[Frameworks] Question about external frame counter to connect to camera

[Esperanza Collado]

Thanks everyone who replied to this (on and off list). I got my custom made
thing already. It looks more cyberpunk than those industrial ones haha!



Esperanza Collado
www.esperanzacollado.net


On Mon, 4 Aug 2025 at 17:18, Super8 Reversal Lab <post at super8.nl> wrote:

>
> Hi ,
>
> A friend of mine once custom made this frame counter that worked on all
> super8 cameras with a mini jack. It can only be switched on an there is
> only a reset button. Very basic.
>
>
> If I look at the digital counter you refer to, buying such a device is not
> a bad deal at all. And if that does not work you can always send it back.
>
> Frank
> Den Haag
>
>
>
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> *Van:* Frameworks <frameworks-bounces at film-gallery.org> namens Esperanza
> Collado <esperanzacollado1 at gmail.com>
> *Verzonden:* maandag 4 augustus 2025 06:45
> *Aan:* Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at film-gallery.org>
> *Onderwerp:* [Frameworks] Question about external frame counter to
> connect to camera
>
> Dear Frameworkers,
>
> Do you have experience using specific devices to count frames shot with
> Super 8 cameras? I'm shooting time-lapse and need to be quite precise. As
> you know, the footage counter in cameras such as the Braun Nizo 801 or
> Canon 1014 XLS isn't very precise. I've seen some external digital counters
> (like this one) <https://images.app.goo.gl/ZpenfLjQf6rfqiNx8>, but I've
> never used anything like them. I assume with a 2.5 mini jack input they
> should be able to connect to the camera. I can get something custom made by
> a friend with a sensor and an electronic counter, but I just wanted to
> double check with you first in case there's something already available
> that can do the magic...
>
> Cheers from Taiwan,
>
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> Esperanza Collado
> www.esperanzacollado.net
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