Super 8 featured in space age fantasy

Post by **Patrick** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:25 pm

Do many people remember that groovy english 70s sci-fi tv show 'Space:1999'? I recall two episodes which featured a super 8 camera used by the space crew. This particular camera was decorated with a strange type of shield to make it look more futuristic. I think it's cool that back in the 70s, the creators of the show thought that the super 8 format would be alive and well far into the future. Although their predictions about the progress of technology in 1999 were wrong, they were right that super 8 was still in use in that year and later!

Post by BK » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:29 pm

I do remember watching the series back in the 70's when I was growing up in the UK. Don't remember seeing any super 8 camera though.

Thought it's predecessor the UFO TV series were much better, because I was a lot younger then. Even had one of those toy Intercepters.

http://ufoseries.com/

Bill

Post by **tlatosmd** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:05 pm

Yup, it reminds me a lot of what JÃƒÂ¼rgen said on Global S8 Day before and after screening an episode of UFO predicting S8 would be still in use in 1980. It had those Agfa Movexooms or some Bolexes that look like futuristic phazers.

Post by **EtiN** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:01 pm

Is that true that Nizo cameras were used in some Star Trek episodes ? It is also the camera that went on the moon, right ? The Nizo's design was really futuristic I guess, actually it still is.

Sun Jul 31, 2005 3:53 pm

EtiN wrote:Is that true that Nizo cameras were used in some Star Trek episodes ?

A Nizo (with a Swastika stuck on the side) is seen in "Patterns of Force". Someone here said it was an S80.

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