i am totally and completely on cloud nine right now

[Ava]

i came home to the most awesome surprise ever. mom got me a 1960's kodak movie camera.

this is it:


:woohoo:

[DarkTirade]

1. Does that do actual film?

[Ava]

2. yup - 8mm film

i'm going to get on the internets tonight and order me some film.

[Westegg]

4. 8mm, not Super-8, right?...

...I hope you get that film! I love the idea of someone shooting in original 8mm. Please update as to how that goes for you. I'm truly interested. I've shot a lot in 16mm, using vintage Bolex and Bell&Howell cameras, and I've always thought about doing some 8mm work. I have an 8mm camera I've never used.

[DarkTirade]

5. Ironically, I think Kodak-Eastman here in Rochester stopped making film...

:P

[Ava]

11. yes they did

but you can find film on ebay and other places. several film and camera stores still sell what is left of 8mm film as well.

[DarkTirade]

12. I'm sure some company somewhere will keep making it

if only for the weird artsy people like us liberal hippie-types who are into that sort of thing. :P

[Ava]

14. see, you have no idea how freaking happy this old camera makes me

:woohoo:

[DarkTirade]

17. Infinitely more so than any webcam would.

:P

[Ava]

18. indeed

i just ordered some film :woohoo:

[DarkTirade]

19. Just remember to check the gate

or something like that.

:P

[SoCalDem]

44. Want a 50 lb dinosaur Hitachi Video camera?

:rofl:

[ceile]

3. That is so cool!

You're going to have so much fun w/ it!

[Bake]

6. I thought you were becoming a NUN?

You won't need that camera in the convent ...

:rofl:

Bake

[Fire Walk With Me]

8. Aren't you interested in the documentary?

[Bake]

10. Well of course!

Now you tell me!!

:rofl:

Bake

[lost-in-nj]

13. and now she can film the miracles

as they happen....

and not have to do a phony re-enactment!!!!

lost



:hi:


COOL CAMERA ava!!!!!

[Ava]

21. exactly!

;) thanks! i'm super excited about it!

[trof]

7. Aw heck. I thought you'd discovered you liked boys after all.

;-)

[Ava]

15. yeah, i like 'em

i love 'em as a matter of fact.. but i hate 'em too. ;)

[Dave_Fl_50]

9. Wrong thread. I thought you said you were on "Client 9"

[SKKY]

16. Oh great! Here we go. Another Ava fund-drive to raise money so she can...

...buy expensive-ass film on e-bay for WWJD V.2. Lovely. :P :hi:


On edit: You put my dog tags in the mail already, right?

[Ava]

20. hey, my last fundraiser didn't work out too well

so i've given up on that :rofl:

i have your dog tags all packaged up and i'm going to drop them off at the post office on the way to work tomorrow. the problem is that our small town post office closes at 4 (except on wednesday and friday when they close at 11). i was planning on dropping them off on the way back from picking up lunch today, but then the wendy's fiasco happened.

sowie :(

[SKKY]

22. Hey, like I said, you're doing me a favor, so I can't complain...

...you know something. It might have been a good idea if you set up a PayPal account for your next fund-raiser. I would have loved to donate that way.

[Ava]

24. yeah, i did it through paypal

i sold tags for the fundraiser, that way people weren't just donating, but they were getting something out of it too.

[SKKY]

25. Really? why did I not see it? I looked, I promose.

do you still have it up?

[Ava]

26. i have the tags up here

http://www.peacetakescourage.com/page-store.htm

(i'll still send you some though ;) )

[SKKY]

28. do you get a cut of those t-shirts?

I love that Ben Franklin quote. Understand that I'm in a bit of a dilemma here. I'm in the Military, so I can't wear something like "Close Gitmo", or most of the others without someone saying something and potential "negative consequences", although I believe we should.. However, that Ben Franklin shirt I think I could get away with.

[Ava]

29. i get a cut of about 5 to 7 bucks on each shirt

so yeah :)

[SKKY]

30. Cool. I'm going to buy the dog tags you're about to send me...

....and I'm going to get one of those shirts. I really like it.

