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Caleb Sommerville
Junior
Posts: 2
From: United States
Registered: Apr 2011

posted April 03, 2011 04:19 PM

Bought this camera at a local thrift store and cannot for the life of me find any info on the internet about it.
Anyone here have a clue?
http://imgur.com/sClZK

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Claus Harding
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1149
From: Washington DC
Registered: Oct 2006

posted April 04, 2011 12:24 AM

Hi Caleb, welcome to the site.

As for the camera, well, it's a Keystone... [Big Grin]

Based on Google/Ebay, I am guessing it's a K808 (it should say above the lens.)
Standard-8 film, springwound drive. Don't overcrank the spring if you wind it up.

Yes, you can still get standard-8 film.
Let us know if it runs and otherwise behaves nicely [Smile]

Claus.

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Kirkamus Anderson
Film Handler

Posts: 99
From: hoenberg
Registered: Feb 2011

posted April 04, 2011 06:25 PM

Yep, most def reel to reel flip flop 8mm.

If you want to start shooting film I'd reccomend get an Canon 310 or 514. You can get them for $20 or less on ebay or thrift stores and they take newer super8 film cartridges.

I shy away from std 8 because of the flipping and threading and splitting after developing. wow! sounds like a song!

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

Posts: 3523
From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010

posted April 04, 2011 07:17 PM

Wow! I had one of these when I first got into 8mm. This was my 1st camera. If you unscrew the handle and mount it on a tripod the little lever is your trigger, the red hole is a window to show how much film you used. Thw long lever snaps out and is for winding the spring. You have to flip flop the film in a dark area or in a black bag. You have to feel you way around in the dark or the film gets exposed. I still have some color films I made with this camera. And the color is still good. I forgot what the switch is for under the lens? Film speed maybe. Have fun!

Pat DAlessio

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Caleb Sommerville
Junior
Posts: 2
From: United States
Registered: Apr 2011

posted April 04, 2011 08:15 PM

It only says K-8 Deluxe above the lens, which, when googled, gives me a 1930s-era camera.

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 04, 2011 11:39 PM

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It only says K-8 Deluxe above the lens, which, when googled, gives me a 1930s-era camera.

It is Keystone, a cheap camera.

Nothing special here. I guess if you put it on Ebay, it will worth below $10.

Here is the list of Keystone cameras from 2 website:

http://super8wiki.com/index.php?title=Category:Cameras&from=GAF+110

http://super8data.com/database/cameras_list/cameras_list.htm

cheers,

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Winbert

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Nathan DeHahn
Film Handler

Posts: 58
From: Racine, WI
Registered: Aug 2010

posted April 05, 2011 06:40 AM

You can flip load under subdued light, it will not damage the film only the leaders. I have done that many times, it will be fine. [Smile]

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Colin Auty
Film Handler

Posts: 70
From: Morecambe Lancashire England
Registered: Jun 2004

posted April 05, 2011 07:53 AM

Hi
the Keystone K8 (OR K8 C Zoom) were manufactured in 1936 , your picture would suggest the camera is the model K810 ZOOM - the collectors value $40 - though can be purchased for less on ebay.
Have fun..

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Thomas Dafnides
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 247
From: St. Louis, Missouri USA
Registered: Dec 2009

posted April 08, 2011 11:24 PM

This camera appears to be from 1958-1963 era. I would guess close to 1962.

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