8mm Forum: Film says 8mm or 16mm

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Posted by Barry Fritz (Member # 1865) on October 14, 2010, 07:29 AM:

There is a movie on Ebay that says it is for 8mm or 16mm. How can that be?

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on October 14, 2010, 08:29 AM:

Can you provide a link to the auction so that we can take a look??

Posted by Barry Fritz (Member # 1865) on October 14, 2010, 08:41 AM:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110594704619&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

His reply when I asked about it was as follows:
"This was played on our 8mm home projector in the late 50's maybe half a dozen times. But is states right on the box "8mm OR 16mm". I am not a projectionist but that's what is says. I hope it works for you. It is very funny. I remember Woody using a lawnmower to cut a view through a fellow's hair at the baseball game. Then he gets into the game."

Posted by Spencer Bradley (Member # 2145) on October 14, 2010, 09:21 AM:

I've seen some that say 8mm or 16mm too and I've wondered how that would work.

Posted by Wayne Tuell (Member # 1689) on October 14, 2010, 10:49 AM:

My thoughts is back when the film was NEW, a lot more people handled film on a semi-regular basis, and understood that the 8mm or 16mm was just advertising that the film could be had in either format. Now days you have infomercials and people who watch them trying to make a living on ebay being trash diggers not knowing a thing about what they sell.

Posted by Brad Kimball (Member # 5) on October 15, 2010, 10:59 PM:

It's Standard 8mm NOT 16mm.

Posted by Bill Brandenstein (Member # 892) on October 20, 2010, 11:02 AM:

It's Castle Films' printing department being cheap.

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