Camcorder/Video8/8mm tape player!Still looking please!

[betternowthanthen]

Need a fully working 90's/early 2000's camcorder player for my Video8/8mm tapes.

Pics of what i mean at the bottom post

Had a very kind person here with a machine but this is not working as well unfortunately, so I'm still on the look-out for Digital8/Video8/8mm tape as my machine like many others has died! Please note VHSc or DV machines are not compatible with Video 8ect...

I'm also going to do other people tapes to PC as I got very good high quality transfers with converters and upscalers with Premier Pro software doing the final polishing, so I'm happy to buy a fully working old camcorder as well, the digital ones will be more beneficial as well.

Thanks for helping. Thanks everyone who's tried to help me so far!!

[betternowthanthen]

Still looking....thanks :)

[betternowthanthen]

Still looking....thanks :)

[betternowthanthen]

Had some progress, but the player was wrong type, and could not power on, very kind of them to try to help......still looking, thnks.

[betternowthanthen]

Still looking have a kind person who may help perhaps soon, but still on the look, thanks for any help,

[ed_pete]

Have you tried ebay ?

[betternowthanthen]

Ebay......Have you seen the prices!! haha am trying all avenues, but need to be free, or no more than a bag of chips, Lordship lane prices :)

[betternowthanthen]

one more go!

[betternowthanthen]

A kind person asked for pictures of what I need, but yes a tape player deck / or camera what plays the kind of video tape for these please! Happy Easter all

[Brendanse5]

Hi there

I have a Sanyo VM-PS12 8mm camcorder which I believe still works. Is this the sort of thing you are after and if so, for how long?

Thanks

Brendan

[betternowthanthen]

Hi Brendan, thanks for replying, I'd only need 7 days to do them in to transfer to my pc, so I can do 1-2 per night after work and looking after kids ect.. Perhaps that's OK for you..thanks for offering...

Perhaps I can advise you or anyone testing old machines, to test the machine with a blank tape first, then one with recorded footage later if no problems occur, so if the tape fails to eject, you haven't damaged an already prerecorded tape.

Thanks every one.

[Brendanse5]

Hi

I just tested and although it is working it does cut out intermittently whilst playing the tapes but I do remember when I plugged it into my tv a couple of years ago to check the old 8mm tapes I was able to watch them via that and then got the tapes put into digital form. I understand if you don't want to take the risk seeing you have already tried with another one.

All the best

Brendan