8mm Forum: Is this rgular or super 8?

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Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on November 30, 2007, 12:05 AM:

I am a bit confused when someone sending me this below picture but he didn't know if they are regular or super 8mm.

So. guys I need your help to distiguish it by seeing the holes?

( I cannot do that because I don't have regular film for the comparassion)

thanks for yuor help

Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on November 30, 2007, 12:18 AM:

Winbert, that picture came from this ebay auction(not mine);

http://cgi.ebay.co m/8MM-MOVIE-FILM-THE-RED-BALLOON-SOUND-TECHNICOLOR-RARE_W0QQitemZ160185521910QQihZ006QQcategoryZ63821QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The seller says it's regular 8mm, I enlarged the picture of the reels to actual size(300%) and super imposed an actual 400' standard 8mm reel over it and the center hole appears to be standard 8mm.

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on November 30, 2007, 04:57 PM:

Sorry to disagree, but if those are 400' reels - and they surely must be - they look exactly like Super 8 centres to me.

Posted by Jon Addams (Member # 816) on November 30, 2007, 07:42 PM:

Those appear to be Super 8 center holes.

Jon

Posted by Joerg Polzfusz (Member # 602) on December 03, 2007, 03:47 AM:

Hi,

don't pay too much attention onto the reels' holes! E.g. when the previous owner did have a dual-gauge-projector, you could find regular8-film on a super8-reel (and vice versa) as well... .

Jörg

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