I was cleaning out my great grandfather's attic and came across these 8mm cameras from the 1930s and I am very interested in getting them to work and make my own short films ect!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Position:Home>Visual Arts> I found 2 cine-kodak eight model 20 8mm cameras. i have no idea how to work themQuestion: I found 2 cine-kodak eight model 20 8mm cameras!. i have no idea how to work them or where i can find film!? I was cleaning out my great grandfather's attic and came across these 8mm cameras from the 1930s and I am very interested in getting them to work and make my own short films ect!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The Cine Kodak Eight-20 is a milestone in camera history and marks the beginn of home movie time!. With that camera Kodak introduced the 8mm film format!. The film used for these cameras is called "Normal 8" or "Double 8"!. THe film is actually 16 mm wide and one length of film runs two times through the camera!. At the end of the length you have to take the film out of the camera and revers it and then it runs a second time through it!. The film will be parted in the lab which does the developing and glued together to give you the final 8mm film to run through the projector!. This sounds complicated but is not!. That system was common until the mid 1960ies when Kodak introduced the "Super 8" system!. Note: You CANNOT use "Super 8" film with your cameras or run the film through "Super 8" projectors!. It is a different system - only the film width is the same!. Millions of "Normal 8" cameras and projectors have been produced from the 1930ies on so you still can find projectors at reasonable prices and buy film for them!. A manual for your camera can be bought here: http://www!.oldtimercameras!.com/stock/Mod!.!.!. Some sources for film: http://www!.myoldcamera!.com/Regular8mm!.ht!.!.!. it also has a lot of additional information!. http://www!.cameraspro!.com/filmstock!.html their prices seem higher Maybe you could also contact Kodak directly - here's the link to their film and TV section http://motion!.kodak!.com/US/en/motion/ind!.!.!. (not sure if they provide contact info there) Your cameras should have a wind-up motor so no batteries needed!. I hope you get them working again! I think there are still a lot of film enthusiasts around so that you will find a lot of information on the the internet!. Good luck!! Www@QuestionHome@Com New York and Chicago are very good places to look for mail order dealers!. They supply schools such as the Art Institute and Columbia and they are good to deal with!. You can find such places in the ads in the back of quality photo magazines (not digital photo magazines)!. Those places were still able to supply me with film for a Baby Rollei from 1957!. You should be able to find any film and places to get it processed, though it's getting harder to find!. I collect old cameras (as old as 1901) and they all work and I still process my own film and prints!. Mail order is my best supplier!. I haven't done the work in two years because I'm retired now but you should be able to find people who can help in those places!. Good luck!.Www@QuestionHome@Com First check if it's working before you buy a film for it!. It's should be a wind up instead of battery operated!. The lens most likely has some mildew, so that's going to mess up your images - need a pro to clean it!. If it's working fine, I'm not sure where you can get 8 mm film for that - they are mostly sold for larger containers than that!. It looks like you need 50 foot rolls!. All I can find are 200 foot rolls!. Don't mistake it for Super 8mm, they are two different sizes!. Some sites don't put the "Super" on the 8 mm they are selling, those who never worked with those most likely will not be aware of it!. Then you have to look for places that developed those films!. And when you get them, you need an 8 mm film projector to view it, or have it transferred (about $20)!. So you might spend about $60 on films and processing, for a 6 minutes footage!. You can just keep it as souvenir or sell it ( a working one is sold for about $35)!. Film making is very expensives!. If you want to shoot films, do some research on Super 8 mm film!. Film you need film cutter and splicing tape, viewer for it, projector, a working camera for start!.!.!. Or you can go to film school where they should have those equipments, and you just need to buy films and stuffs for it!. Www@QuestionHome@Com Getting the cameras to work is not the problem!.!.!. getting the film is!. Those camera film formats went out in the 1960's with 16mm, then 32mm, Beta-Max, Cassette, CD and currently Digital!. I don't even think you could find a projector anymore that functions!. Www@QuestionHome@Com |