Where can I buy film for my old Kodak Brownie Movie Camera?
I am having no luck finding film for a Kodak Brownie Model II movie camera that I just bought. I really don’t want this to just end up being a thing that looks interesting on a shelf. I bought it so I could use it. Does anyone know where I can but film for it?
I have a collection of vintage movie cameras, and I have several of these. And YES, you can still get film for it. You’ll just have to order it online.
Your camera uses what’s called Regular 8mm (or “double run 8″) movie film. It comes on spools. The reason it’s called “double run” is because it comes on a 25-foot spool and it’s actually 16mm wide. You shoot on one edge of the film, and then when you get to the end you flip the spools over and shoot on the other edge. When you send the film to a lab to have it developed, they’ll develop it and then split the film down the middle and splice it together into a 50-foot roll. Regular 8mm movie film was first introduced in 1930′s, and they made it this way so it would be cheaper, to try to encourage more people to shoot home movies during the Depression.
I posted a few videos on YouTube showing how to load 8mm movie cameras. In fact, one of the cameras I show in the video is a Kodak Brownie 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKNaDU_R1hE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjMtkNaQ5kw
There are a lot of places where you can order 8mm movie film. I usually get mine from Dwayne’s Photo, in Parsons, Kansas. Heres’ their website:
http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/
(Don’t worry about the notice on the page. That’s about Kodachrome, which is a completely different kind of film). Go to the top, where it says “Order Forms.” Then go to “Movie Film” and then “Movie Film Ordering.” You can print an order form which you will mail to them to buy 8mm movie film.
Or, here’s a direct link to the order form. Maybe this link will work. It’s a PDF file.
http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/common/newforms/Film_Order_Form.pdf
You’ll want the film that says “Ektachrome 100D Regular 8 X 25ft (for double 8 cameras)”
You can also send the film back to Dwayne’s Photo to have it developed.
There are a lot of other places where you can order 8mm movie film too. Just do a search on Google. I know of another place, called Spectra Film and Video, in Hollywood, California.
http://www.spectrafilmandvideo.com/Film.html
They’re a bit more expensive than Dwayne’s Photo, but they have a much bigger selection of color and B&W films.
Good Luck. Email me if you have any questions.
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