[ARSCLIST] RE : [ARSCLIST] Help with 8mm film

[Andre Pion <andre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are 2 companies in the US that developp 8mm
Home Movie Depot   573-657-0612   and
PRO 8MM	818-848-5522

Yours

André Pion
Directeur des ventes / Sales Director
(418) 694-0449  ext. 11
1-888-414-0449  ext.11 (Canada & USA)
andre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
New Address / Nlle Adresse:
76 rue St-Paul suite 301
Quebec, QC
Canada  G1K 3V9


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[mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] De la part de Don Cox
Envoyé : 4 septembre 2006 17:16
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Objet : Re: [ARSCLIST] Help with 8mm film


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

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