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by Wade
Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:40 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Kodak stops production of Ektachrome 100D
Replies: 124
Views: 98221

Re: Kodak stops production of Ektachrome 100D

I called to ask about a special order and the response was "what part of discontinued don't you understand?" so it sounds unlikely. The owner of the lab was pesimistic that the order would ever be filled. The guy that actually spoke to the rep said that Kodak was not planning on opening i...
by Wade
Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:44 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Kodak stops production of Ektachrome 100D
Replies: 124
Views: 98221

Re: Kodak stops production of Ektachrome 100D

I was at the lab I usually deal with today getting one of my last cartridges of 7285 processed. This probably isn't really new news, but the lab said their Kodak rep suggested they put an order in for more, and they ordered both 16mm and Super8. Apparently the rep said Kodak under estimated the dema...
by Wade
Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:06 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: anyone live or work near Fotokem?
Replies: 1
Views: 1372

Re: anyone live or work near Fotokem?

Richard:
I am 30 km away from Fotokem. But let me PM some info...
by Wade
Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:40 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Bolex Malfunction?
Replies: 12
Views: 5287

Re: Bolex Malfunction?

Have you exposed any DS8 100D? From experiance over the years, kodaks QC is top notch, if 100d transports ok, then i would possibly suspect the filmstock. Yes, actually on the same shoot I was using the ORWO. Only the ORWO had problems. The 100D was fine. Who is splitting the ORWO , wittner or orwo...
by Wade
Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:57 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Bolex Malfunction?
Replies: 12
Views: 5287

Re: Bolex Malfunction?

Check also if the screws securing the sprockets to their shafts are fully tightened. Jean-Louis I did check this straight away as you suggested. All were snug except one I think has a cam out. So, I did a registration test. It does seem a little jumpy--more so than when I first received it back fro...
by Wade
Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:40 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Bolex D8L service instructions
Replies: 9
Views: 4294

Re: Bolex D8L service instructions

Wow. That's very easy to understand. Good photos to illustrate the process. Thanks.
by Wade
Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:20 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: How to fix perf damage?
Replies: 5
Views: 2375

Re: How to fix perf damage?

I finally got around to fixing this little project. I used a very old, now defunct, stabilization program called SteadyMove which was able to stabilize without scaling, pan and tilts, at the touch of a button. This was the last Kodachrome I shot.



https://vimeo.com/55756828
by Wade
Mon Dec 10, 2012 4:08 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Bolex Malfunction?
Replies: 12
Views: 5287

Re: Bolex Malfunction?

Mana wrote:
Wait, where did you get Orwo in DS8? Is this fresh stock?

Yes, the DS8 ORWO came from Wittner
by Wade
Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:17 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Bolex Malfunction?
Replies: 12
Views: 5287

Re: Bolex Malfunction?

Thanks for your feedback guys. I might add that the distorted shots are on the head of that particular DS8 roll. Then I turned the spool over and shot on the tail side which has no distortion. Then I shot another roll which also had no distortion. My original thought was that I left the pressure pla...
by Wade
Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:59 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Bolex Malfunction?
Replies: 12
Views: 5287

Bolex Malfunction?

Here is some footage I shot a week ago using a Bolex H8 Rex4 modified to DS8 about a decade ago. The camera has never had a problem so far. I'm perplexed how this can happen mid-shot. In fact, I'm not sure what it is. I shot about 150 feet of film prior and 50 feet after. All had no problems except ...
by Wade
Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:57 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Just Outta Curiosity: Film or digital
Replies: 9
Views: 3001

Re: Just Outta Curiosity: Film or digital

kuparikettu wrote:The funny thing is, you get much better quality out of 35mm stills by buying Nikon LS-2000, introduced 1998 than by having your films scanned in a local lab.
That is an excellent transfer to digital. The scanner looks a little expensive, but your sample is very good.
by Wade
Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:09 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Just Outta Curiosity: Film or digital
Replies: 9
Views: 3001

Re: Just Outta Curiosity: Film or digital

Looks to me like #2 is the original film to digital hybrid, #1 is all digital....
by Wade
Fri May 25, 2012 8:41 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Foma Processing?
Replies: 8
Views: 3100

Re: Foma Processing?

it may be that it has a greater propencity to occur in highlight areas, and the blown out flash is a highlight.rt Exactly so, Richard. Keith, the owner of Yale called it "streaking", and showed the fogged blown-out segments all had that bifurcated chiaroscuro---I guess it is a little sola...
by Wade
Thu May 24, 2012 11:09 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Foma Processing?
Replies: 8
Views: 3100

Re: Foma Processing?

Here is some Foma R100 Yale processed in Kodak chemistry yesterday. The scratches were not caused by the lab....


https://vimeo.com/42751732
by Wade
Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:43 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Dishwashed film
Replies: 1
Views: 2073

Re: Dishwashed film

From what he is saying it sounds like he puts the film through the camera while it is quite dirty. I would not be wild about trying it on a movie camera, but the idea is intriguing.