Kodak still manufactures Super 8 film cartridges, but there are millions of older home movie cameras that need a steady diet of Regular 8mm film (also known as Standard 8mm or Double 8mm) on spools. Luckily, John Schwind offers a variety of specially cut Kodak stocks to keep your vintage 8mm camera running.

So that brings us to the next question: what are the 8mm films worth? It turns out that 8mm film by itself is basically worthless. The film is just made out of cheap plastic. But there is a bit of demand for old home movies.

Film usually expires 2 or 3 years after the expiration date on the box. After the expiry date, all film will slowly start to lose light sensitivity, become less sharp, show more grain, and have less contrast. Colour film is affected more than black and white film by dull colours and colour shifting.