Quarz M-2 2x8 fomapan R100 film

Recorded with a 40 years old soviet Zenith Quarz 2-M 2x8 mm film camera on a Fomapan R100 reversal BW film. The exposure-meter didn't work, so the exposure wasn't calibrated, we just went out and shoot. The result was surprisingly good, though the 48 fps speed caused some flickering. It was only a test anyway, to see, wether it's capable to record anything. Next time our film will have a story. We used two 10m 2x8 film, which means it is actually 20 m, and with 16 fps regular speed, it's about 5 minutes long. The underexposed and useless material was cut, so the rest can be seen here. The overall cost of the production (2 * 2x8 film + processing + digitalizing) was 12.500 HUF, 65 USD.

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[superadio1]

Ok, same as I do. Who process your films?

[DonSimonCorleone]

@superadio1 There are two guys here in Hungary, who can process 8mm, s8, etc, Ákos Nagy and Szilárd Szilas

[superadio1]

OK. But dont uyou use 16 fps as standars speed?

[DonSimonCorleone]

@superadio1 That's right, so I have to go down by circa. 2/3 stops to achive the same results (in the same conditions). Unless you're going after professional cinematography, it won't matter too much (still, testing is always useful). Btw u can buy on ebay or elswhere cheap analouge light meters e.g. Leningrad 4 is quite usual, and still works (although it won't give u as exact results as a sekonic digital lightmeter, which would cost 200-300 $)

[superadio1]

hi. Fantastic stuff!! I just got a q 2m camera, and also no lightmeter working, but you made it very goo despite that. you do much filming?

[DonSimonCorleone]

@superadio1 Hi, Thank you very much:) I asked a film teacher before shooting and he said that usually the base is f/8 with 25 fps and 100 ISO in daytime, sunshine. We mostly tried to stick to it with some exposure compensation, when needed. Yes, I do filmimg sometimes, with all kinds of stuff from D8, S8, DV, HDV, to HDSLR, etc:)

[polymix2006]

а где вы плёнку купили?????

[camelFlo94fan]

COOL! I love it! ;)

[Luca22101985]

cool!