I've been shooting Super 8 since I was a kid in the late 70s. My grandfather would hand the camera to me to film the family get-together. I have to say I like the look of weddings on Super 8. As a person who has shot weddings on Video (VHS & Hi8) a 2 hour video of a wedding gets boring years later. Looking back at family Super 8 weddings. 1 or 2 rolls were perfect. My grandfather would capture the couple walking in the church, part of the service, the wedding party walking out the church, and the dance after. Last year I shot my cousins wedding on Super 8, it was perfect since it was outdoors & sunny. I use Ektachrome 100D. I am still using my old family camera a Bell & Howell XL-20T. It's cheap, but it's simple to use and focus free. It's a fun / expensive hobby. At this point, I am only shooting maybe 1 or 2 rolls a year. I sent my Super 8 to get processed at the Film Photography Project. They all seem to be scanned perfectly.
Excellent video, deserves way more attention than it’s getting. I adore the look of 8mm but man I can’t justify the cost. Might look into emulating it. Thanks for the inspiration!
the way my super 8 hold focus throughout the zoom is to zoom all the way in, get it in focus on your subject, then as you zoom out to find your frame and it will stay sharp
@@filming_fatherhood Great video, the method described by @johnmcginty9602 is pretty fail safe. It may be that your diopter needs to be set to your eye. For that you set your focus to infinity and zoom all the way in to like a mountain or anything far away and adjust the piece where you place your eye by turning left and right till your focus is sharp. This should allow for you to enjoy much sharper images.
I've been doing Super 8 for 30 years and you taught me things.
I've been shooting Super 8 since I was a kid in the late 70s. My grandfather would hand the camera to me to film the family get-together. I have to say I like the look of weddings on Super 8. As a person who has shot weddings on Video (VHS & Hi8) a 2 hour video of a wedding gets boring years later. Looking back at family Super 8 weddings. 1 or 2 rolls were perfect. My grandfather would capture the couple walking in the church, part of the service, the wedding party walking out the church, and the dance after.
Last year I shot my cousins wedding on Super 8, it was perfect since it was outdoors & sunny. I use Ektachrome 100D.
I am still using my old family camera a Bell & Howell XL-20T. It's cheap, but it's simple to use and focus free.
It's a fun / expensive hobby. At this point, I am only shooting maybe 1 or 2 rolls a year.
I sent my Super 8 to get processed at the Film Photography Project. They all seem to be scanned perfectly.
This video was super helpful! Thank you! Can't wait for my own Super8!
Excellent video, deserves way more attention than it’s getting.
I adore the look of 8mm but man I can’t justify the cost. Might look into emulating it. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love it!
@@negativespacefilmlab right here!! Send your film here!!
the way my super 8 hold focus throughout the zoom is to zoom all the way in, get it in focus on your subject, then as you zoom out to find your frame and it will stay sharp
Yeah that’s what I kept trying but it never seems to work. Could very well be user error
@@filming_fatherhood Great video, the method described by @johnmcginty9602 is pretty fail safe. It may be that your diopter needs to be set to your eye. For that you set your focus to infinity and zoom all the way in to like a mountain or anything far away and adjust the piece where you place your eye by turning left and right till your focus is sharp. This should allow for you to enjoy much sharper images.
Make Super 8 popular again!
This always works for me on multiple cameras. 👍
This was super helpful!
Really helpful video!!
Glad it was helpful!
Really insightful stuff!
Thank you!
Is Canon 318m a good choice?
I unfortunately can't say, I've never used one. Sorry!
Great video
Thanks!
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