r/8mm

Got this Yashica Super-40 Electric Zoom on EBay “for parts or repair”. It was in the original box with even the original battery cell (which obviously I threw away!) and in such good condition for a great price, so I decided to go for a gamble and it worked! This camera is absolutely gorgeous and super clean, and I can’t wait to finally enter the world of Super 8 after being a lifelong 35mm shooter. Everything on it works besides the battery checker. No batteries had exploded inside it or anything, it’s like whoever had it barely used it. It had some old film I used to test the advance mechanism and it worked. I also checked the shutter and it works great too, I can’t wait to test it with actual film. Just gotta wait to get some money to get it. If anyone has any tips or anything on how this old Yashica works I’d love to hear it! It came with a manual, but it wasn’t a whole lot of help sadly.

I recently found this old **keystone r8** 8mm projector and I have no idea how it works, but I’d like to get it working again. Does anyone have any suggestions, or know of any resources where I can get started?

Above is a video of what happens when I turn it on. The speed control works, and the rewind and forward setting also works.

The one thing I know for sure I need, is a bulb. Which do I get though?

A peak inside the camera from the front end.

Hello, does anyone have any info they could share about FPP's 8mm reversal film, 40 iso? I'd love to know what supplier they get the film stock from. I've only ever shot Fomapan R100 and was wondering how different this FPP reversal stock is from Fomapan. If anyone has any footage they can share, I'd love to see it. Cheers

Definitely a rough draft! I just wanted to make sure everything worked. Four foot strip of FFP Positive 40 dark loaded. Metered with phone. Home developed: clipped to plastic clipboard and submerged in XTOL for about 9 minutes. Scanned with Plustek 135i into strips. Split by online tool. Joined into movie by QuickTime. Some uneven development etc., but I'm super happy with the Yvar 13mm lens and the one shot with 36mm Yvar looks good too. The film is nice and sharp with low grain. Hard to believe so much information is contained in those little frames. Any tips or advice, let me know!

Please help me get the old battery out. PLEEEEEAAAASE HELP ME TAT

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after two days of shaking the old battery with my finger and thumb, I finally got it out!

Thanks for all your advices, I’ll use some vinegar to clean the left bit.

Rescued a bunch of film from the Goodwill bins, and have no idea what this could be. Some interesting things on here, but curious if anyone has any insight.

Was doing a house cleanout and found a bunch of old films (stag movies?) do these have any value or are they junk? A few say John Holmes...

The Kyiv Hippodrome is slowly dying, yet it still hosts occasional harness races.

This year's season opening featured plenty of fast-paced horizontal action, a great opportunity to finally try out an anamorphic attachment.

Camera: Arco Technica (K-803a) with Kowa Prominar 8 (1.5x)

Film: Fomapan 2x8 B/W negative film

Music: The Charleston Chasers - After You've Gone

A new aspect ratio that maximizes the standard Super 8 negative for Vertical Cinema

Hi everyone,

The winding/rewind crank assembly on my Bolex H8 Reflex accidentally came out completely. The shaft is still attached to the crank and doesn’t appear broken, but I can’t get it seated back properly.

Hi all, I got my first 8mm roll back from the lab and mainly wanted to check with you if that's a normal result. I was expecting somehow less grain/noise although it's understandable that a 200T film shooting a relatively underlit street wouldn't be crisp.

So is this completely normal? Is there anything I could have done better e.g. camera, film, development/scan, camera settings? Would a 500 film have worked better here? The only conditions where the result was satisfying with my 200T film was under bright sun or day and slight overcast at most and I thought it could do darker setups too.

Canon 514XL with Kodak 200T

experimental short i shot and developed on super8

being inside the question, between possibilities, before any of them settles.

film kodak tri-x