KateHibbs

done, sorry about that Wow, thanks for everyone's very helpful comments. I think I've struck gold with someone offering to do my video for the cost of the film + expenses... Much better than having my brother attempt it with an ebay camera i think :lol: I'm very excited about this project and might just have to get myself a camera off ebay anyway to play around with after the wedding! cheers, Kate

Hi! I'm new on here so please be gentle :) I have a question about Super 8 video, I'm hoping someone will be able to give me their opinion... I'm getting married in July and I really really love the idea of a black and white Super 8 film, except I don't really love the price, £1000+, that companies seem to charge!! Over in camera heaven (ebay) there are cameras that look in good nick for <£50, film seems to be ~£10-£15 a roll, add ~£10/roll for development, so we'd be talking around £100 all together... I'd then get the film transferred to DVD and do the editing myself... So I'm wondering, how hard can it possibly be? I don't want it to look super professional - that's kind of the idea, to have it looking like an old family movie, shakes and all. Am I completely missing the point here?! Also, I have a couple more questions: 1. How many minutes is one roll of super8 film typically? 2. Do all brands of film work in all cameras? Seems like Kodak film is the most abundant, is this generic, like 35mm camera film? I'd be very grateful for any opinions! Thanks in advance, Kate