Railfan Technology > Looking for 8mm video tapes viewer

Any recommendations?

Perhaps you can find an old Video 8/High 8/Digital 8 camcorder that might play them back.
Bob

A pawn shop should have a 8MM camcorder which will play them I'd think.

all over ebay, viewers only too sometimes

If you get a Digital8 (D8) camcorder, it can play 8mm and Hi8 video tapes and output via firewire/IEEE1394 to capture with a computer. It will convert to the DV standard which is 4:1:1 colorspace so you will lose a little color, but the digitizing is done in camera and will result in more saved resolution versus going analog s-video or worse composit video plugs with an analog player. I digitized all my Hi8 tapes this way. While Digital8 Camcorders have not been made in two decades, you might still find some on ebay.