Josh, I am Troy's dad. He emailed me and referred me to this video. First of all you have done a great job of recording the video. Second I have a lot of experience with both 8mm and super 8mm. I probably have 50 or more reels of tape, many of Troy and Marci as they grew up. Yours is a true 8mm as indicated by the large size of the sprocket holes. hey came out with super 8 which incorporates smaller sprocket holes to allow more information surface area which increases the quality of definition. Yours looks like a very high quality machine and well preserved. The way you rewind the film is to thread the film from the front reel directly to the rear reel, the film passing above the projector. then turn the knob to rewind or reverse in your case. I have a eumig super 8 sound projector which I purchased about 1968 when Troy was 3 yrs old. It still runs like new. I have only changed the bulb once about 6 yrs ago. Great find and great video.
That is really cool to hear! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and can give some experienced information on it. I am still working on perfecting my video style and skills but I collect lots of vintage things and am trying to make more videos on them to document them since they are really interesting but not a lot of useful or accessible information exists online about them. Luckily many of these old things are so well built they work perfectly today or need very minor fixes. I definitely got really lucky finding this projector and hope to find some more cool movies from back then. Thanks for watching!
Hello Josh! Your video was a fun find. You remind me of me when I was young. You do your research and you present what you learned very thoroughly. I also have collected cameras since I was a teen. I want to expand on the lubrication information. Many of the moving parts (not all) need oiling, especially with a projector that has been sitting unused for a long time. The first time you do it, you should also take the time to clean the inside of the projector. They collect dust and dust then gets into the oil and further gums things up. Be sure to clean the film gate and use a lens cloth to clean both ends of the lens. Use a dust bulb to blow dust off of the shutter and frame. First wipe, then put only a drop of oil on all axles at each end. Also, a drop of oil on the pivot points of the pull down claw mechanism behind the film gate is necessary to quiet the clacking. Don't over-oil, because that could cause belts to slip and oil to splatter on the film. Good luck to you!
Hi, I have this same projector. When you rewind the film you use the bottom 3 pulleys as a guide and bypass the film gate and sprockets. Turn the projector to reverse . Unlike most projectors this one does not rewind from the top because there is no clearance from the lens housing and you will scratch or damage the film. Great Video!
I just found this exact 8mm movie projector in my 95 year old father's garage. Thanks for the video showing how to load the film. It seems to operate ok except I can't get the reverse to work and have to rewind my hand. I found several boxes of old 8mm movies my father took of our family in the late 50's, 60's, and 70's. I plan on reviewing them and converting them from 8mm to CD or DVD.
Loved this vid. I collect vintage movie cameras and projectors and never saw this one… super cool! Bought my first camera at a yard sale, when I was a child, at the time people weren’t really making home movies anymore, as video cameras were becoming popular. Loved making stop motion movies. Make sure to appreciate the work that went into the reals you have. Not sure if you know this, but one reel of film was only 3 minutes long, so you would have to have each developed and then, when it was developed, you would have to splice your films together with an editing machine or splicer… It was definitely a labor of love. Family would then gather to watch the movies together. I had to laugh when you thought you had to play the entire reel in reverse to rewind it. All you do is allow the film to completely go through the projector, onto the take up reel and then thread the end from the take up reel directly to the original reel and THEN turn the rewind knob. It will rewind very quickly back onto the main reel.
By the time I came along in the 70s we had a few still shots on a slide projector. My mother has 16mm from her late parents. We had one transferred to a dvd. There are several more I wish she'd get transferred but it's a little expensive.
Lubricating the projector with sewing machine oil may lower the noise, obviously it wont eliminate them but still the projector should be taken core of every 25h of use
Hey thanks! Yeah I’ve been really busy with work and school but it’s summer now and am actually two days into filming my next video, so I’m hoping it’ll be up at the end of this week! I have another planned for right after too
One of the best Regular 8 projectors Canon made! If you're interested in shooting some movies you can project on this, you should check out the FilmPhotographyProject.com. We recently featured a few blogs and videos (Film Photography Tube on RUclips) about the Regular 8 format and how you can make your own film to project. Enjoy!
