Clockwork Movies!

[mr_sparkle]

Not really a home appliance so to speak, but something I couldnt do without is my 8mm Super 8 Cine Camera.
Its completly clockwork, with a big winder on the side, and uses the super 8 carts, (silent). When projected, the results are amazing, clear, color saturation is perfect.
I think what draws me too the format is the fact for each film roll you use you only get about 3 mins of silent film.
This really forces you to plan your shots and not waste film, so you end up with some really quality holiday shots.
People at my parties never get bored, since 3 - 9 mins of a holiday film is just perfect so as not to bore people, and as its silent you can tell people and chat over the film.
i HATE when you go to a friend / relative, and your forced to watch 2 hours of mindless video footage.

Id love to hear if anyone else still uses cine? or has in the past, - are there any silent films of a little toggleswitch running about in a dyper?

ha ha ha

 

[toggleswitch]

No, but I have a classic black-and-white shot [from the stone ages] of family jewels planted firmly in the bedspread and rump up in the air. WIth my head whipping around to see what the fuss is behind me...

(and my parents took the shot in 1965, before you say anything cute, like it may be a modern shot! LOL)

Little did they realize how often that scenario was to be re-played. LOL by their grand-children of course...

 

[mr_sparkle]

opps forgot the photo!

here it is

 

[DADoES]

My dad has two clock-work Kodak 8mm camera. Roll film, not cartridges. They haven't been used in YEARS. I borrowed the projector and home movies a few years ago to capture the infamous Kelvy sequence.

 

[mr_sparkle]

excellent!

You can still buy the film dados, if you ever fancy giving it another go!

 

[tolivac]

I don't have any cameras but two 8MM projectors. Got them long ago-someone gave them to me.Have a very small collection of projectors. Don't get to use them much-I don't have any 8MM programs and only one 16MM program.I have a 35MM portable projector-lots of 35MM trailers and two one reeel featurettes.Would like to find some 8MM spring cameras-used one once though-worked really well-in a way BETTER than video cameras.Yes-Kodak still makes 8MM film-but for how much longer??They were cutting back production on their small film formats.Also they no longer make slide projectors.Shame!!

 

[Kevinpreston3]

You may enjoy my 8mm/Bolex site

I started collecting Bolex cameras last year, have shot some super 8mm but have not developed it yet.

Super 8mm and Regular 8mm (also known as Double 8mm) is available as is processing. Details on site.

KP

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolexusersgroup/

 

[petek]

8mm

My dad took miles and miles of 8mm b/w and color movies of our family, the neighborhood, and camping trips throughout the 50's and 60's. Last year on my trip home I finally took them all in and had them transferred to vhs and DVD. Plenty of it was still good but some of the film had deteriorated and washed out. Fun to see all the places we went, Mammoth Caves in Kentucky, Ottawas Parliament buildings, some mill in Tennessee, me at 11 (1967) on Carnaby St. in London and other places in the UK and of course me as the worlds sweetest baby running thru my inflatable splash pool in the backyard in my rubber pants.

 

[kenmore1978]

Regular 8mm

I'd heard that regular 8mm was no longer available, that only Super 8 was still available, and it's imported from France.

Didnlt know they ever made spring wound Super 8 cameras, I only saw electric Super 8 cameras. I have two Super 8 sound projectors and a camera, and some Dual 8 projectors that will show both types. Anybody remember the regular 8 cameras that used "magazines" that you flipped over after using the first 25 feet?

 

[jasonl]

oohh.. I love film

I wish I had a camera/projector/telecine setup so I can produce cool retro looking movies. It costs $$$$ to get the program that simulates the dust and flicker.

Super 8 film is very high definition when done right.

 

[Kevinpreston3]

Super 8mm films and processing

Super 8mm film is still being made by Kodak. They stopped making Super 8mm sound striped film. They are stopping production of Kodachrome 40, as they did 25, and there will be no more Kodachrome for S8. There is a new 64T Ektachrome available, which is not as sharp of course, but it's a compromise. There are also some S8 reversal films if you really want to go crazy. I do not doubt that some big labs will cut there own Super 8mm from 16mm for sale, but it would be expensive. For now, you can go 64T, but you may have to use a filter if your camera isn't fully adjustable. Still, this is not bad. Complete information at: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/about/news/super8.jhtml

If you still purchase Kodachrome, and it will be around for a little while, you can actually have it processed in the USA, at a lab in Kansas. They are reasonable. They are http://www.k14movies.com/

They will also do 64T when it is available. They also sell regular 8mm film. Regular 8mm is also available as "Fomapan". I also have leads for 8mm cartridge, 16mm cartridge developing and loading...expensive but available.

One reason this format lives on is not just the foolish amateurs like myself, but because some professionals use it for niche purposes also.

Basically, most of these stocks are available and can be processed. If you have a particular requirement, give me a shout and I will try to help. I recently came across a company that can develop stuff that was shot years ago and never developed!

KP