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Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on August 22, 2011, 02:23 AM:
 
I am watching several reels which the seller does not have any idea about the films if they are sound or silent, color or B/W.

What I can find that all films have an original price tag: DM 28 (or may be DM 38).

By seeing this and with the help of German members here, with the above price tag, what sort of films I will get:

a. 50' or 200'?
b. Color or B/W?
c. Sound or silent?

thanks

ps: I knew that DM 149 is always for 400', color and sound.
 
Posted by Joerg Polzfusz (Member # 602) on August 22, 2011, 07:00 AM:
 
If the seller has no clue, then simply make him measure the reels' diameters. And he only needs working eyes to differ between b&w and colour!

As the seller claims to have no clue, be prepared that the films are ultra-short digests, that the films are all red by now (if colour) or that you'll only get empty reels!

Prices at Quelle in 1975:
66m B/W no sound = 26,90DM
33m B/W mag-sound = 32,50DM
17m colour no sound = 19,90DM
(Above are "revue"-films only available at Quelle. Add approx. 5 to 10DM for films from other companies.
However the prices in the early 80s drastically dropped when marketing, ufa, ... stopped making Super8-prints.)

Jörg
 
Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on August 22, 2011, 10:20 AM:
 
Fascinating that black and white no sound cost more than color no sound!
 
Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on August 22, 2011, 11:32 AM:
 
Thanks Joerg,

I believe the films I am watching are 50' color and silent

quote:
Fascinating that black and white no sound cost more than color no sound!
But Osi, the B/W described above is longer than the Color silent. So it is 200' B/W vs. 50' Color
 
Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on August 22, 2011, 12:51 PM:
 
My sealed ones are silent B/W, or color, price bewten 7.95 to 24.95
 


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