![]() Into two 8mm-wide reels after processing. ![]() Reels are flipped, and the other half is shot. Double Super 8 (DS8) is a hybrid format that uses 16mm wide film toĬapture Super 8 sized frames. Several cameras - such as the Quarz 2x8 Super-3 above - did away with the cartridge completely and accepted Double Super 8 film on reels. Each new Super 8 camera shipped with a handful of reloadable Super 8 film cartridges, so all you needed was a supply of raw film. Two major film manufacturers - Svema and Tasma - produced color and black & white cine film, although the color stocks were usually reserved for motion picture and television production. Equipment and film was expensive, so many people belonged to film clubs and were able to obtain film at a significant discount. As with many things in the Soviet era, making movies required a bit of planning and forethought. ![]() Filmmaking was a surprisingly popular hobby in the USSR. ![]()
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