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FUJICA P300 SOUND FILM CAMERA

FUJICA P300 SOUND FILM CAMERA

I am not an expert but I have a passion for photography. I bought a film camera for the first time because it was just around $5.

After doing some research, I found out it’s a Fujica P300 Sound and it uses Single-8 film. From what I’ve read, Single-8 is kind of rare nowadays and can be a bit expensive/hard to find. I’m not really expecting it to be cheap or easy to maintain, but I still really want to try using it and learn from it.

I just wanted to ask for advice on what to expect with this kind of camera and format. Like:

- where do people usually buy Single-8 film now?

- how do you properly use and store it?

- and what’s the usual process for developing it today (labs, scanning, etc.)?

Since it’s pretty rare, I’m not sure if there are any beginner mistakes I should avoid or anything I should know before I start shooting.

Any tips or guidance would really help. Thank you so much!

u/ihateitherefrr — 7 hours ago