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Topic: How many of us collect only Super 8mm?
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Tom Photiou
Film God
Posts: 4837
From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003
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posted May 27, 2017 06:53 AM
My Brother started us off back in 1974 with the P8, so it was standard 8 until around 1976 when we ventured into the Eumig 810, now 99% of our 8mm collection is super 8 with just a handful of STD 8s. I was given two 16mm projectors around 10/15 years ago, i started to gather a few features but then we stopped until recently. The end of Last year we made the decision to get shot of everything except Super 8 but then saw the advantages of 16mm and of course having spent a bit more than i intended two on extra Len's and brackets etc we have now decided to move on some 8mm titles in order to replace them with better quality of film and to look out for around another 4 or 5 16mm features.
We will then try and stick to what we have rather than simply buy for the sake of it every time i see something i fancy.
You do need to get a bit realistic about a hobby, no matter what it is, and for me our recent two features on 16, Kidnapped and Cross of Iron and Poltergeist on super 8 means its time to get a reality check and stop spending. Hence why we will move some 8mm prints on to claw some of this back and of course fund later purchases.
Also have to say, everything may be going wildly out of control on fleabay with prices but the dealers and collector to collector prices are still sensible if one looks. We were prepared to pay for cross of Iron as this was the top of my Brothers list for years ,but even so it was a mint print & by comparison with super 8 features it was a snip. Kidnapped was a superb price from D Guest which is where i will try and source my next few purchases from as far as films are concerned ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
BTW, as David already mentioned, although i do have my own decent size film room 16mm could quite easily take over the space, hence why we only want a mix of 10 maybe a dozen feature films. They will also be easier to keep and eye on and clean etc.
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Melvin England
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 707
From: Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Feb 2016
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posted May 27, 2017 09:08 AM
Interesting topic.
For my part, I was originally 100% Super 8 for many years. Then a Standard 8mm machine came into my possession many years ago and my maximum Standard 8mm collection amounted to 2x 50' home movies that I made in the 1970's when I was given a standard 8 cine camera and wanted to test it (and that is all it has ever taken since then), a couple of those 50' Beatles silent pop films and the 4x 400' version of Laurel and Hardy's "Swiss Miss." That was sold a few years ago so now I ain't got much standard 8 !!!
Dad came home from work one day quite a few years ago and asked "Is this any good to you?"
Considering it was a Bell and Howell Filmosound 16mm projector you can guess what the reply was!!!!
However, today, twenty or so years later, my 16mm collection only consists of about 4 features, 2x long extracts and possibly 6 shorts, so my commitment to super 8 is probably on par with John at around 95+%.
As for dvd and Blu Ray.......... lets not even go there........
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