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This looks interesting: http://www.kodak.com/ek/us/en/Consumer/Products/Super8/default.htm
Kodak going back into super 8!
Over Christmas I dug out my Grandparents' old Eumig p8 and spent a few hours getting the thing working. The projector itself is incredibly well made (my granddad always bought top end stuff), which was proven by the fact it worked after so long sitting doing nothing.
I managed to project some 8mm stuff from as far back as '59. Seeing moving footage of my Mum aged 8 was a bit crazy.
Sadly, after getting through a few rolls of film, disaster struck and the projector stopped playing - and I was faced with the nightmarish image of the film melting in front of me!
A quick investigation found that the projector's drive belt had snapped, the 60 year old rubber had finally perished. This was actually a bit of a relief that it was something so simple and no delving into the gears and motor was required. Sourcing the part couldn't have been easier - Googling "Eumig P8 drive belt" gave me an ebay ad as the first result, £3.75 later it was on its way (even marked as shipped on Christmas Day!).
There's no real point to this rambling story, but I managed to capture some of the films on a little digital compact. The quality is a bit pants and the content no doubt irrelevant but I thought I'd share all the same.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphbiekMSP2phfkYs5K4G72NJztpaeqxt
What I will say, is that the quality of the video is incredible - the resolution (which isn't done justice on the youtube version) is remarkable considering each frame is smaller than your pinky finger nail. And watching these films feels so intimate and special I really do hope Kodak manage to make this new super 8 thing work as I'd love to shoot some myself.