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Posted by Terry Lagler (Member # 1110) on January 18, 2014, 01:54 PM:

So, going through my film stuff I realized I still have all 3 super 8 cameras I ever shot film with.
Alas only the Bell and Howell is still operating properly and still does an amazing job considering it's a pretty basic camera.
The Hanimex was the one my parents shot all are home movies with in the sixties and seventies. In the eighties I continued to use it to shoot my 8mm monster epics!
Working or not I don't think I could ever get rid of them.

Cheers
Terry

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on January 20, 2014, 12:36 AM:

Nice cameras... full of memories I would certainly hang on to them. [Smile]

Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on January 20, 2014, 04:20 AM:

Always keep them Terry. Your post fetch back memories of my first Super 8 camera purchased in the mid 70’s via Exchange & Mart. Although I had been using Std 8 it was nice to upgrade to super but the plasticated camera was not brilliant although my first couple of story films still survive which we as a group of boys made with it. Sadly the camera went after a further upgrade although some years later I found the same plasticated (I invented that word) version. Nice to reminisce again about our first super 8 cine camera.

Posted by Terry Lagler (Member # 1110) on January 20, 2014, 09:16 AM:

I will be keeping them! Someday when I have a home theater built they will go on display. The bell and Howell will be back in action soon as I have a cartridge of Ektachrome 100D in the freezer.
I wish the Canon was working - something wrong with the optics - everything is blurry - nice to look at anyway.

Cheers
Terry

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