Gakken Super 8 projector kit brings hand-cranking back into style
By Donald Melanson 
posted Mar 14th 2008 3:48PM
posted Mar 14th 2008 3:48PM
As we've seen, there's at least a small, devoted following out there keeping the venerable Super 8 format alive, and it now looks like they'll soon have another tool at their disposal, with the retro-minded folks at Gakken set to release their new Super 8 projector kit. While it's practicality may be in question for serious Super 8 enthusiasts, they will at least get a bit of an understanding of how things work by piecing it together themselves, not to mention a mild workout by hand-cranking the film through the projector. It's not all old school, however, with Gakken turning to white LEDs to light up your masterworks. If that's got your interest piqued, you'll apparently be able to get your hands on one of these in Japan next month for ¥8,000, or about $80.
[Via Gadget Lab]
[Via Gadget Lab]
That thing would make a great base for kick ass LCD or DLP projector project.
That way you could handcrank your way through Bee Movie on HD-DVD!
Which just so happens to cost 13 times more than this!
my old friend in NYC is an awesome multimedia artist. he does a lot of Super 8 work, which he has to transfer to DV by aiming a camcorder at the wall where it's projected. some extra lumens from an LED backed projector would make for a much higher image quality and brightness for videotaping.
It is not 80 dollars, the price is ：2,300円 which is around 30 bucks!!! I saw this at the local Japanese book store for 28dollars.
Ah, Wonderful, hours and hours of fun. Had one as a kid in 1960 (dad made films). Keystone Cops and Charlie Chaplin on any white wall or door. Slow motion speed it up all with a twist of your wrist. Also you had to learn how to thread and fix the film loop. Lots better than sitting with your thumb over the button on a remote!
Dumb. Yeah that's it.
does it plays doom?
yes, it plays doom, blends, and people welcome it
You mean no one has posted how superior their iPhone is to this as of yet?
You should have noticed by now, and your post proved it again, that's it's never the Apple fans that start this crap. it's always the Apple haters that start it. If you don't want idiotic Apple comparisons to everything, stop posting them.
Pretty good price if all you need is a basic projector for your Super 8's, only downside is the hand cranking for real practicality. If it really is as cheap as Tasayu says, then I would get this if I used Super 8's.
"Gakken" is the sound my cat makes when she coughs up a hairball.
For some reason I WANT
What about hand-cranking your way through a porn flick?
wtf?!!? Well I'll bet the steampunks will want it.
I'd like someone comes out with a sort of USB output for super 8...sort of the USB vinyl turntables, but to digitize vintage video in a cheap way (aiming the camera doesn't just fit the best needs, and telecinemas are too expensives)