Two Americans and the editors of SUPER 8 magazine report independently on their experiences with the new Kodak Super 8 camera. Is it still Super 8? How does it work with an LCD display, how does the synchronous sound work via SD cards, which C-mount lenses produce the best results with the camera?

Dieter Rams: How Nizo was reinvented

Recently surfaced photos show design guru Dieter Rams with one of the first designs for Braun Nizo. This gave SUPER 8 magazine the opportunity to trace the history of the legendary cameras in detail.

Holly Fink: Beckenbauer on Super 8

"Good Friends" is the name of the series produced by UFA-Fiction for RTL+ about the rise of FC Bayern Munich. Franz Beckenbauer, Sepp Maier, Gerd Müller and many other players in the success story are highlighted in individual episodes and portrayed by actors in their prime. There are also various scenes that were specially shot on Super 8. And the camera that produced the scenes is itself a leading actress in one episode: the Leicina Special. Cameraman Holly Frank reports on the filming of this extraordinary series.

Michael Ballhaus: Create Magic – Tricks from the Camera

The legendary German cameraman Michael Ballhaus (1935-2017) reveals tricks that can be implemented in the camera - this also works with Super 8 and 16mm. Ballhaus, who rose to world fame with feature films such as GoodFellas, Air Force One and Gangs of New York, shared many details about his virtuoso work with the camera in a background interview.

Cold storage? How well do Super 8 cameras work in winter

A survey of 30 active filmmakers reveals the most common failures and the most solid cameras that work even below 0 degrees. Plus: tips for filming in the snow and in freezing temperatures.

Titles, trick fades and other devilish stuff

Some rejected it outright, others used it enthusiastically: pre-made titles for vacation trips, trick transitions that interrupted from one topic to the next, or pre-produced film scenes that suggested to the viewer that the amateur filmmaker had even been allowed to film in the cockpit. The highlight of this rarely considered market niche: adhesive transitions that were stuck directly onto the film to lead from one scene to the next using black patterns. The glued-on foils caused the film to thicken and caused the projector to rattle quite a bit.

Super 8 with spring mechanism

There was more than one. The last issue of SUPER 8 magazine featured the Russian Quarz, which was described as the only Super 8 camera with a spring motor. We now know that this is not true. Bell & Howell built at least three models in America that also did not have an electric motor. We took a look at them.

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