super8

super8 and normal 8 splicers.

currently available: updated august 20 2014

4x super8 metal splicer boxed model super: 40€

4x super8 plastic splicer 20€

3x normal 8 old model metal splicer 40€

postage is 15€ in the EU 20€ to north America please ask for other countries.

8mm and Super8 Splicers

if you work with small format film, you need a splicer, there are many different kinds of splicers for super8 and normal 8. but many are bad quality and risk destroying your films, or need impossible to find pre-perforated tape.

the best of the bunch is the cir "catozzo" splicer which is actually still available new from: http://www.cir-srl.com/

C.I.R. stands for Costruzione Indcolatrici Rapide, which means "the fast splicer makers" the splicer is also called "Catozzo" after its inventor, Leo Catozzo. who edited frederico felini's "La Strada", which amuses me, because like the protagonist, Zampano, i am a street performer.

if you want a 16mm or 35mm splicer you'll have to go directly to him, or one of his distributers.

the C.I.R. splicer is renowned by filmmakers around the world and even won an academy award for the 35mm version.

it is easy to use, good to your film and uses unperforated tape, which you can buy from the place where you buy your super8 filmstock. wittner, andec, etc.

if you can't find real film splicing tape then you can use regular scotch tape, you should search for the clearest possible tape, and test it to make sure that its glue doesn't do bad things to your film.

see the bottom of the page for a manual.

cir "catozzo" 8mm or super 8 splicers

Where do these splicers come from?

i collect and use super8 and normal 8mm film and accessories, i like flea markets and have a keen eye for old technology, whenever i find these splicers in the flea market i buy them, and sell them on for a modest price that covers my time and effort. i'm not getting rich doing this, i just hate to see this stuff get thrown away.

Models:

There are a few different models of these splicers. plastic and metal standard and deluxe. but they are all good.

Branding:

They are found with a few different brand names (3M, Ferrania, Cir) but they are all identical and all made in the same factory in Rome

Normal or deluxe(special):

The different between the normal and deluxe (special) models is in the way that the film is held down during splicing, the improved mechanism on the deluxe is a bit faster to use but the splices are the same.

it makes no difference which one you get except if you are working in a film lab, or doing lots of editing.

Metal or plastic:

The metal models are much nicer to use than the plastic ones wear out if you use them intensively. but the cutter is the same, and the splices are nearly identical to the metal models.

they are all in very good condition but remember that they are USED GOODS.

email me at ewanuno@gmail.com

standard 8mm model special (also "deluxe") less common than the others. See top of page for availability.

standard 8mm early model rare but not as fast to use as later models See top of page for availability.

standard 8mm ordinary model note the film holder clips are different from the "special" and "deluxe"

See top of page for availability.

super 8 model super. i usually have these available. See top of page for availability.

super 8 plastic. not reccomended for editing your feature film. but fine for occasional use. See top of page for availability.

super 8 model super with original cir branding. (its the same as the rebranded models) See top of page for availability.