How many Super 8 cameras do you own ?

Post by **swc** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 7:56 am

Do you consider yourself to be more a collector or film maker ???

Post by **skyliner** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 9:39 am

Around 20 cameras the super8s are in my studio and the standard 8s are on my mantlepiece, along with a pathe 9.5mm.
I bought a couple of cheap super8s with the idea of throwing them (running) off buildings and cliffs. But once I had washed and balanced them I couldn't bring myself to do it even though they were 5 buck cameras!

Post by **S8 Booster** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 10:49 am

Filmmaker - 8+1 cams.

You may want to check out this old post too: What Equipment do you own?

r

Post by **LastQuark** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 12:43 pm

I accumulated about 20 cameras the last 4 months....

I consider myself more of a hobbyist than a filmaker or collector. I just like the looks of these cameras, the build, the metal.....

I use some mostly for home movies and I will run a test review among the top cameras.

Post by **Commodore** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 2:14 pm

filmmaker, one camera.

Post by **Lunar07** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:46 pm

Commodore wrote:filmmaker, one camera.

Interesting! What camera do you use?

Post by **Splee** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:51 pm

Commodore wrote:filmmaker, one camera.

Likewise, I have just the one - a Chinon 872 Auto Zoom, bought off ebay last year for twenty quid.

Nice beast, lovely results.

Lee

Post by **danpuddick** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 4:04 pm

(trying to be) amateur(in the true sense) film maker.

I have two camera's a sankyo something or other, that is simple but I think would survive a nuclear war and a Nizo 561 that despite the praises for this aspect of the range just doesn't feel as sturdy as the old sankyo. I guess that's all the extras to go wrong.

Oh yeah I have a Boots!!!! camera that I bought for about Ã‚Â£0 at a boot fair that sits on a mantle piece of my old flat. I would have used it but it was agonner when I got it home!

I have no real desire to collect camera's. Though I would upgrade but I'd have to sell the old one to do that! Having a dead Nizo for parts would be nice too...

It's enough with the records and the postcards and the bike parts!!! I don't even own a house!

Post by **disjecta** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 5:33 pm

One camera, filmmaker.

I have been looking for a second camera but can't seem to decide on what's best. The Bauer s715XL (the one I own) is a beast and I am looking for something with the same optical quality that's more compact.

Post by **DriveIn** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 7:29 pm

Neither collector nor filmaker, just a hobby.

Post by **Cranium** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 7:36 pm

Filmmaker.
4 or 5 MinoltaXL400s.
2 Canon 310XLs (so far!).

I'm replacing the Minoltas with the Canons. One thing I like to do is head out into the City with my wife and a friend or two and each shoot a roll. The Minoltas were OK for this, but I think the Canons will be better in the evening.

The buil-up of the Minoltas has been primarily for timelapse stuff. Ironic, then, that I didn't make it into the big, fat, timelapse project!

Post by **sunrise** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:54 pm

Filmmaker,

one beaulieu 7008s,
one canon 1014e (broken),
one canon 318az (for snaps),
one Yashica (actually my dads I borrowed),
one Elmo D8 (never used).

I tend to think of projects first and find the best cam suitable. I also borrow or rent cams for projects.

sunrise

Post by **T-Scan** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 10:15 pm

Amature Filmmaker

2 canon 1014 E
1 canon 512 XL
1 minette
2 B&H Autoloads
accessories
work printer on order
mini dv on the way
i have a special shelf for all my gear as if it were a collection.

Post by **jobes** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 11:54 pm

nizo 6080 full time pro tv/film

Post by **Commodore** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 2:23 am

well actually... 2 cameras. A canon 514 xl-s, and a kodak brownie with a turret, but I'm not sure I'll ever use the brownie, so I guess I have a collection. :P