Thursday, May 5, 2011

My New (Old) Kodak Zoom 8 Camera

Last weekend I went to a neighborhood-wide yard sale that they have in my city every year. 98% of the stuff there was complete crap, but there was a few really cool things. One of those cool things I found was this vintage Kodak 8mm camera from the 60's. There are no batteries or plug in, it is powered by winding a key on the side.
It came with it's own manual and everything!
Super retro picture from the manual

The only thing I need to do now is figure out where to find a projector so I could actually view the footage. I'm pretty excited about this because I'm a huge fan of the the way that 8mm film looks. 
 

I'm pretty sure I have a few followers who are photography and tech buffs so I look forward to seeing your comments!
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25 comments:

  1. brnThursday, May 05, 2011 1:43:00 p.m.

    dude, this is amazing! such a beautiful camera. i also love the way that 8mm film looks. the youtube video is so beautiful.

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  2. BTN Hip HopThursday, May 05, 2011 2:48:00 p.m.

    key winding is so awesome. oldskool as hell

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  3. worldturnedupsidedownThursday, May 05, 2011 2:57:00 p.m.

    thats one nice vintage camera

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  4. SlushThursday, May 05, 2011 3:53:00 p.m.

    Awesome! Talk about vintage!

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  5. MichelangeloThursday, May 05, 2011 3:54:00 p.m.

    Interesting post! :D

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  6. TriperThursday, May 05, 2011 4:03:00 p.m.

    I like this pictures!

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  7. DubbaDeeDooThursday, May 05, 2011 5:27:00 p.m.

    The first thing that came to my mind was "I wonder how much this thing can sell for in today's market." Is that bad? -.- Looks very vintage and nice though. :D

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  8. ClassicPhilThursday, May 05, 2011 9:00:00 p.m.

    Bring back the vintage stuff!

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  9. mindphFriday, May 06, 2011 2:01:00 a.m.

    I have no camera yet but I like this one too. Its nice to nostalgia sometime.
    Maybe you could find a projektor at ebay or so? Or even another yard sale, these places are always good to find stuff among of crap, you know :)

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  10. UnknownFriday, May 06, 2011 10:58:00 a.m.

    wicked stuff

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  11. Max PowerFriday, May 06, 2011 12:42:00 p.m.

    Wow, great find man. Awesome camera.

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  12. Th1s_1s_R4z0rFriday, May 06, 2011 1:09:00 p.m.

    Omg i want one xD

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  13. Ke3userFriday, May 06, 2011 1:19:00 p.m.

    Nice find! I'm looking into getting a camera soon as well.

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  14. DanielFriday, May 06, 2011 2:50:00 p.m.

    Wow! Where did you find that!?

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  15. JagsonFriday, May 06, 2011 2:52:00 p.m.

    Old cameras are the best!

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  16. JustinCKOFriday, May 06, 2011 2:53:00 p.m.

    Wait, did your neighbor give it to you?

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  17. Brandon SampleFriday, May 06, 2011 2:57:00 p.m.

    thats retro, id film with pride walking around with that.

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  18. Adam RockefellerFriday, May 06, 2011 2:59:00 p.m.

    Wow, this is really cool. Take care of that!

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  19. J TFriday, May 06, 2011 3:10:00 p.m.

    @JustinCKO nope he didn't give it to me. I bought it for just $5!!

    It was the very end of the day and everyone was packing up and he just wanted to get rid of it.

    I also got a JBL home theatre 3 speaker set for just $10. I still need an amp tho....

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  20. Will_951Friday, May 06, 2011 3:10:00 p.m.

    It looks so cool.

    I want one!

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  21. DaveFriday, May 06, 2011 3:13:00 p.m.

    Awesome stuff, vintage!

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  22. ClassicPhilFriday, May 06, 2011 9:58:00 p.m.

    Make sure you tell us when you can get footage

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  23. tommyth3catSaturday, May 07, 2011 8:32:00 a.m.

    It's amazing how far technology has come.

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  24. PackScootSaturday, May 07, 2011 11:17:00 a.m.

    looks vintage! so great to see how compact cameras are these days in comparison

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  25. mSunday, May 08, 2011 6:20:00 a.m.

    Wow that's so vintage and cool!!

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