Talk:16 mm film

message: i was surprised to find the article doesn't say anything about the length of film reels that would fit in a 16mm, 35mm etc. camera or what the longest time one could film with them would be. i think this has historical interest because my memory of old newsreels and hollywood interviews and the like is that they are choppy, a sequence of brief scenes, that might be due to reel limitations. i can only add a plea for info. Drollere (talk) 22:23, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Reelly?

message: "Motion picture film has always been sold in quantities measured by the foot" This is not true. In France we measur film lengths in meters. The films labels show the length in meters. Here's a documentation for instance. You can see a can at the last page. The length is in both feet and meters :http://wwwfr.kodak.com/FR/plugins/acrobat/fr/motion/vision2_5229.pdf
Kodak's got a length calculating on-line tool, that gives both feet and meters :
(javascript: window.open( "/US/en/motion/filmCalculator.html" ,"FilmCalculator","width=680,height=428,scrollbars=no"); window.stop();
Same for fuji : (enlarge the can's label, it's written 122m(400ft)) :
http://www.fujifilm-cinema.com/produits_negatif_accueil.php
Even the posted picture : http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Fuji16mm64d.jpg, if you enlarge it says : 30.5 m (100 ft)!
In conclusion I think you should give both meters and feet.
Second point :
One could remind that Super 16 was invented by Jean-Pierre Beauviala, Aaton, but I'd like to be sure of that before inserting this info..
third point : about your illustration documents :
- I don't like the first drawing http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/87/16mmfilm.gif
 There must be a way of founding pictures instead...
- The image : http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e9/S16.jpg is actually a one ridge negative. Ok, it's a Super 16 image that's on it, but I'm afraid people would think 1 ridge means Super 16, tha not being true, since most of regular 16 mm camera can run 1 ridge stock... See what I mean ?
We'd better legend this picture : 16 mm negative film (shot super 16) or something like that
Regards,
laurent andrieux
Camera operator
:The cans always have both measurements on them, I am aware. But let's face it, they're being manufactured by foot-lengths! Why else are they always multiples of 100 feet? I'm not saying that the cans don't display meters on them, and obviously a length is a length - you could also label them with their distance in astronomical units or cubits, but surely there's no doubt that the length of film cut for each roll is based on a footage measurement system. 
:That all being said, I agree that there's no problem including both units where possible, and I've added it to the 400 ft stat towards the bottom of the article.
:Super 16 was Rune Ericson's baby. Google search I believe the first film was called Blushing Charlie in English (the original title being Swedish).
:I'm guessing by 1 ridge you mean single perf? Girolamo Savonarola 02:53, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Footage and Super 16

message: Well, I adding some sections, hope it makes it more interesting, and I was wondering, there really is no information on 16 mm film with sound.  The article also doesn't refer to projection of 16 mm or super 16 mm.  This is some good info that maybe someone could add at a later date.  Rhetth 20:47, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe that projection issues are mostly covered in movie projector, although certainly some recapitulation probably is appropriate. As for Super 16 projection, it's not really a very common projection format because it's not meant for contact prints (except as a workprint).  Girolamo Savonarola 23:40, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Did some organizing... 

message: Can someone include some prices for these type of cameras.  New and used. Thanks.
:There's no constant fixed prices for most of the models in current circulation. As an encyclopedia, it is not our duty to provide pricing on these. Pricing is variable based on model, condition, new/used, location, accessories, etc. So any attempt to nail down a price is probably either not citable or original research. Girolamo Savonarola 23:40, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  PRICES 

message: Just wanted to thank Girolamo Savonarola for the work he has done here so far !
Regards
laurent andrieux 23:27, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thanks 

message: One of the pictures I stuck in this article was moved to the commons, but the thumbnail has now disappeared in the article, the Picture does show up if you click on it.
I don't know if their is special markup for the commons?  The link currently points to  http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/16mmBWrevDP.png/180px-16mmBWrevDP.png
How to fix?  cmacd 01:06, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  picture moved to commons and disappeared! 

message: This is the kind of article that justifies Wikipedia. You want a clear introduction to a technical subject and you get it here. A model. Well done! 88888 (talk) 19:40, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Credit

message: Although the title is located at 16 mm, nearly every other part of the article says 16mm. Which is correct? (I note 8mm and 35mm have the space). Bob talk 22:20, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Shouldn’t the title actually be 16-mm film, as per Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Unit_names_and_symbols → general guidelines → format? —50.14.215.115 (talk) 05:32, 19 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  The title - 16 mm or 16mm? 

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* http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/dq/pdf/tv/tv_standards_worldwide.pdf
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thread_title:  Dead link 

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thread_title:  Dead link 2 

message: The only supplier of 16 mm color reversal/negative film in 2022 is Kodak (Agfa and Fuji closed their film manufacturing facilities in the 2010s).
This language is now out of date as of 2023. Orwo has begun production and public sale of a new 16mm color negative film stock, which is sold as "Orwo 16mm NC500 Colour Cine".https://www.orwo.shop/en-us/products/orwo-nc400-colour-cine-16mm
The Modern usage section of this article needs to be reworked to reflect this new development. FACP2007 (talk) 16:15, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  New color negative film stock production