The amount of thiosulfate in onion is much too low to have significant fixing action, even if you were to use pure onion juice (not diluted into water as with onion broth). Salt water was the first fixer, and yes, it's extremely slow. Other very effective fixers are sodium thyocyanate (NaSCN) and sodium cyanide (NaCN2); these are both extremely rapid working, though sodium cyanide will also bleach your developed silver if left too long, and is hazardous to handle because it evolves prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide) if it contacts any acid (like stop bath!). It's possible to make a fixer from ammonium thiosulfate and potassium thiocyanate that fully fixes even tabular grain films like T-Max or Delta in under a minute -- but thiocyanate is much harder to source than commercial fixer and also doesn't like acidic solutions.
I got one of these the other day & it keeps showing me an error/trouble sign (similar to an eject button) - do you know what might be causing this? Thanks! Great video :)
TBH that doesn't sound good. It may be the tape transport mechanism is jammed/not working, or even a fault in the circuitry. I can't think what you can do except try with a few different tapes to make sure it's not just that one tape. You could use a line out from it connected to a computer via one of those RCA to usb cables, and have the computer record the video on OBS , or VLC or something.
A coop photo lab opened up in my town. I happen to own coolscan 5000 and just found a mid 60's rangefinder in a family box. Time try the fresh brewed arts of caffenol. With my uni degrees in physics and chemistry I should be able to figure it out.
at 26:00 the aperture index (black triangle) will point in the red zone if underexposed and if overexposed points in the red zone after f45 (far right) - very useful for some of us who are not experts
Slides are always more fascinating than just printed photographs, perhaps because they are viewed in the dark, penetrating the space where it was photographed
I shot some in a jazz club last year, and have continued with FPP 200ASA B&W negative film. No matter how many "filters" you apply, nothing else looks quite like taking a clockwork 8mm camera into a gig and shooting on B&W film.
Firstly, it's great to be in this world again after halting my binge of the first three episodes. Tiana's photography is the best yet, however, it could be because of the amount of time spent in locations that have leading lines. Out in the open spaces is always tough in terms of creating depth and pleasing composition. The characters needed something more to chew on, at least if I were to compare this instalment with the previous ones. It seems a little more aimless than it ought to be. What are your thoughts on 'Cows' now that it's over? Perhaps I need to give it another go?
Ah, man! The non dialogue idea enabled the images to do the heavy lifting of a really fun story. The amount of comments here alone is a testament to how this episode has been well received. I look forward to more like this. I figure that the camera work here is the best yet due to the ease that comes from working in an indoor location. The consideration in the shots and the sheer amount of them indicates this. I'd love to congratulate you on the surprise beneath the floorboards but that's a spoiler, so won't ruin it for any newcomers. I suspect people don't read comments before watching a video, but you never know. Will return here in a bit and continue my binge. John Clay
Thanks! If I remember correctly there was no camera operator for this film, any shots of both of us was done with a self timer. The camera used was a 1997 Sony Pixma digital camera. Anyway the idea was to try and tell a story without dialogue (obvs) and Shhh went on to do festivals and win awards! Obviously the dialogue was what was holding us back all this time.
'It was then that I realised something very odd was going on.' I loved the oddity of the ending for two reasons: a) the social commentary on the appropriation of US black street culture b) the big wide shot of the mirror rondo world/continuam Is there a reason why Peter chooses to take the photos himself as opposed to having someone else snap them? They do the job and in a few cases really take advantage of the leading lines of each location. However, it must be demanding to deliver on both acting and camera roles. I'd be well up for helping out in that regard if any more episodes are being written. This episode reminded me of a budget Twin Peaks side project, as the Rondo continuam seems to play out like the Waiting Room/Black Lodge in the series. I also think Jim and Heinz give Peep Show's Simon and Jeremy a run for their money. Well done. John Clay
@ClarkKentsRockandRollRevue It was Peter Mears that took the photos, not other Peter (Waldeck) who played Heinz. Thanks for the nice words! The ending was kind of a comment on how 'oddness' and something being described as 'very odd' is an extremely wide net to cast, encompassing everything from awkward and misguided cultural appropriation to a glitch in spacetime itself. Both odd, both very different. This was only episode 2 but It's became the style of the Jim and Heinz universe: the characters bickering about irritating things in their lives while reality-bending shit is going on all around them.
@@ZeroBudgetFilmSchool I find that every series has an episode that acts as a template or instruction manual for how the rest of the show ought to go. Would you say this is it?
'Fuck the future, and fuck you!' The comedy and intrigue reminded me of the kind of hi jinx that I've seen in Rick and Morty. Some really good cinematography in the shots of the station at the beginning. I'm hooked! John Clay
@@ZeroBudgetFilmSchool Would you say this attitude mirrors your own thoughts on the future despite not seeing it? Is it possible to have a predictive view based on current events?
@@ZeroBudgetFilmSchoolit works electronically i ran a cart of film thru it. Love the END that pop up at the end of a cart. Pretty slick. Didn’t try the extra features I’m nervous to use them. Didn’t pay $1000+ either.👍
Lichtenstein's finest! -our family had 2, booth produced reasonable results, with fine colour balance on KII. your film might have been victim heat, processing error, or both.
Hi Ben you should review some of the Single 8 cine Cameras someone has designed a reloadable Single 8 cartridge these Cameras we're great for backwinding for double exposure
5:36 if you look at the top where it says "Sold on Oct 15, 2020" when looking up the V800's, I'm the one who purchased the "top condition" V800. It had a tape bundle, accessories and a book. I got it as a collector's item, and for the tape bundle which turned out to be a bunch of old TV recordings of a channel called "One Plus" "Plus One" I can't remember the exact name it was something like that. The only recording I got from the V800 itself was a 3 second black screen. The camera section was non-functional, and the VTR section was flickery. Defective for sure
What can I do when the viewfinder is showing an “End” message on the 1014 xl-s, even on a new cartridge of film? This prevents the film motor from advancing. Does anyone have advice on how to fix this problem?
