From Lomokino to Super 8: Rediscovering Celluloid
My celluloid adventure started in June 2013. After years of filming with DV and DSLR cameras, I was tempted to try something completely different. One day I came across the…
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Über die Entstehung meines Films „Am Zeppelinfeld“
Weihnachten 2016 bekam ich im Rahmen der "Schmalfilmwichtelei" im Schmalfilm-Internetforum eine Super-8-Kassette ohne Label aber dafür mit Belichtungshinweisen und einschliesslich Do-It-Yourself-Entwicklung vom Mitforenten Sandro Proske geschenkt. Wie ich später erfuhr,…
Small Gauge Film Culture in Canada
In Canada, two film festivals specifically aimed at small format film will once again take place in the first quarter of this year. The 8fest will be held in Toronto…
The built-in turntable
Everyone who works with the Lomo tanks probably knows the problem of film jamming and improper winding, often leading to double layers, which then do not get developed properly. Using…
Super 8 Workshop “Film Your Frankenberg”
In Saxon Frankenberg, a Super 8 workshop will take place in June 2019. Five participants learn with filmmaker Patrick Müller the handling of a Super 8 camera and the development…
Schmalfilmertreffen Berlin 2015
Die Anonymen Analogiker des Filmvorführerforums trafen sich auch 2015 für ein Wochenende in Kreuzberg, um ihrem Hobby zu frönen. Diesmal verteilte ich sechs S8-Kassetten beladen mit Fomapan R100, die nach…
„Sheep“, sharper, sharpest: Test of the new Kodak Ektachrome 100D/7294
Ektachrome is back! Since October 2018, the eagerly awaited Super 8 color reversal material has finally hit the market. You can already read in many film tests that the new…
Double Super: DS8
I wrote the following article in August 2015 and then never published it for some reason.Nevertheless, it has not become less interesting, because it shows that Wittner would still be…
Billig oder Ramsch?
Wenn man durch die Läden läuft oder im WWW herumklickt, findet man oft interessante Artikel, die z.T. auch sehr preisgünstig sind. Aber taugen diese Produkte auch etwas? Aufbewahrung Filmdosen Wenn…
Reloading Russian “Kaccema” S8 cartridges
Even if Super 8 bulk loads are difficult to get, a reload-able Super 8 cartridge still makes sense: It is ideal, for example, if you want to develop short test…
