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    Super 8 Film: Fun with the Canon Auto Zoom 814

    June 7, 2019 / 4 Comments

    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…

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