Zach Merritt

alright well the day has arrived. it came well wrapped in a leather box that included the sylvania sun gun and the camera. it did come with a key, which i have a question about. when i put it in or take it out, nothing seems to change thru the viewfinder? is it supposed to be that way or should i see an orange filter? the film inside is kodak ektachrome 160. but according to the film reader its on 35, so its more than halfway done. but everythign seems to be working really well and looks in good shape, so let me know what you think. it also came with the instruction booklet and some other papers

man, thanks for all the feedback, all of this will definitely help me out. i should be getting the camera Monday and i will report back here about everything. As Michael said, i really do love the look of the camera which is somewhat of the reason i felt like it was a good buy. Hopefully everything works out though. About the manual exposure, whats going to happen on the film since i dont have it? like what could happen i guess. wIll the film go completely black or white, or will the exposures just be off somewhat or a lot? Thanks again for the help.

Hey, thanks for the response. Ive always really been interested in film and im taking film classes now and i always wanted to buy just a simple super 8 to fool around with. To answer your questions: - complete opportune buy, i got it off ebay (which yes i did buy it already), i felt like it was too good a deal to pass up. i paid 17.50 for the camera which looks to be in amazing shape, and a light gun which is pretty versatile for anything i want to do. the seller said that it was completely functioning and there is a roll of tape in there already that he took test shots with. - like i said, i kinda just want to fool around for now, experiment a little, but i am definitely interested in Super 8 and when i have more time and more money i would like to learn as much as i can. - i also did know that you need a projector, which is why im so interested in it, but i need to get one still. Someone was telling me about a place where you can send your film and have it processed and also but on a disk for digital editing? is that true / how much would that cost. i also need to purchase more film, which someone posted earlier i can use any kind? im not looking for the best of film or most crisp images. - id probably be using this for experimental, and also for skateboard flics haha. Probably just anything the comes to mind. - so what do you think? waste of money or good purchase? thanks again for all your help

I think I am getting a Yashica Super 60E Super 8, decent camera or no? Also, what kind of super 8 film will work with the camera? Any kodak kind or only certain kinds?