How To Load 8mm Film (Crash Course)

Michael Raso demonstrates how to load the 25 foot Regular 8 roll of film into your vintage camera.

[JacobCarlson]

Thanks for this! I now feel a lot more comfortable about buying an old 8mm camera

[professor-josh]

SUCCESS! Thanks to your tutelage, I was able to load and run film through my two Brownie 8s! I bought an old expired Kodachrome 25 roll (R.I.P.) expired APR '79 cheap off of ebay just to learn. First load I had to fiddle with the film while holding the pressure plate (pressure!) to get it to click in. Click in it did! I pushed the trigger a second to make sure it went though, loaded the take-up spool and all was well. First Attempt! After the first half I swapped cameras and loaded it into my other Brownie and got it the first time there too. Thanks again! Next stop, FPP store for some B/W 100 or 40 maybe!

Pro Tip: buy an expired roll cheap off ebay to learn how to do it, then see Mike about something to shoot with. :D

[BoshMind]

Oh my god what are the odds? This is the exact camera I am trying to figure out!

[truthfarmer]

Michael, You gave me the confidence to load an old roll in half light. I seem to remember I was always doing it in the damned darkness and fumbling around. This old Brownie I have is my dad's from the early 50's. I wasn't sure I could use this old film stock which is probably from the 80s but since I am loading it now in dim light I can read the end of the film and it has perforated holes that spell HALF EXP which tells me all I need to know, so I've reloaded it and now can (HOPEFULLY!) shoot a couple of minutes of stuff and get it developed. We shall see. I have no idea what's on the already exposed half. That should prove interesting! Better look at it before showing the wife! Wish me luck. I will buy a couple of rolls of stock just for kicks and giggles. I love the grainy look. I know I'm missing a bunch of old family reels but I did find one that I will get transferred. Goofy stuff, but priceless for us surviving family members. Cheers Michael!

[marzalcav]

Thanks so much, from Spain. It's a very useful video

[TheNikoVille]

Thank you, I have a keysytone olympic k-35 and had no idea how to load until I watched this

[gravedigr]

YES you are my hero sir I have a bunch of 8 mm cameras laying about AND an 8mm projector you have inspired me to make something

[bruce_on_the_loose]

Cheers for the guide, recently got a quarz 5, and luckily a supplier in Europe for film from yourselves looking forward to shooting it.

[debd]

My dad passed and I found he still had the old Wards 710 camera. I have as pic of my mom carrying our dog in the little case at the zoo in Portland Oregon. Thinking of giving it a try but where would I get it developed? I also have all our old home movies and a couple projectors I will have to figure out next! We have one old movie during the It's a small world ride at Disney that goes black for a bit. For some reason my dad had to mess with the camera in the middle of the ride to get it working again. Memories! Thank you for this video on how to load the film.

[christiankirkenes]

This is great, thanks! I have a yashica U-matic I have been too scared to use XD

[silenceofthehills]

Godspeed the Film Photography Project.

[n_v]

just loaded my keystone auto because of this - thanks!

[wimgrundyearth]

Shoot! I turned in a script to my EFSC class for this!

[jjonestowne]

Oh, yes, this's fantastic. Thanks so much.

[loulegh]

when you reload the spools for the second exposure, do you shoot just like you did before? do you have to put the camera in reverse?

[adventureStaley]

AWESOME! Was just gifted an 8mm camera. Its on!

[rodrigoosuna]

I have a question: don't the film need to be loaded in a dark room? Isn't the film lost? . I loved your video :D. I have a Kodak ektachrome 8mm and I want to use it but I'm afraid to load the cartridge.

[jbremer]

I shot most of my channel with a Revere 8, Model 99. I do the transfers with a 1932 Kodak Kodascope movie projector.

[israelarb]

I am new to super 8 film. It's safe open the back and do the second side of the film in a light filled environment? or is that something that should be done in a dark room?

[maartenvandenberg]

THanks for the video ... I loaded my film... now lets see if the film is still good... the expiration date was 1973 lol .. not sure if it was stored in fridge... but the box was mint so Im guessing its good... for 5 euro its worth a try