# Is film for this camera still manufactured or available? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 10, 2002, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-film-for-this-camera-still-manufactured-or-available/118162 "2002-07-10T02:26:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-film-for-this-camera-still-manufactured-or-available/118162/1 "2002-07-10T02:26:51Z")
I’ll research this on the Web at the same time, but since there are Dopers knowledgeable about this sort of thing, I’ll ask here as well. I have an old 8mm movie camera that I bought at an antique store a few years ago, simply as an interesting knickknack to put on a shelf. Mechanically, it still works, though, and I’m wondering if it’s possible to purchase film for it. The camera is a Keystone K-48, and according to the plate on the back it takes a Bel Air Magazine 8mm. Is something like this still commercially available, or can it be purchased from some specialty retailer? Any leads would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-film-for-this-camera-still-manufactured-or-available/118162/2 "2002-07-10T02:39:07Z")
Ha! You asked the same thing in November 1998 on the rec.photo.equipment.misc newsgroup. The Internet never forgets. I don’t have an answer, I just found that amusing. I assume you saw the reply to that post at the time, so I won’t cut-and-paste it as I was about to do. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-film-for-this-camera-still-manufactured-or-available/118162/3 "2002-07-10T02:50:08Z")
Kodak’s web pages don’t alway link, so let’s see. [**8mm Film**](http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/super8/index.shtml) Cool, it works. Now whether or not a modern 8 mm cassette will work may be worth a few bucks. My favorite toy store, [**B&H**](http://www02.bhphotovideo.com/default.sph/FrameWork.class) has a roll for $11.49. (Okay, so their link isn’t direct. Type ‘Kodachrome 40’ in the search box in the category ‘film’) ---
**Author:** ![douglips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@douglips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/douglips)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-film-for-this-camera-still-manufactured-or-available/118162/4 "2002-07-10T06:50:35Z")
I’d ask [These folks](http://members.aol.com/Super8mm/JohnSchwind.html). I found them through [Rocky Mountain Film Labs](http://www.rockymountainfilm.com), the place that failed to develop my some old film I found in my grandmother’s cameras. [Here is the film I did get developed at a generic camera store.](http://www.douglips.com/grandma) Ignore the picture of me in the powder blue leisure suit. But I digress. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![douglips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@douglips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/douglips)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-film-for-this-camera-still-manufactured-or-available/118162/5 "2002-07-10T06:56:42Z")
I’d ask [These folks](http://members.aol.com/Super8mm/JohnSchwind.html). I found them through [Rocky Mountain Film Labs](http://www.rockymountainfilm.com), the place that failed to develop my some old film I found in my grandmother’s cameras. [Here is the film I did get developed at a generic camera store.](http://www.douglips.com/grandma) Ignore the picture of me in the powder blue leisure suit. But I digress. Good luck!