Favourite Film Gauge .

[Lee Mannering]

Funny how these old threads pop up. I was just about to say welcome David as well.

1: Super and Standard 8
2: 9.5mm sound for some pretty rare titles
3: 35mm which I recently got back into
4: 4K Ultra HD which completes my setup.
5: Although I'll have to include my Pathe Rural 17.5 sound projector and films as a PS films are very fragile now but with extreme care projectable.

For me Super 8 is tops as we have recent film titles being released new. No other gauge has this, stereo, Scope it has it all.

[Lincoln Thorn]

I don't have a lot of space in my current living situation, so S8 has been a wonderful joy for me the last year when I want to watch something. But I love my 16mm projector and can't wait for the day when I can buy more films for it and have the room to show them with family and friends!

[William Ferry]

I grew up on Standard 8mm, based on my dad's home movies dating back to 1953. I encountered the Blackhawk Bulletin in 1972 (thank you PREVUE 8!), and was off to the races. We had an old Revere 85 projector, which only had 300' capacity, which necessitated some ingenuity when running 400' reels (thanks, Dad!). I moved into Super 8 sound when I graduated college in 1981 (Chinon SP330-MV). Lately, I've been replenishing my collection via eBay, even getting a Bell & Howell dual 8 projector. Still have the Revere and the Chinon, so I've got all the bases covered. At 62, I'm reliving my youth.

[Chip Gelmini]

Super eight sound for me number one choice followed by 16 mm and DVD projection and I am pleased to be the person who left the 1000 view of this post or thread👍

[Lee Mannering]

You've started something here David

Customer called today to collect his film scanning. He stood on the distanced pavement regailing stories of his dad filming the family on 9.5mm, 8mm then wait for it Pathe Duplex wide screen! In 40 years doing transfers I've never been asked for Duplex.

As far as fave formats go Pathe duplex is the.most novel/;rare. Wish me luck with this one!

It's not every day you also get 1 hour well edited Scope std 8 sound home movies in. Pretty amazing really.
Standard 8 keeps cropping up...

[Brian Fretwell]

I would imagine that the half frame pull-down (or 16mm techniscope) widescreen system films would be as rare if not rarer than duplex, Lee.

[David Hardy]

Hi Again Folks !
I have just logged on again for the first time in ages . This Covid 19 thing had totally distracted me into doing other things .
I hope you have all been keeping well and thank you for keeping this thread going . There are some really interesting replies here . CHEERS !
I have been away so long i even forgot my password .

[Mark Mander]

Super 8 was my first gauge and then got into 16mm, I enjoy both, I tried one gauge only but couldn't stick to it, some great titles on 16mm and quality is better but you always find a few gems on 8, once you get a bit of knowledge on the hobby it makes things better , better machines and better lenses to enjoy the image even more,Mark

[Ali Hipperson]

Nice to see you back David ☺️

[David Hardy]

Thanks Ali . I will try and log in a bit more frequently from now on . Folks in this group besides being very friendly always have something and interesting and informative to say .
Not forgetting a sense of humour of course !

[Phillip Mann]

I grew up on Standard 8mm, based on my dad's home movies dating back to 1953. I encountered the Blackhawk Bulletin in 1972 (thank you PREVUE 8!), and was off to the races. We had an old Revere 85 projector, which only had 300' capacity, which necessitated some ingenuity when running 400' reels (thanks, Dad!). I moved into Super 8 sound when I graduated college in 1981 (Chinon SP330-MV). Lately, I've been replenishing my collection via eBay, even getting a Bell & Howell dual 8 projector. Still have the Revere and the Chinon, so I've got all the bases covered. At 62, I'm reliving my youth.

You wouldn't happen to know how your dad actually got 400' reels onto the Revere 85? This is my first projector and I went crazy and purchased several films on 400' rolls not realizing the Revere 85 has a 300' capacity. I would love to avoid having to cut them down onto smaller reels as I'm not looking to purchase a new projector anytime soon (even though I know will if I stick with this long enough), but if it's too difficult to get the Revere 85 to take the 400' rolls then I guess I'm about to get some practice in splicing film.

[Joe Caruso]

9.5, rarest titles were manufactured here

[Osi Osgood]

Super 8 is my main love, of course, but I do collect 16mm and 35mm, but only for rare trailers and commercials. For instance, I have a 35mm McDonalds commercial, one minute long, with near perfect color, and being that 35mm was only used for the networks and being that there was only three networks back then, there were extremely few 35mm prints to begin with. 16mm is exclusively for TV commercials. Super 8 still fascinates me to this day, and it is always a delight when I find a low fade copy of an almost always terribly faded super 8 print. For instance, this months one is a low fade copy of Gulliver's Travels with truly outstanding color!

[William Ferry]

You wouldn't happen to know how your dad actually got 400' reels onto the Revere 85? This is my first projector and I went crazy and purchased several films on 400' rolls not realizing the Revere 85 has a 300' capacity. I would love to avoid having to cut them down onto smaller reels as I'm not looking to purchase a new projector anytime soon (even though I know will if I stick with this long enough), but if it's too difficult to get the Revere 85 to take the 400' rolls then I guess I'm about to get some practice in splicing film.

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Sorry it took so long for me to respond. We rested the projector on a square piece of wood, and nailed an 18" piece of 2x4 to the square, so that it was behind the projector. Near top of the 2x4 we attached a wooden dowel, small enough in diameter to fit an 8mm reel hole. You can use a clothes pin to keep the reel from falling off. Now, how do you rewind?!? Simple, put a makeup reel at the top of the projector, and wrap a rubber band to connect the reels, and set it on rewind. Presto!

[Ken Finch]

For me it has to be 9.5mm. I more or less grew up with it and collected a lot of films and equipment cheaply when a lot of people were dumping Thor gear to move to that new upstart Super 8! Ken Finch.