Does anyone shoot 8mm video?

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Since being into photography, I have never been interested in video at all really. Don't get me wrong, I love movies and the whole movie making process and it fascinates me how so many film makers are trying to keep film alive for shooting motion picture on. Anyway, I really fancy shooting some super 8 video. It seems reasonably inexpensive to get into. Maybe it's just an itch I need to scratch before I don't persue it further but I'd welcome any suggestions from people if they have experience.
 
I've shot it before, used to shoot a few rolls of stuff for a few skate videos I made years ago. I bought cameras from car boot sales and film from online.

It was fun, but there is the obvious expense of film and processing. Get to the car boots and jumble sales get a camera and a couple of rolls and go for it. If you hate it you won't have lost much.
 
Before you go any further check to see if you can get the film processed. Kodachrome is defiantly out as there is no process available. Some others may be but the price could be prohibitive. The other problem would be film from car boots would be so out of date and so badly stored the quality would be very poor. Not sure it would be worthwhile.
 
Thanks for the replies. There are still suppliers for film who offer the film and development service so that's not a problem. It's not cheap though!

Film is from around £22 a cartridge to about £46. Buying combined with developing and digital transfer it's from about £35 - £65 ish.
 
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Chappers said:
Before you go any further check to see if you can get the film processed. Kodachrome is defiantly out as there is no process available. Some others may be but the price could be prohibitive. The other problem would be film from car boots would be so out of date and so badly stored the quality would be very poor. Not sure it would be worthwhile.
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Sorry, i didn't make that clear, I would not buy film from car boot sales, but they are a good place to pick up super 8 cams now and again.
 
@gazmorton2000 Currently if you want to project the film, you have a few choices in film stock. Kodak have sadly discontinued their last colour reversal film, but you can get 'Wittner Chrome 200D" which is re-branded Agfa-Geveant film and very high quality. In B&W reversal there's Kodak Tri-X as well as a few other types by smaller manufacturers such as Adox.

The Kodak Vision colour negative series films are excellent (the exact same films as used in major feature film productions [just in a different size]), and are available in 50 (daylight balanced), 200 and 500 (both tungsten balanced) speed, but the only way you'll be able to probably view it it to have it telecined to digital files as Kodak discontinued the S8 print stock many years ago, although "Andec Filmtechnik" in Germany do a printing service still using custom sized stock (see http://www.andecfilm.de/en/e_s8_neg_pos.htm).
 
Thank you for all the info! Went on the back burner for a while but today, the search for a camera resumed. Doesn't seem to be any bargains about though, especially ones that shoot 24fps.
 
Update if anyone's watching!
Managed to get a Canon 318 Zoom in what looks like good condition. Motor runs with AA batteries. Just waiting on some 1.35V Wein cells to test me meter.
 
It's always been something that I've wanted to try, and there are these nagging voices in the back of my head urging me to give it a go. I've so far managed to keep those voices quiet and convince myself it's a money pit that's best avoided lol. I expect I'll keep resisting it until I see a cheap camera at a car boot, then it'll be game over!
 
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