11-21-2017, 04:58 PM
There are lots of good 8mm projectors available. I believe there are some that will run both Super 8 and Standard 8 (aka regular 8).
A very good projector to look for is a Bolex 18-5: http://www.bolexcollector.com/projectors/185.html I have one of these and it works very well.
If you plan on showing film, as Cbelt says, it becomes something of a hobby. Projectors need lubrication especially. Film breakage is a definite possibility. On regular 8, rolls often come apart where they were spliced together at the lab. (Regular 8 is actually 16mm film stock that was run through the camera twice, exposing half of the film in each pass. It was slit down the middle and spliced together during processing.) You'll want to invest in a film splicing setup. Some use tape, some use a solvent cement. These are also easily gotten for cheap. I've never melted a film; I wouldn't worry to much about that.
Do you have a lot of home movies?
A very good projector to look for is a Bolex 18-5: http://www.bolexcollector.com/projectors/185.html I have one of these and it works very well.
If you plan on showing film, as Cbelt says, it becomes something of a hobby. Projectors need lubrication especially. Film breakage is a definite possibility. On regular 8, rolls often come apart where they were spliced together at the lab. (Regular 8 is actually 16mm film stock that was run through the camera twice, exposing half of the film in each pass. It was slit down the middle and spliced together during processing.) You'll want to invest in a film splicing setup. Some use tape, some use a solvent cement. These are also easily gotten for cheap. I've never melted a film; I wouldn't worry to much about that.
Do you have a lot of home movies?