Are you going to practice what you preach . .. Go on, goes on, it takes more than one to make a summer.
Just post them off to one of those online conversion sites, they take any videos, super 8 movies etc and stick them on a disk for you.
Err had it about 8 years. 3 kids birthdays every year. Xmas. holidays. Parties etc Mind I've never watched the ****ers but the mrs is making a big fuss about seeing them.
Borrow one ya nobber. The 20 or so quid for the converter, well worth it, else you'll be paying snappy snaps the cost of yer next trip to Benidorm to get them done for you. Get them on digital now.
Been there got the t-shirt sort of thing but believe me Chaz even after you get it all converted you never watch the stuff. Yes at first its a novelty but then your film subjects (kids) get pi**ed off with the stuff and you get the 'do you have to dad' or even granddad in my case. It's the same with photographs, digital has made nearly all of us photographers but after looking at them once or twice they are forgotten. I have thousands of photographs and when having a cull to cut down on the number that I have I amaze myself with what I have taken pictures of over the years. I did what you are hoping to do and yes you have a laugh looking back but then what? Watching your kids first walk or trying to ride a bike is only interesting for a couple of times after that you realise that what you have taped is all rather repetative its just that they are a little older on each tape, good luck on whatever you decide. A suggestion though, look on e-bay for a compatable recorder/playback machine then Goggle how to do it then back to e-bay to find the bits needed if possible.
Well, my daughters love watching the old videos of them, especially there's now a granddaughter. When you transfer them, you do it in "real time", ie you gotta play the tape at normal speed to record it.When I was doing ours, my missus and middle daughter would wander into the home office, sit down and watch them. Found some truly funny stuff on them we'd forgotten about, plus of course they were always designed to be used as ammo to embarrass the kids as they got older. Job done there. If nowt else Chazz, you might not wanna see them, but you will score MAJOR points with the missus for sorting it out, and you'll also get some quality "Chazz Alone" time while her and the kids are watching them.
In England it's traditionally called Duct Tape. Only recently has the American branded Duck tape infiltrated our language and stores. It's the difference between Football and Soccer.
I hold incriminating video evidence on all my kids from when they were younger. Includes my eldest son singing and dancing when he was 11. He's offered me hundreds for the destruction of all copies. It ain't gonna happen. Several copies made and secreted in unknown vaults. It's a major part of my pension plan.