It means the film is not advancing through the cartridge, and can be fixed as simply as winding a few inches of film through the cartridge by turning the wheel. However if the fault is in your camera mechanism you might have a costly repair.
Check out Pro 8mm in L A. They do a 'film out' service that does exactly that. Though I think it's to 16mm. Otherwise there's the old 'film a screen' method.
Hi Ben great adaptation of two Reversal formats, have dappled a bit with slide film over last 2 years, its great to hold them up to the light & hoping to show some to friends at work who are in their 30's who never seen slides !
Thanks guv! Though to be pedantic the film was shot on Kodak 50D so it was a combo of reversal & negative. I recently performed this film live and afterwards people were asking for souvenir slides because they'd never seen one before! A semi-forgotten format..
Well Executed , of course only 100 D available in reversal, you did well to expose the 50 D , exposed some expired slide film in summer, came out fine , tried to expose it on sunny days @@ZeroBudgetFilmSchool
They advertised this well enough too at the time. Any Agfa Super 8 to 1980 was in their chemicals, they switched to E6 and from 1980 to mid-1986, any fading issues were outdone by yellow calcium and mold issues, which all have the red boxes with thin lettering. the last three series of color Super 8 that followed were much better and all E6. I have a Movexoom 10 Sound model that needs fixed, but is in mint shape. They had to stop producing it early because they got sued by Braun Nizo for saying the design ripped off their Super 8 camera design.
@@ZeroBudgetFilmSchool OK, well that was the last of three boxes they issued in 1986, starting Wirth the thin-lettered one from 1980, then in the middle, they did a red box with blue dashes sim liar to their still film 35mm color stocks, so you must have got the very tail end of the olde thin-letter stock with mold and white calcium. Overseas, some companies offer a special chemical wash to get rid of most of that before any HD scanning. since I have some of those boxes, I will be on the alert when I get them developed.
I have a similar one, but the lens fell apart in half because the glue wore out! When putting in the light meter batteries, try both sides, but if it is dead along with the battery tester, well it happens. My motor never seized up and I like that it is set at 24fps only, done to make sure you got optimal sound quality with sound frame speed. The other track on the cassette tape adds a pulsing sound and maybe that zapped your laptop? When Kodak and Fuji came up with magnetic sound in Super 8 & Single 8 cartridges respectively, it made this system obsolete, but it is a real hoot!
@@ZeroBudgetFilmSchool Since all the east Bloc countries cut corners, it will not hold up as well and they have a tendency to curl. when compared to GAF 500 ASA B/W film, they can look a little similar, but the GAF (all their stocks were discontinued in 1977 when they folded) it has issues, but still holds up better than any SVEMA you can find.
@@nicholassheffo5723 I'm actually getting a lot better results now than the footage in this video, which was taken with a plastic Super 8 camera with a tiny lens. With better lens and metering at ~20 ASA you can get a result using this old svema , though the emulsion is a bit brittle and will flake off here and there.
@@ZeroBudgetFilmSchool Ahh, yet no matter how well you develop it or get Martin Scorsese's best lab friends to do tit for you as a big favor, all those films curl and if you do color ORWO with either ORWO of Agfa color kits, you will still have unique color fading issues. In their time, if you shots them within few years, they could look really good. you could then do 4K scans and as a big safety, do a Kodak dupe.
It is absolutely one of the most unusual 8mm cameras I know of. It's beautiful, and the fact it's from a country with only 30k people is such a fascinating thing. I wonder what other obscure countries have made unusual cameras.
Just received mine today (unfortunately also the 10 meter version but for a reasonable price). First thing I've done is remove the top hose and plug the hole because I really prefer using the center hole. The 15 meter tank also has just 1 hose at the bottom. The only thing it could be useful for is if you connect the top hose to your tap for rinsing.
Going through the same process with the same tank rn. Any tips about approximate time of the 2nd exposure before the 2nd development? Thanks in advance
Quite obvious. The viewfinder is a through the lens (TTL) type so you're seeing exactly what the film is "seeing". Why would you even doubt which of the 2 was right?
Because sometimes the viewfinder optics go out of whack and all cameras are supposed have their lenses focus barrel markings properly calibrated, so I had to find out which was at fault. In this case it was the lens barrel that was at fault.
I have been following you for years, when you were developing a 16mm film, by caffeinol c, and the beginnings of your experiences, I learned things from you, was this film in the clip developed by caffeinol also, thank you,
Hey thanks for following! This was developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 10 or 11 minutes at 22°C. Rodinal is easy to get hold of on eBay and develops pretty much every black and white film.
Love your videos! So that noise from the Wolverine looks like the digital sharpness it adds when scanning. The only way I know how to get rid of it is to always go into the Sharpness setting and set it to low TWICE! That means when you turn it on, go into the sharpness setting and set it to low, exit and then go back in and set it again. I know this sounds stupid but I've had to do this on 2 different Wolverines.
Twice! Now that's a hack I will definitely try. I think the Wolverine has a problem with film that's already grainy, it seems to make the digital artifacts worse. Thanks for the tip!
@@ZeroBudgetFilmSchool I hope it helps! Just make sure you change the setting when you start it up. Go into the setting and if its already on low, set it to high, exit and then go back and set to low and exit again. Its bonkers but this is the only way I know how to make it stick. Wish i could afford a Lasergraphics HA!
