Re: Eclair Cameras: super16 frame ... why not a sw16 frame?

[Mark <super16acl@aol.com>]

Make sure that:

a) ... all rollers on your lab's processing equipment and Rank do not scratch 
the perf area. While designed not to scratch the S-16 side, I imagine that 
all S-16 rollers still take advantage of the perf edge for support. But maybe 
not, since double S-8 needs to be processed with safe edges.

b) ... your digital transfer equipment can transfer image all the way to the 
edge of the perf side.

c) You "might" need to close the shutter down a hair more than 144 degrees, 
although since 144 degrees is "safe" for S16, maybe it would still be spot-on 
for your new format if the timing was meticulously set (possibly with some 
experimentation with film, since I have it on advice that when actually running at 
24fps the ACL's timing is slightly different than when just inching the 
mechanism and staring at it. With the 144 degree shutter and super-16 and R-16, 
there is a slight margin for error. Not likely so with SW-16).

Now if you really want to have some fun, see if you can special order 16mm 
film with Super-8 perfs IN THE SAME PLACE THAT THE 16mm perfs would be; modify 
your pulldown claw to the position and width of the S-8 perf, and you won't 
even have to give up that extra mm on the top and bottom ---- shooting all the 
way to the S-8 perf should get you almost as close to the edge (since SOME edge 
support is needed anyway).

Other options: add an anamorphic lens! Or maybe do wide-screen 3-D with 
side-by-side images. :-)

Mark.

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