The Peterson Wetgate is the ideal tool for Distressed films. This pressurized Wetgate flattens curled film while getting the scratches and dirt out. Combined with the increased depth of field focus with our camera’s Prime lens we get significantly better results than with any other system. Additionally, we will stabilize Read more
Super 8mm Kodachrome super8 “Alligator Wrestling”
Beautiful kids at Grandma’s House shot in the early 50’s with a Bolex.
8mm film transfer and restoration done at CinePost.
Sorry, we couldn’t use the actual music. This is a demonstration of Super 8 Kodachrome shot with a Canon 1014, transferred on a Rank Turbo at CinePost.
Film about the “Wild Orchids in Israel”. If you like TimeLapse or Flowers, this is probably the greatest Super 8mm nature film ever made.
A segment from the DVD entitled “Symphony of Magic: The Wild Orchids in Israel”. If you like Timelapse and Orchids, this fascinating film shows in amazing detail how the Bee Orchid lures its lovers to do its bidding. Produced by nature cinematographer Doron Hirshberg, the documentary was originally broadcast on Read more
Super 8 Transfer on a Professional System
By Doron Hirshberg
My recent goal was to gather eighteen edited hours of my Super 8 wildlife films from the last 30 years and transfer them to broadcast quality video. I chose CinePost in Marietta, Georgia to transfer the footage using a wet gate video transfer on a Rank Cintel Turbo. Because of the nature of small gauge film, post production was required to remove scratches, stabilize the frame registration and color correct some of the footage. The end result was beautiful, rich imagery that shows how far you can go with Super 8 if you have good footage to begin with.