@@RetraCast Highly recommend three cameras you can find fairly cheap: Canon Canonet Cine 8, Canon Power Zoom 8 EEE, or the Brownie f.2.8 movie camera (if you want something super simple.) Load them up with some Fomapan 100 Regular 8 film, and you're ready to go! If you need help finding a place to process it, drop me a line.
Great video! I fix and re-build old film projectors on my HORIPET channel, and also experiment with converting films to video, so it's great to see that others have similar interests.
Hi, at first: Great Video, but here's a tip (I don't know if anyone has already said it but I don't care 😂): if you want to rewind the film quicker, you can simply run the film through the whole projector and when you rewind it, you don't let the film run through the projector, but directly from reel to reel, it should run a lot faster then (at least that's what my projector does). I hope you've understand my bad English (I'm a 14 y o German guy) and know what I mean😂
Thanks, hoping to do some cool stuff this summer. Always a question of time and budget for these videos haha. Luckily I’ll have plenty once classes clear up
Hi Josh. First of all I want to tell you that your video has seemed excellent to me. I am Carlos from Mexico and I also have this projector, which works perfectly, it only has a small problem, the part where the focus should go is missing. I would like to know if you can help me with some pics of this piece to try to find it on the internet or find someone who can make it in an identical way. Thank you in advance.
Hello everybody. I've long become desperate trying to learn how to DISASSEMBLE a P8 13-30mm Lens to clean it. Does anybody know how to get to the front glass? It has the usual diammetrically opposed grooves BUT it also has another aluminum ring in front that's been puzzling me for years - unable to find any info on the bloody thing. (A small edit: just saying mine is a rather later P400) Any help would be appreciated. :)
Josh, I am Troy's dad. He emailed me and referred me to this video. First of all you have done a great job of recording the video. Second I have a lot of experience with both 8mm and super 8mm. I probably have 50 or more reels of tape, many of Troy and Marci as they grew up. Yours is a true 8mm as indicated by the large size of the sprocket holes. hey came out with super 8 which incorporates smaller sprocket holes to allow more information surface area which increases the quality of definition. Yours looks like a very high quality machine and well preserved. The way you rewind the film is to thread the film from the front reel directly to the rear reel, the film passing above the projector. then turn the knob to rewind or reverse in your case. I have a eumig super 8 sound projector which I purchased about 1968 when Troy was 3 yrs old. It still runs like new. I have only changed the bulb once about 6 yrs ago. Great find and great video.
That is really cool to hear! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and can give some experienced information on it. I am still working on perfecting my video style and skills but I collect lots of vintage things and am trying to make more videos on them to document them since they are really interesting but not a lot of useful or accessible information exists online about them. Luckily many of these old things are so well built they work perfectly today or need very minor fixes. I definitely got really lucky finding this projector and hope to find some more cool movies from back then. Thanks for watching!
Hello Josh! Your video was a fun find. You remind me of me when I was young. You do your research and you present what you learned very thoroughly. I also have collected cameras since I was a teen.
I want to expand on the lubrication information. Many of the moving parts (not all) need oiling, especially with a projector that has been sitting unused for a long time. The first time you do it, you should also take the time to clean the inside of the projector. They collect dust and dust then gets into the oil and further gums things up. Be sure to clean the film gate and use a lens cloth to clean both ends of the lens. Use a dust bulb to blow dust off of the shutter and frame.
First wipe, then put only a drop of oil on all axles at each end. Also, a drop of oil on the pivot points of the pull down claw mechanism behind the film gate is necessary to quiet the clacking. Don't over-oil, because that could cause belts to slip and oil to splatter on the film. Good luck to you!
Hi, I have this same projector. When you rewind the film you use the bottom 3 pulleys as a guide and bypass the film gate and sprockets. Turn the projector to reverse . Unlike most projectors this one does not rewind from the top because there is no clearance from the lens housing and you will scratch or damage the film. Great Video!
Very Well Done! Good job shooting with the Fujifilm X-H1 and the Canon P-8 movie projector story!
Thanks! Love my X-H1 (even if the X-T3 is a tempting switch haha). And yeah, I have a video of the actual reels coming soon too
I just found this exact 8mm movie projector in my 95 year old father's garage. Thanks for the video showing how to load the film. It seems to operate ok except I can't get the reverse to work and have to rewind my hand. I found several boxes of old 8mm movies my father took of our family in the late 50's, 60's, and 70's. I plan on reviewing them and converting them from 8mm to CD or DVD.
