am I correct in thinking the following?
You can't get 8mm film today because you never could. It was always 16mm film that was turned around at the end of the reel?
If not where do you get the film today and where would you get it processed?
cheers
There's tons of 8 mm film sold today and there has been for the last 60 years. You can buy Single-8 and Super-8 and Standard-8 (which as you surmise is 16 mm in the camera and slit down the middle at processing). Processing is also available and 8 mm film cameras still sell well. Look at widescreen-centre.co.uk
tom.
What was known as Super8 was 8mm film stock but Standard 8 was indeed 16mm film sliced down the middle during the developing process - although Kodak don't process Super8 cine film anymore I understand other companies do. Does anyone still offer Standard 8 processing, obviously 16mm film stock can be developed but can the duel exposed Standard8 film stock still be split?
That was sort of my question. My girlfriend's a "proper" filmaker but she's gone back to Canada for a few weeks and I needed to answer a question from someone in a hurry. She does her own processing (16mm) but is full of info (albeit North America based!)
I looked on the widescreen site but couldn't find info on 8mm - Lee's cameras are mentioned as selling a German brand of 8mm.
A mate used to run Soho Images but they don't do 8mm - looking at the web site - there might have been somewhere in Paddington. I'll ask him when I see him next.
Super-8's available from gk.film@web.de, but it's actually Fuji Velvia 50D (daylight stock).
witner-cinetec.com selss lots of different Super-8 emulsions, with or without processing, b & w or colour. Some more info at: andecfilm.de and film-super8.de onsuper8.org has lots of info.
tom.
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