There are a couple of challenges in flying a Cineroc today that weren't there 7-8 years ago when I was flying mine. First off, you really want a daylight-balanced film since the Cineroc has no provisions for using a filter over the lens. Now is that a problem? I dunno. Certainly you won't be worrying about accurate face tones on your films so maybe not. Second, you need a fast film due to the Cineroc's abnormally fast shutter speed. Kodak no longer sells any reversal films which are high speed. They only sell negative films which have to be either contact printed to a Super 8 stock or directly converted to DVD. This isn't a problem but adds to the cost.

I have heard of people taping the appropriate color filter over the lens hood but it seems like more trouble than it is worth. I've been thinking of flying my Cinerocs again and I might just try to use Kodak 7217 film without a filter and see what happens. The lab can compensate somewhat for this as well, but you have to tell them to do so.

Kodak has a pretty good portion of their website devoted to Super 8:

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/s8mm/index.jhtml

A good place for processing is Yale Film and Video:

http://www.yalefilmandvideo.com/

I know this wasn't a "I want to fly my Cineroc and what do I need to do" thread but I've been thinking about it lately.

No problem. It was just a chatter thread anyway.

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