Negativity Surrounding Super8

Post by BK » Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:55 am

All these good and bad experiences we encountered would make a good comedy sketch starring no other than Michael Palin and John Cleese.

Michael walks into John's photo store.

Mike: "Can I have a roll of 64T super 8, a step up ring and a 62mm 85 filter?"

John: "What are you trying to do....?"

Bill

Post by **Scotness** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:58 am

BK wrote:All these good and bad experiences we encountered would make a good comedy sketch starring no other than Michael Palin and John Cleese.

Michael walks into John's photo store.

Mike: Can I have a roll of 64T super 8, a step up ring and a 62mm 85 filter?

John: What are you trying to do....?

Bill

John: "You can't use Super 8 - it's bleeding dead......"

- ot it could be like the cheese shop - with all the various brands of Super 8 now.....

Post by BK » Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:04 am

Mike: "No! No! No! It's not dead, can't you see it's still breathing?"

Points to the yellow and blue box behind the counter.

Post by **tlatosmd** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:57 am

John: "This...is...a dead format!"

It's a great thing we wouldn't need Graham Chapman for this sketch.

What was the cheese shop thing again?

Or let's have, "The S8 Twit of the Year!" ;)

Post by **Angus** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:47 am

Could be the butcher sketch.

I think it was John and Michael again...or was it Eric?

john: I'd like four rolls of 64T super 8 please.

Eric: Certainly, and anything else sir?

John: How about a 62 to 67mm step up ring, my good man?

Eric: What the bleedin' hell do you think I am here for, to cater to your every whim?

this could continue ad infinitum, the salesman alternates between polite helpful responses and abusing the customer...who gets more bemused.

Post by **tlatosmd** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:03 am

Ah, *that* one.

"The combattants are trying to shoot the attractive neighbor undressing in the window on the other side of the street...oops, Oliver shot his leg with a winchester, accidently!"

"Now, they're going for the darkroom processing! Precious footage like this can't be handed to public labs! No Oliver, those chemicals are not for drinking!"

Post by **timdrage** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:23 pm

Cheese shop sketch might be more appropriate for super-8.

"You...do *have* some film, don't you?"

"Of course, sir. It's a camera shop, sir. We've got--"

"No no... don't tell me. I'm keen to guess."

Post by **tlatosmd** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:31 pm

I see, yeah, that does go better with our theme than the bipolar disorder sketch.

Post by **Old Uncle Barry** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:12 pm

So.You get shitty and negative responses from your local photo store right?
Then tell 'em bollocks and buy the stuff mail order-there is boat loads of the stuff about!

You could alway defect to original Regular8 though-that seems easier to use and obtain.

Post by **jaxshooter** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:38 pm

I don't even bother with camera stores anymore.They're holding on by a thread,at least in my neck of the woods anyway.

Super 8 will always be supported by a small group of enthusiasts as it's no longer a "people's format" anymore.I remember when VHS first came out with portable tube cameras and decks.They sucked major ass,but I remember sales people were saying that within a year,super 8 film would no longer be made as it "couldn't hold a candle to video".

That was back in 1980.

Camera/deck units were going for around 1500 USD then.Vidicon tubes and VHS decks,250 lines of resolution and NO way to edit.Yeah right,so superior to film.