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[inkburn]

Treasure of treasures. I am the luckiest girl in the world. While rifling -- as I do -- through my Grandparents' belongings I found a vintage Braun Super 8 camera in their wardrobe and it is mine for the keeping as far as they are concerned. They have not touched it since the seventies.

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[pyjama]

Go to the Chem World chemist on Elizabeth St in the city (around little collins st, i think?), they are $18 for Kodachrome which is the best price I've seen them at. Kodachrome is colour and the price includes processing and developing - comes with an envelope and you pay postage and send it to the address Kodak provide on it. Takes about 6 - 8 weeks for it to come back though, so be prepared to wait a while. The chemist also stock the black and white Ektachrome stock, and also the Eastman Tri-X Reversal film. Otherwise if you're looking for a place where you can get info and ask questions, try either Michaels Camera and Video (elizabeth st near JB Hi Fi), or Vanbar (Cardigan St, off Pelham St, I think, near the Lincoln Sq fountain). Vanbar seem to be pretty good - the cartridge will cost you a couple of dollars more but is possibly worth it if you decide to get something other than Kodachrome, as they store their films in the fridge, as opposed to the chemist who just have them sitting on the shelf.

Hope that helps somewhat. I have a little Minolta at home that I use from time to time. There's also a Super 8 film group in Melbourne - Open Channel in Fitzroy probably have the details if you're looking at getting into the Super 8 thing seriously.