I know there are filmmakers who have cheaply rigged up an Arduino setup for it..
Also there are good reviews on the Reflecta super 8 scanner.. $1300 from B&H On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 5:22 PM, Francisco Torres <fjtorre...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wonder if there is any alternative to it at a decent price (under 10 K?) > > 2016-11-29 18:08 GMT-04:00 Dan Anderson <bcfilmf...@gmail.com>: > >> I bought a Wolverine.. It's easy to use and very handy, but the image >> quality is quite poor. I went in with low expectations based on the reviews >> and was still disappointed. Lots of digital artifacts. The one saving grace >> is that it captures "frame-by-frame" so you don't get a digital blur >> between the frames that you might get from shooting off the wall with an >> HD camera. You also need to correct the 30fps speed and aspect ratio. >> Unfortunately, the awful camera is also built into the device in a way that >> would be difficult to pop open and easily upgrade. >> >> All that said, I don't think it scratched or noticeably damaged my film >> (knock on wood!) and is a good way to easily transfer footage to preview. >> And if it's just yard sale movies or something you're not that personally >> invested in, it looks decent at a glance. But if it's footage you care >> deeply about or shot yourself, it won't be pretty. Probably 60-65% of the >> image quality as compared to projection. >> >> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 3:23 PM, Greg Schmitz <li...@gregschmitz.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Here's a review from YouTube: >>> >>> "Wolverine 8mm and Super 8mm Film 2 Digital MovieMaker - REVIEW and test >>> footage" >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WN44a0l5g8 >>> >>> --greg >>> >>> >>> >>> On 11/29/16 11:04 AM, George, Sherman wrote: >>> >>>> I received an ad for a Wolverine Data regular8/super 8 digital film >>>> scanner. >>>> Has anyone used/tested this device and, if so, what was the quality of >>>> the transfer. >>>> At $ 300 it seem like a deal. >>>> Any evaluation would be welcome. >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> >>>> Sherman George >>>> sgeo...@ucsd.edu >>>> 858-229-4368 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> FrameWorks mailing list >>>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FrameWorks mailing list >>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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