r/Super8

I finally shot a weird, artsy short film on real Super 8 film in my 30s… and the process completely ruled.

Every shot cost money. Every take mattered. It forced me to slow down, plan more carefully, and think about filmmaking differently than I usually do shooting digitally.

The whole thing messy,creative, and strangely personal way to learn new stuff about my process.

It reminded me that trying new things creatively is still important, even after years of making weird flicks.

Would love to hear what you think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgUqEAQWXL4

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.

sorry if this is a daft question, but why is the film stuttering so much?

Back in COVID I got into Super 8 and other 70s-80s film formats, stole my granddad's projector (Bauer T600 Stereo-Sound) and a few Mikey mouse movies, and it worked fine then. I even got a copy of The Empire strikes Back on Super 8 from eBay.

Fast forward to now, my brother's friends boyfriends birthday is coming up, and he really likes 80s blockbusters like back to the future and star wars, so I thought it'd be cool for him to watch star wars on film. I got the projector out of the attic, and put in Mickey, just to find that the film is stuttering like crazy. I checked online yesterday, and reseating the gate and pressing the loop lever helped, but it still left me with significant stutter. Does anyone know the cause of this? Thank u in advance :)

This might be a long shot, but we had to open up our Agfa MThis might be a long shot, but we had to open up our microflex 200 because a screw dropped behind the plate that holds the film gate. Now we are unsure where the double hook part goes. Also, we are on a mission to try and fix the aperture, but not sure whether it's easier to go from the lens-end, or the back (the area shown in the pictures). Any ideas are appreciated!icroflex 200 because a screw dropped behind the plate that holds the film gate. Now we are unsure where the double hook part goes. Also, we are on a mission to try and fix the aperture, but not sure whether it's easier to go from the lens-end, or the back (the area shown in the pictures). Any ideas are appreciated!

experimental short i shot on super8

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

So I have this Elmo st-800 projector but when I insert the reel it keeps on looping and jamming, I would appreciate if anybody knows any fix for this thank you

Has anyone worked with a Gaf s 70 before and know where the battery compartment is? I can’t find it, and the film/video store couldn’t either. It’s not in the handle. I accidentally threw out the guide book.

Hi! I was shooting and went to take a roll out and there was no film shown. This was near the end. Is this film able to be saved? Thoughts?

Olá, tenho uma Canon 814 XL SUPER 8, quem tiver interesse, é só falar. 81997084831 *super8*