Bell & Howell Super 8 Questions

[MrMojoRisin]

Hello
I have couples of questions...
Well I finally got my first super-8...pretty happy !!!
My grand-father gave it to me today...he also gave me the projector.
I don't really know wich model it is...its only written Bell & Howell Autoload Optronic Eye.
I dont have the light....my grand-father lost it but he will try to find it.

Is it a good camera ? i want to start making movies...is it good enought ?

I will probally go in a movie school...but for now i don't have money to go there cause its really expensive :?

And I don't have films...how can they cost ? no sound...

Thanks

Derek

[jhoneycutt]

Hello
I have couples of questions...
Well I finally got my first super-8...pretty happy !!!
My grand-father gave it to me today...he also gave me the projector.
I don't really know wich model it is...its only written Bell & Howell Autoload Optronic Eye.
I dont have the light....my grand-father lost it but he will try to find it.

Is it a good camera ? i want to start making movies...is it good enought ?

I will probally go in a movie school...but for now i don't have money to go there cause its really expensive :?

And I don't have films...how can they cost ? no sound...

Thanks

Derek

Derek....

If you shoot K-40 outside, on a bright day, you don't need a light.

I don't know the model number of your B&H. Here is a B&H Super8 light that may work with your camera. Remember, you don't *need* a B&H brand light, other brands will work.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 99303&rd=1

jack in Portland Oregon

[unxetas]

Hi Derek, welcome to the forum

If your camera is fully working, it's probably enough to get started in shooting film.. There are a lot of sources to buy Super8 film, but it depends on your location.. I think in the USA 1 cart of Kodak Kodachrome 40 (K40) costs around $10 to $14, + processing.. In europe it's a bit more expensive, but you can try to get student discounts from kodak.

Good luck!

[MrMojoRisin]

thanks to all of you for your informations.
guess ill experiment alot with this camera...im really interested.

i live in canada...im gonna have to go buy some films soon

[MrMojoRisin]

Hello
I have couples of questions...
Well I finally got my first super-8...pretty happy !!!
My grand-father gave it to me today...he also gave me the projector.
I don't really know wich model it is...its only written Bell & Howell Autoload Optronic Eye.
I dont have the light....my grand-father lost it but he will try to find it.

Is it a good camera ? i want to start making movies...is it good enought ?

I will probally go in a movie school...but for now i don't have money to go there cause its really expensive :?

And I don't have films...how can they cost ? no sound...

Thanks

Derek

Derek....

If you shoot K-40 outside, on a bright day, you don't need a light.

I don't know the model number of your B&H. Here is a B&H Super8 light that may work with your camera. Remember, you don't *need* a B&H brand light, other brands will work.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 99303&rd=1

jack in Portland Oregon

thanks...you are shure that i could put it on my camera ?
my camera is a bell & howell model 8429 and i tried to make a research on it and i didn't find any camera like this...

now ill need to buy couples of films to experiment
how long can i shoot with a film ? my parents told me it was 5 min....thats not long 8O

[unxetas]

hehe.. it's actually even less, depending on the frame rate.. if you use the standard 18 frames per second, you'll get around 3:20min. 50ft of Super8 movie film contain 3600 frames (anyone correct me if I'm wrong..) so at 18fps -> 200 seconds -> 3 minutes and 20 seconds..


since you're really new to all this, I think you should take a look at the links at the top of the page.. specially "Shooting Film" and the online book linked there.. good luck

[MrMojoRisin]

yea i have somes used films here and its the 50 ft
jeez 4 minutes ? how i make a damn movie with this haha
and it most cost around 5 or 6 bucks to get a film here so its getting "expensive" to do a little 30 minutes movie

[MrMojoRisin]

this is the projector I use...im having damn problems seeing my videos

[MrMojoRisin]

if you guys have any advices or informations to share to me, because im new in filming...anything would help me...technique, lights etc...

[MrMojoRisin]

how come I can't find my model on internet ?
does any of you can find it...i would like to have the description and the specs of my super-8
sorry for all thoses questions :?

my camera is a Bell & Howell Autoload Optronic Eye model 8429

[René]

Like Unxetas said, if you haven't done so, read the e-book on filmshooting here. It contains pretty much everything you need to know to get started on film.

Good Luck

René.

[MrMojoRisin]

okay now i have a problem...i found a cartridge that I " think " haven't been used...then i put it in my super 8 and it does nothing...and when i put my battery, i see like little " teeths " where i put my eye ( don't know the name ) then i take off the battery and its okay

how can i be shure that my cartridge haven't been used ?
and how come i see those little " teeths " ?

I HOPE MY CAMERA IS STILL WORKING :evil:

[sonickel]

The projector you've scanned in looks like an old Bell and Howell Standard 8. I've got one like it.

Be sure to check whether your camera is a Standard 8 (also Double, or Regular 8), or a Super 8. The type of film they use is completely different, and perforated differently. It may be why you are having trouble.

Camera: if it's got 2 spools on the inside, it's Standard 8.
If it takes a square shaped cartridge, it's Super 8.

Hope this helps

[MrMojoRisin]

no its really a super-8
but can someone help me for my last question...please...

[MrMojoRisin]

how can I know if my cartdridge is used ?
cause I can't shoot nothing...nothing work :evil: