In 1965, Eastman Kodak developed Super 8 film to improve upon the old 8mm home movie format. The film size was the same, but the Super 8 cartridges had smaller perforations allowing for a larger area for exposure and the potential for sound recording on the edge opposite the perforations. The attraction of Super 8 to the home movie buff was that it came in convenient cartridges which you just popped into the camera and you were ready to roll. I had seen some Super 8 cameras rolling through the Goodwill online shop, and they were pretty reasonably priced. After losing a few auctions, I picked up a Canon Auto…


