Long shot I know but this won't be the first time somone posted a question that has nothing to do with Zeds :)

Anyone got a Video8 or Hi8 player or camera (not Digital8 unless backward compatible) I can borrow/hire/buy for a few days? I just started to digitise some old tapes (incl visit to Oz to see my old Mum) and my Sony camcorder heads are u/s and beyond repair (lube contaminated heads, apparently. Yuk.)

 

Don't really want to send tapes away if I can avoid it, they're not replaceable.

 

I thought I'd ask just in case - always get surprised as to what the collective Zedworld has in its attic/basement/lockup :D

Your just in Luck, I do a bit of hobby video editing for peeps, and have quite a few formats of video camera and old cine cameras. I have a few video8 formats but not Hi8

Anyway , no probs, if you sort the postage out I will send one to you to do your editing bud, just send it back as soon as you have finished

Daz

Thank you thank you :flowers: FFS somehow I just knew a zedder would have the answer :thumbup1: Video8 will be fine. I'll pm you my address and when you let me know how much postage (or I can arrange a courier collection if you prefer), I'll PayPal.

Promise I'll look after it. Ta. Hooray

Nay worries, I will just post it out and you can see on the stamp how mucho and then sort it then mate, If I get chance it will be posted tommorow or Monday, have you got leads etc?

Yes thanks, SCARTs, RCAs, switches, everything coming out of my ears (when you get on site at an exhibition or whatever, you never know what you've got to plug into what hoho). Ta again. Brilliant. I'm pretty sure there's some footage of me in it at least 2 stone lighter :pint: :pint: so I can remind the Mrs how devilishly slim i used to be. Or is that a good idea :confused:

I just had a look, but I have a very small old sony DV cam. Anyone want to buy it??