From: "Bill Sherren" <
wb.sherren@ntlworld.com>
Talking of the history of 8mm, my father first got a Bolex P1 in the early
60's and added a Lecina 8sv later..
I took over the filming in the 70's with a Bolex D8L and them a H8RX. I
used to hire many films during that period through the post.. I was a
member of at least 6 or more film librarys. The films were mainly cut down versions of features and in the first part were silent versions of the
films..Because of this I also became interested in the early German silent
cinema, as it seemed only sensible to hire films that were originally
silent anyway. Later I got a dual gauge sound projector Silma Bivox.
By the mid 80's the days of these film librarys were numbered..And that
combined with the eventual unreliablity of the Silma reduced my interest in
8mm..
I still have all my cine gear, and have always found the Bolex H8RX the
most beautiful camera ever made.. Even if I never used it again I would
never sell it.. But thanks to your site and the knowledge that Standard 8mm film is still out there, may well start again.
