8mm Stills

Here are a few quirky images taken from old 8mm cine films that date from the late 1960s and 70s. My mother attached a clicker to the cine camera which meant that we could take thousands of still images.

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Some of them are much clearer than this but I have selected a few of the more interesting ones that have changed as a result of age or damage.
I cannot credit anyone as the photographer for any of the images as several family members would use the camera, even the children. In fact I should say especially the children, which made for some particularly interesting snapshots and snippets of film.



We now have a gadget that can capture and save them digitally, which is so much easier than looking at them through a magnifying glass against a bright light. Of course more importantly it means that the photos can be preserved and shared. Looking through the 20 or so rolls of film is quite time consuming but mostly fascinating, although it is always a bit sad when you find badly damaged strips.