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Group: aus.aviation · Group Profile
Author: veritasveritas Date: Aug 23, 2008 16:44
TacAN wrote:
> "veritas" xxxxx.com> wrote in message
> news:b54e6$48afc7ad$24967@news.teranews.com...>> TacAN wrote:
>>> "veritas" xxxxx.com> wrote in message>> One small roll of 16mm exposed once in one direction - removed and turned
>> around then run/exposed again in the other direction. It came back (after
>> processing) from Kodak as one 8mm single sprocketed (4min) reel.
>> Processing was included in the purchase price. It was run at 18
>> frames/sec. and was a crap movie. Almost a good idea.
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> Well .... yes. Crap in terms of quality - it was all we had in those days
> ca. 1960
Yep - we didn't know/have any better then unless we went to 16mm at about
£2/10/0 per minute for film and a camera the price of a car.
> Available to the home movie maker at a "modest" cost. Although I can't
> remember how much it did cost him.
> Dad was especially lucky in that he won approx 50 pounds (??) in the
> Queensland Casket in 1959 (?)
£50 was a nice sum then. I was a mechanic in the army and making nearly £20
per week (clear) - I suppose this would equate to around $800 today. On that
assumption, he would have won around $2k.
> Something, though, that I am eternally grateful to have.
> Some beautiful memories & some nice historic footage that has been
> preserved.
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> I have plans to transfer these old films onto DVD format soon.
> Some of the colour has of course faded over time - but mostly they are still
> in pretty good nick.
Even a poor film copy beats nothing, hands down - anytime :)
I put mine onto video cassette about 15 years ago and it cost an arm and a
leg. I am now thinking about digitising, as you are. Will make it real easy
to edit and create copies for the kids and grankids. Digital (DVD) will be
easy to redo (without degradation) into whatever medium the futue holds - and
keep basically forever.
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