Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry, First try some of the local camera stores. You might be surprised at how many camera stores do movie transfers. If that is unprofitable, then there are three California firms that do good work, Denevi, Yes Video, and Peterson's Video Transfer. Rates will run somewhere between 12 and 15 cents a foot. You might want to do some rough edits before you send the film to avoid blands and really poor exposure as all that would be counted. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 4/29/06, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote: > > > On Apr 29, 2006, at 8:29 PM, Jim writes: > > > Just out today with my trusty Bolex D8L (the M3 of 8mm movie cameras) > > finishing a roll of film begun at the Carlisle (PA) antique car show. > > As I > > wandered by the Fairmount Park water works, I shot the usual stuff: > > boaters > > on the Schuylkill River, rock climbers at the museum, a group of people > > riding Segways. > > > > A little while later, I caught an impromptu wedding. It was the > > perfect > > size: bride, groom, minister and two witnesses. They found a sunny > > spot > > near the waterfalls. I wound up the Bolex and shot the short ceremony > > on > > b/w 8mm film. The party seemed surprised that someone showed up with a > > camera (though one of the witnesses has some digital thingie.) As > > those of > > you who know me are aware, I was not shy about moving in for a > > close-up or > > two. > > > > Afterwards, we exchanged cards for wedding movies. > > > > If there's any interest here, I suppose I could post the converted > > film-to-dvd (promised them a DVD conversion) to YouTube. > > > > Coincidentally, I too have a Bolex D8L, although it has been sitting > unused on a shelf in my closet for about 20 years. I do have about 1500 > feet of 8 mm film covering family events from the 20 years before the > svelte camera was retired in favor of a monstrous camcorder. Can anyone > recommend a source for getting the film transferred to DVD? I've > located a few places on Google but I have had no experience with any of > them. > > Larry Z > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >