Standard 8 (or Regular/Double 8) is the original 8mm movie film gauge introduced by Kodak in 1932. The idea was to take a strip of 16mm film, double the perforations and then run it through the camera twice, so simple yet it revolutionized amateur filmmaking.

Standard 8 reigned supreme for 33yrs but was almost killed when Kodak introduced the Super 8* cartridge based format in 1965. I say almost because it's now making a comeback with film makers all over the world rediscovering the magic of this almost forgotten format.

The five most asked questions about Standard 8 are:

1. Is film stock easy to find and can I use modern films like Kodak's Ecktachrome 100D?
2. Are the camera's any good? After all even the newest must be getting on for forty years old!
3. Is anyone able to develop the film?
4. Is it possible to get the end product telecined into modern digital formats?
5. Is it possible to get the equipment serviced or repaired?

The answers to all five questions is YES!

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* The Super 8 frame is 31% larger than Standard 8 and not the often quoted 50% . (This is probably a hangover from 1960's marketing)