Loved this vid. I collect vintage movie cameras and projectors and never saw this one… super cool! Bought my first camera at a yard sale, when I was a child, at the time people weren’t really making home movies anymore, as video cameras were becoming popular. Loved making stop motion movies. Make sure to appreciate the work that went into the reals you have. Not sure if you know this, but one reel of film was only 3 minutes long, so you would have to have each developed and then, when it was developed, you would have to splice your films together with an editing machine or splicer… It was definitely a labor of love. Family would then gather to watch the movies together. I had to laugh when you thought you had to play the entire reel in reverse to rewind it. All you do is allow the film to completely go through the projector, onto the take up reel and then thread the end from the take up reel directly to the original reel and THEN turn the rewind knob. It will rewind very quickly back onto the main reel.
By the time I came along in the 70s we had a few still shots on a slide projector. My mother has 16mm from her late parents. We had one transferred to a dvd. There are several more I wish she'd get transferred but it's a little expensive.
it's like i'm inside a jamba juice getting my strawberries wild
Lubricating the projector with sewing machine oil may lower the noise, obviously it wont eliminate them but still the projector should be taken core of every 25h of use
I just found your channel, your videos are aesthetically pleasing!! hoping you could post more!!💗
Hey thanks! Yeah I’ve been really busy with work and school but it’s summer now and am actually two days into filming my next video, so I’m hoping it’ll be up at the end of this week! I have another planned for right after too
Cool! Thanks for sharing!
One of the best Regular 8 projectors Canon made! If you're interested in shooting some movies you can project on this, you should check out the FilmPhotographyProject.com. We recently featured a few blogs and videos (Film Photography Tube on RUclips) about the Regular 8 format and how you can make your own film to project. Enjoy!
I will actually have to check this out
@@RetraCast Highly recommend three cameras you can find fairly cheap: Canon Canonet Cine 8, Canon Power Zoom 8 EEE, or the Brownie f.2.8 movie camera (if you want something super simple.) Load them up with some Fomapan 100 Regular 8 film, and you're ready to go! If you need help finding a place to process it, drop me a line.
Great video! I fix and re-build old film projectors on my HORIPET channel, and also experiment with converting films to video, so it's great to see that others have similar interests.
Thanks! Yeah it’s definitely a new interest of mine now haha, I’ll have to check your channel out
Hi, at first: Great Video, but here's a tip (I don't know if anyone has already said it but I don't care 😂): if you want to rewind the film quicker, you can simply run the film through the whole projector and when you rewind it, you don't let the film run through the projector, but directly from reel to reel, it should run a lot faster then (at least that's what my projector does). I hope you've understand my bad English (I'm a 14 y o German guy) and know what I mean😂
Great video my dear! you can make great films in the future...
Thanks, hoping to do some cool stuff this summer. Always a question of time and budget for these videos haha. Luckily I’ll have plenty once classes clear up
Old projectors are so cool :). Just bid on a dejur 1000 so excited hope i win
Good luck!
I won it for $8
5:01 don’t run it back trough, try connecting the take up reel right to the move reel, it’s faster sometimes
i know, i was thinking why do that ,
Hi I just found one at my local thrift store. Do you have any idea what these vintage 8 mm video cameras are worth. ??
You actually don’t need to run it while loading it, just take a good length and run if you need anymore
Hi Josh. First of all I want to tell you that your video has seemed excellent to me. I am Carlos from Mexico and I also have this projector, which works perfectly, it only has a small problem, the part where the focus should go is missing. I would like to know if you can help me with some pics of this piece to try to find it on the internet or find someone who can make it in an identical way. Thank you in advance.
Do you know what its current price is?
Hello everybody. I've long become desperate trying to learn how to DISASSEMBLE a P8 13-30mm Lens to clean it. Does anybody know how to get to the front glass? It has the usual diammetrically opposed grooves BUT it also has another aluminum ring in front that's been puzzling me for years - unable to find any info on the bloody thing.
(A small edit: just saying mine is a rather later P400)
Any help would be appreciated. :)
Can you recommend a place to get them