maybe im dumb.....

[mobiledeli]

http://i23.ebayimg.com/01/i/06/4f/72/0e_1.JPG
i just bought that camera... its an 8mm bolex camera. the ebay listing says: Original Kern-Pillard lense shows 12.8 1=38 mm & Lytar 50M Berthiod 1:1.9 F=13... thats good right?? i kinda jut bought it outta the blue casue i saw it was a low price.

so my question: whre can i get film for this thing!?? haha i live in NJ, and also, where can i get it... developed and put on dv tape?? haha im lost

[ChuckS]

That's a cool camera...

[mobiledeli]

haha thanks a lot! im excited to use it! if i can find film that is.. haha

[Gary the Llama]

Check Kodak's website. You can get it there. Give me a few minutes, I'll try to find you a link.

[vidled]

Nice cam!
These guys will be able to do pretty much everything you want, but there's others also:
http://www.pro8mm.com/

[mobiledeli]

hey i just read a post in the old film section of the boards that said if its 8mm forget it and i need super 8mm. this camera is listed as... "BOLEX 8SL" is the S there super? lol any help appreciated

[Terry_Lasater]

That doesn't appear to be a Super8 camera. However, if you are looking for one, I have several Beaulieu Super8mm cameras I'm about to parcel out on e-Bay.

[mobiledeli]

but can i still make like.. movies with it? and what are you selling your cams for?

[mobiledeli]

hey another question, what kind of batts does this thing need? one of those batt belt pacsk? ifs so where can i get that too!!

[dmcgill]

From the looks of the camera, you won't need batteries. That is a winder on the side......

[Pettersen]

so my question: whre can i get film for this thing!??

Just crack it open with a slegdehammer.

EDIT: damn, i gotta start reading before i post. Bloody fuck

[Justin_Kirch]

very cool camera. i've been wanting to collect 8mm and 16mm cameras just for a display case. i really don't know anything about them, but i usually do a bunch of research before i purchase any type of equipment, even if i'm not going to use it.

anyways, how much did you buy that cam for?

[mobiledeli]

i paid like... 25 bucks. i think its pretty good deal. yeah,...sledghammer... yeah...

[J.R. Hudson]

Nice cam!
These guys will be able to do pretty much everything you want, but there's others also:
http://www.pro8mm.com/

The Customer Service there is comical at best though

[vidled]

The Customer Service there is comical at best though


Oops, I did not know that!
That's a real shame, 'cause it looks like they have good thing going there...well, it DID look that way.
Thanks for the heads-up! I had considered using them for a 16mm project.

[mobiledeli]

lol that sucks. when i get the camera ill be sure to tell ya guys whats up with it. terry, what you selling them for?

[Michael Summers]

....why would you buy that if you have no idea whatsoever how to use it? it takes 8mm rolls instead of super 8 cartridges... sorta hard to find. no reason to shoot on that film anymore. why not just buy a 16 camera and shoot 100 ft. rolls? i picked up a scoopic with filters and two batteries (had to recell them myself) for 200$ a few months ago.

http://www.pro8mm.com/main.php

[mobiledeli]

cause i can! haha nah, cause it was a low price and im interested in shooting on film.

[mobiledeli]

okay hey, it came, and i looked at it. everythings seems perfect... just i cant figure out how to use it lol. ive used film cameras before, but never a wind one, any ideas?

[Blaine]

okay hey, it came, and i looked at it. everythings seems perfect... just i cant figure out how to use it lol. ive used film cameras before, but never a wind one, any ideas?
Wind it up...point it...shoot...

[CineAlta]

Try here:

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/s8mm/index.jhtml

[mobiledeli]

ya blaine i wish it were that easy. the winder doesnt seem to do anything. and when i shoot, nothing happens. its kinda annoying lol

[mobiledeli]

i had it working for like... a second, i heard the film moving and stuff, then i couldnt remember what i did to make it do that haha

[kplo]

It's a Bolex B8 Regular 8mm camera. Kodak stopped making Kodachrome (or any) film for it a few years ago. I believe you can get some European B&W stock...seem to recall a source posted here a while back. I don't know of a source for Regular 8mm color film.
Ken
the Screen Skins guy

[Terry_Lasater]

You'd be better off setting that thing on a shelf as a conversation piece/souvenir and buy a Super8mm camera as there is plenty of film available as well as accessories.

[mobiledeli]

i had considered that and probably will terry