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Logmar S-8, nickname: "Chatham"
  
 
Year: 2014  
 
Year: 2014  
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Only one batch of the cameras (50 cameras) were made in 2014.
 
Only one batch of the cameras (50 cameras) were made in 2014.
  
* [http://www.logmar.dk/?page_id=37 manufacturer's webpage]
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* [https://www.logmar.dk/chatham/ manufacturer's webpage]
 
* [http://www.filmkorn.org/sensational-a-new-super-8-camera-from-denmark/ English article on filmkorn.org]
 
* [http://www.filmkorn.org/sensational-a-new-super-8-camera-from-denmark/ English article on filmkorn.org]
 
* [http://www.filmkorn.org/sensation-neue-super-8-kamera-aus-daenemark/ German article on filmkorn.org]
 
* [http://www.filmkorn.org/sensation-neue-super-8-kamera-aus-daenemark/ German article on filmkorn.org]
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Made in Denmark
 
Made in Denmark
 
==Comments==
 
==Comments==
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I got to shoot on one of these cameras for a short period of time. It has a unique internal mechanism that requires you to pull out some of the film and make loops like you do with a 16mm camera, this and the actual pressure plate and registration pin allow for a very steady image. It can record sound internally on an SD card and has a phantom-powered XLR input. The LCD screen is okay but it would be nice to have an SDI out to attach an EVF. I am a fan of Logmar and their passion, and it was fun to shoot with this beast, but I kept finding myself asking "why would someone pay $6000 for this?" Super8 is not supposed to be the format to film big-budget movies in. If there's a point in which Logmar can make these for a more affordable price (like under $1000) then I would be more interested, but a whole $6k I could spend on a Red One kit or any 16mm/35mm camera kit and have some money left over.
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I am happy though that Logmar has inspired Kodak to make a new S8 camera that is much more affordable.
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==eBay Auctions==
 
==eBay Auctions==
 
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 31 January 2022

Logmar S-8, nickname: "Chatham"

Year: 2014

Lens: C-Mount, but comes without a lens

Only one batch of the cameras (50 cameras) were made in 2014.

Made in Denmark

Comments[edit]

I got to shoot on one of these cameras for a short period of time. It has a unique internal mechanism that requires you to pull out some of the film and make loops like you do with a 16mm camera, this and the actual pressure plate and registration pin allow for a very steady image. It can record sound internally on an SD card and has a phantom-powered XLR input. The LCD screen is okay but it would be nice to have an SDI out to attach an EVF. I am a fan of Logmar and their passion, and it was fun to shoot with this beast, but I kept finding myself asking "why would someone pay $6000 for this?" Super8 is not supposed to be the format to film big-budget movies in. If there's a point in which Logmar can make these for a more affordable price (like under $1000) then I would be more interested, but a whole $6k I could spend on a Red One kit or any 16mm/35mm camera kit and have some money left over.

I am happy though that Logmar has inspired Kodak to make a new S8 camera that is much more affordable.

eBay Auctions[edit]

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