Filmshooting

I was told by the folks at Spectra that they would be selling 100D in S8 by the year's end. They are going to split the Kodak Double S8 stock and load it themselves.

Any thoughts on the viewfinder affecting image quality?

Though this is probably not what you mean, if the cloudy VF keeps you from focusing or framing your shots properly, that could effect image quality.

On mine the motor runs whether there is film in the camera or not.

Would anyone here happen to know if the remote switch made for a Nizo 801 can be used with a Canon 814 E without damaging the camera? I don't know the extent to which these things are interchangeable, if they are at all, and wanted to see if I risk anything before trying it out. Any help would be ap...

Send it out to whom?

Not that I'm complaining, but how bizarre that it would be available as Double Super 8 and not Super 8. Great format, but I'm surprised they still support it. Guess its easier since they don't have to put it in cartridges. I too found this to be strange. Perhaps it was one way to test the waters fo...

From what I understand, 100D is already available in double S8 -- according to the folks at Spectra, it is already in Kodak's catalogue. I was also told by Spectra that they will soon be selling 100D in S8, most likely before the year's end. They will be splitting the double S8 stock and selling it ...

Here's a link to Merzbarn's Nizo spec chart. It's a good resource for info on the features of all Nizo models.

Interestingly, I had seen this camera in Trader Jim's shop many months ago. It looked great (as it does in the photos on ebay), but their price on it was pretty high -- several hundred dollars more than your winning bid. I guess it was more than their customers were willing to pay and they decided t...

I look over there from time to time, and at the "for sale" forum as well, just to see what's there. Since those fora do exist, I'm always surprised that folks post f/s and f/a items here. I know the argument will be made that there's more traffic here, and that is certainly true, but this ...

'Twould seem that it's been moved over to the "For Auction" forum, which is where it should have been posted in the first place, IMHO.

FWIW here's a list of sound striping topics from the archive. You may find some answers there.

Hmm... More food for thought.

Someone suggested that the remote trigger might have caused this. I'm away from home at the moment, but once back will use the remote trigger again w/out film in the camera and see if I can get the shutter to close as it originally did. If not, it's off to the shop.

Non-mercury 1.35v replacement PX625 Wein Cells are available from: - Du-All Camera - Freestyle Photo - My Old Camera (who's ads appear on this site) - Super 8 Stuff - Wittner and undoubtedly other places for anywhere from $5-$8 USD. These are the proper voltage (unlike the ubiquitous 1.5v batteries)...

Update for the curious: Ok, I checked out the camera and found the following: the shutter does in fact remain in the open position after a shot, but not always, and not always entirely: sometimes, the shutter stays partially open, sometimes it closes. I'm not sure what might have caused this (the ca...