Wonderful consumer scanner for Super-8 from the East

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Wonderful consumer scanner for Super-8 from the East

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I noticed this mentioned onhttp://www.filmvorfuehere.de
http://www.thanko.jp/shopdetail/000000002560
Very much like discussed here before. I always wondered why there weren't such devices being manufactured already.
Possibly costprice was still too high to allow mass marketing. This looks very much like a consumer device.
A pro edition could allow keeping the seperate images and have some built-in negative conversion.

Likewise scanners for stills on alibaba.com, with holders for 110 and super-8, already have 14megapixel cameras.

It costs 50.000 Yen. Some Euro 375 ( ex tax)
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Oh, I like the idea of "commercial" machine, thinking that thare arent frame by frame scanner at this price.
I'm no expert of scanner metod, maybe someone is able to analyze it better.
The video posted does not convince me, not great definition, but maybe it was the original so.
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Wow. That would be just a little over $400 USD. Quality and 200 foot limit aside, I can't imagine how they can make this thing and sell it for a profit at that price, even with economy of scale being factored in. Man, their labor and material costs per unit must be pennies. Crazy.
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So what does this mean?
"Corruption of the film occurs in the use of this product (including data), it will not be compensated."

Neat idea though.
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john59 wrote:So what does this mean?
"Corruption of the film occurs in the use of this product (including data), it will not be compensated."
Yikes. Maybe it means:

"Your film will be damaged in the use of this product, (including the picture area), you will not be compensated for the loss."

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john59 wrote:So what does this mean?
"Corruption of the film occurs in the use of this product (including data), it will not be compensated."

Neat idea though.
Standard disclaimer translated by google. Like on any machine which handles film or databearers.
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Going to Japan again end of May... Hmmm :-?
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the german link doesnt work. anyone have ordering information from the japanese site?
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It is a discussion only, in German:
http://www.filmvorfuehrer.de/topic/2378 ... lmscanner/

This is another site:
http://ascii.jp/elem/000/001/138/1138165/

Buying from Japanse webshops may prove difficult. I never had any success. Not while attempting to buy MINOX or Instax film and neither with ciné supplies. Most don't respond at all, few answer briefly that they will not export.

Possibily English is a bit of a problem and maybe exporting even more. I visited Japan some time ago and even buying Nikon gear from brick and mortar shops proved a chore as they had to fill out forms and even glued a customs note in my passport. Everything was dirt cheap then. Fujifilm, Fujibrom paper, used gear etcetera. The Yen is slightly up compared to that time but some Euro 7+ per 1000 is good.

Your hope would be that Hong Kong sellers will step up or that mr Tak will start selling it. Like his Fuji supplies its price likely will be some 300%
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makeshop in japan was exporting the gakken devices which included the led projector and ive ordered from some shop in japan a jvc 3 ccd camera sometime ago, so some shops in japan will exort.
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Love how it says, "Thanko...Amusing Product"

Roger, you should steal that..."MovieStuff...Amusing Product"

Marketing geniuses there.
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Maybe a machinist can replace the plastic looking gate with polished metal one for better handling of the film.
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This seems very interesting. Is anyone planning to get one to test?

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It seems that Retro Enterprises are selling this scanner. Has anyone experience of buying stuff from them?
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I'll be getting one for sure! Was going to Tokyo at the end of May, but now looks like end of June. Where do you see Retro 8 selling these?
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