[SPKrazy]

23. very cool!

Awesome

[Ava]

27. yeah.. i'm so looking forward to using it

and next time i go to a protest i'm totally going to use it some

[Redstone]

31. I think I have an 8mm / Super 8 editor in my basement. If you want it, PM me

with an address and I'll send it to you. I'm never going to use it.

Redstone

[Ava]

32. seriously? heck yeah!

[Redstone]

33. Yes, seriously. I inherited my parents' Home Movies (I'm old), but the film got moldy in the

basement of our last house, so I don't have any reason to keep the editor.

It'll probably need some significant cleaning, but I'll send it to you.

Good to see someone who likes the old-fashioned stuff; do you know that I still use a Century Graphic camera now and again? The old kind with the bellows, with the dark slide and focusing on the groundglass with the hood over my head...the whole bit.

Because, even in these digital days, there's nothing like that 2 by 3 inch transparency for impact. And slowing the whole picture-taking process down gives you time to think about the shot.

Redstone

[Ava]

34. my mom bought my brother(a photographer) a brownie when she got me this

when he comes home this weekend she is going to give it to him. both he and I have always loved stuff like that. i use to go to garage sales with my mom and go through all to old stuff there. i've got gobs of vintage stuff as a result and i absolutely love them all!

and isn't it strange how older things have lasted so long yet now when we buy something we are lucky if it lasts one year?

[Redstone]

35. Yes. Some day, I'll have a Baby Rollieflex. And I know where to get the 127 film for it.

Redstone

[madrchsod]

36. i have a 8 and super 8

the 8 is a winder and the super is powered. have some accessories for both .i`ll look around and see what i have...you are going to need a projector.

[Ava]

38. yeah, i'm going to see if i can find a cheap used one on ebay

:hi:

[madrchsod]

39. find one close to where you live

the shipping will be more than the projector. another good source is craigslist or freecycle. have fun making those "old school" movies..

[Ava]

46. thanks for the tip

:hi:

[skater314159]

37. I'm jealous!

That is sooo awesome! I love old cameras and Polaroids - they are so fun to use. (Manipulating Polaroids to look like a painting by Van Gogh is a really fun art project!)

Enjoy!

[swag]

40. That's really nice. Love the chemical cell light meter.

[edbermac]

41. Do they still sell and process super 8mm film anywhere?

I have a super 8mm Canon camera still in good condition.

[Ava]

42. check ebay

that is where i ordered some film from last night

[Deep13]

43. So, what's going on with clouds 1 through 8?

:shrug:

[stuntcat]

45. I think those are beautiful

I don't have one that pretty but I have an old Belle$Howell ZOOMATIC, and some antique Polaroids and stuff. I collect old cameras but none of mine work.. the old video camera makes cool spinning noise though :headbang:

A very old woman I work with came in and saw the cameras and commented on my nice collection but to her I bet they weren't antiques at all.. I felt kinda silly about it for a second :)

[ghostsofgiants]

47. That is pretty neat.

I've been thinking about snatching a Super 8 myself when I have the money to do so.

[RadiationTherapy]

48. Some info about digitizing film.

Hi, Ava. I am a multi-media specialist, but not an EXPERT, at a university library. We often get requests to convert 8mm (or 16mm) film to digital; we are not able to do it here. This process is not easy nor is it cheap. I know you make videos and I know that 8mm has a great effect and warmth to it, but I thought I should warn you. As far as I know, the process has 2 problems.


1) you need a high speed scanner. Not the end of the world, but not always easily available.

2) The frame rate of a film recorder is ~ 24 frames per second; video (digital or otherwise) is ~ 30 fps. This means that software must render it in order for it to play.

I haven't done any research to see if there are cheap and easy ways to overcome this, but I wanted you to know that digitizing film is not as easy as doing video.




I also make digital videos; please check out my youtubes at radiationtherapyband. Most of the footage is super 8 converted to VHS in the eighties. Because VHS is 30 fps, I was able to digitze it with no hangups. I am looking forward to making some political videos; your work is inspiring to me. Thank you.