Re: [ARSCLIST] Help with 8mm film

[Don Cox <doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 04/09/06, Dave Bradley wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I have a dilemma regarding 8mm film that I need some assistance with. 
> I know how to work with 8mm film, I do frame accurate transfers of 
> 8mm and super 8 film. That's not my problem.
> 
> My late father-in-law had gotten a movie camera in the late 1950s and 
> had shot two rolls of film. Apparently he also shot, or started to 
> shoot, a 3rd roll, but never finished it. It's still in the camera, a 
> Bell and Howell camera, (no model number on it though). The camera is 
> over-wound, and will not run.  So, I can't take the film out without 
> exposing it to light (and there's no guarantee that over the past 5 
> decades someone else didn't already do that).
> 
> I'm far more concerned about recovering any images the film might 
> contain than I am about the camera, although as an antique movie 
> camera it also intrigues me.
> 
> Does anyone know of any company that still develops 8mm movie film
> (it's dual 8 that will need to be slit during processing)? If so, do
> you know if they can accept the entire camera and remove and process
> the film?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any assistance anyone might be able to give me.
> 
Can you not take it out in a darkroom, or even use a changing bag?

You would need to have a light-tight container ready, and probably cut
the film with scissors. 

Regards
-- 
Don Cox
doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx