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Antonio Costa Mota
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 171
From: Portugal
Registered: Jun 2004

posted March 09, 2013 04:27 PM

Ola Luis
Although my movie and projector´s collection is 90% Super8, I also have some features and shorts on 16mm. My 16mm. projector is an ELF NT-1. It is an exccelent machine and I bought it from Paul Foster in the UK some 7/8 years ago. It is true that you can get in 16mm a lot of titles which are not available in Super8. But before you make a decision bear in mind the following:
- When buying a 16mm feature, the cost of posting is proportiately very high compared to Super8, due to the weight.
-You need a larger room to make good use of the brighter and sharper picture the guage allows.
-Also the fact that the projector is more noisier.

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António C. Mota

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Julian Baquero
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 165
From: Bogota, Colombia
Registered: Mar 2011

posted March 09, 2013 06:44 PM

Hi Luis, I started collecting super 8. But I have found that there are far more titles available for 16mm, I have a small collection of 16mm features, about 14 titles, but all are them are in great condition, quality is far superior and prices have even been better than super 8. Quality prints for super 8 LPP low fade are difficult to find an usually very expensive, Derann Prints are far more expensive than most 16mm, titles are usually very commercial stuff. You can also find IB tech prints for 16mm, haven't seen the first one for super8. I bought an ELMO 16-AL projector, great machine for 50 USD!!! So now I find my self more into 16mm, today I will only buy a super 8 print if I find it is not available for 16mm. The only issue here is size and weight, 16mm takes a lot of space and weight far more than S-8.

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Ken Finch
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 543
From: Herne Bay, Kent. U.K.
Registered: Oct 2011

posted March 10, 2013 11:38 AM

Hi Luis, In addition to the comments made by Michael, I would just like to add that here in the u.k. there were very few 16mm prints available for collectors to purchase until VHS tapes and DVDs arrived. Most of the film distributing companies had a 16mm film hire library but hire charges were quite high. The films available today come from some of these and other libraries, TV companies, county council and sponsored film libraries etc. Ken Finch. [Cool]

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Luis Caramelo
Master Film Handler

Posts: 494
From: Funchal
Registered: Feb 2011

posted March 11, 2013 07:30 AM

thanks friends for your replys,i didn,t make up my mind in any decision,i got also digital projection for see what i can,t get in super 8,it,s not the same but in costs make a lot of difference...
i let you know

regards:
luis caramelo

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