New: KODAK Super 8

[Bille]

Anyone seen this already?

"You Buy it, Shoot it, Ship it ... We Process it, Scan it, Deliver it"

http://kodak.com/ek/us/en/consumer/products/super8/default.htm?cid=go&idhbx=super8

 

[Art Vandalay]

I could be convinced....

 

[JP Owens]

I could not be convinced! $75 for 90 seconds of film? You got to be kidding.

 

[JP Owens]

Here's another link.

http://www.newsshooter.com/2016/01/...ture-and-announces-a-new-super-8-film-camera/

 

[Mackinaw]

Old news. Somebody started a thread on this yesterday.

 

[jsrockit]

That's pretty cool.

http://gizmodo.com/kodak-reveals-a-digital-super-8-camera-that-records-on-1751229439

 

[JP Owens]

My dad could get an entire year of holiday videos on a single roll of Super 8 film! 🙂

 

[daveleo]

there's another thread nearby on this same topic.

 

[zuiko85]

I think Kodak super 8 has been available all along. This leads me to believe that there must be a continuing market strong enough to keep it going, at least in a small way. It sounds like Kodak is just using this market to bring out a modern C mount camera with some useful features not available in older super 8 cameras available on the used market. Personally I've never had an interest in film making but evidently some still do.

 

[traveler_101]

I think Kodak super 8 has been available all along. This leads me to believe that there must be a continuing market strong enough to keep it going, at least in a small way. It sounds like Kodak is just using this market to bring out a modern C mount camera with some useful features not available in older super 8 cameras available on the used market. Personally I've never had an interest in film making but evidently some still do.

Maybe it just reflects continuity, but I can't help but thinking that the agreement with the Hollywood studios a few months ago and the release of Star Wars blockbuster of all blockbusters in film to great praise and fanfare may have lifted spirits at Kodak and encouraged management to gear up marketing to target certain niches.

I am not going to buy super 8 or attend Star Wars for that matter, but it means business for Kodak and the possibility therefore that I can continue to buy Tri-X into the foreseeable future.

 

[jsrockit]

I think the news here is not only that the film will continue to be made, but that they made new cameras...😱

 

[Lauffray]

Can one develop his own 8mm at home ?

 

[traveler_101]

I think the news here is not only that the film will continue to be made, but that they made new cameras...😱

Yea'p 🙂 Isn't it great!

 

[traveler_101]

Also the formula - "You Buy it, Shoot it, Ship it ... We Process it, Scan it, Deliver it"

is what Kodak offered when they first went into business (minus the scanning bit, of course). That we take care of it offer made popular photography possible. They are reaching back to the future.

 

[BLKRCAT]

YES! Kodak sure knows what we want. E6 is weezing its last breaths and Kodak is sinking money into a highly niche venture... Amazing!!

/sarcasm

 

[Santtu Määttänen]

Can one develop his own 8mm at home ?

Of course, just throw it into tank as a spaghetti and add your sauce of choice. Not sure if there's "real" spirals for home development or not, but loose film methods works if there's enough agitation to keep it from sticking to it self.

 

[DominikDUK]

YES! Kodak sure knows what we want. E6 is weezing its last breaths and Kodak is sinking money into a highly niche venture... Amazing!!

/sarcasm

Maybe its because those complaining about the demise of E6 used so little that even a super niche product like Super 8 is more profitable for Kodak than E6.

Also maybe Kodak Alaris (still film) should be asked about new E6 films and not Kodak Eastman (motion picture and graphic) the latter no longer being responsible for the choice and sale of still films.

Super 8 film can be developed at home either the bucket method or using a russian super8 film spiral and developing it like normal 35mm film in a small tank.

 

[sevo]

Can one develop his own 8mm at home ?

The professional drums we had at film school were for Colenta rotary processors or large tanks. But people have been selling DIY kits for 8mm processing ever since I can remember, so there must be more affordable options.

 

[sevo]

Maybe its because those complaining about the demise of E6 used so little that even a super niche product like Super 8 is more profitable for Kodak than E6.

Also maybe Kodak Alaris (still film) should be asked about new E6 films and not Kodak Eastman (motion picture and graphic) the latter no longer being responsible for the choice and sale of still films.

That, for one. Another reason might be that 8mm (and 16mm) film have a very high relevance at film schools - many still expect their students to shoot at least one or two school projects on real film rather than video, to learn the aesthetics of film, cost discipline and the industry vocabulary (which is almost entirely film derived even in the HD video era). By comparison, most photo schools have entirely quit film, and those that still accept student projects shot on film (many hamper it by requiring projects to be uploaded or presented on a beamer) would hardly insist on E6...

 

[BLKRCAT]

I have some friends who went through film school and they opted to shoot 16mm and 35mm rather than 8mm. As far as the consumer market goes I feel like there is a far higher demand for E6 than super 8.

I saw a couple of the articles posted about it and none of them mention education and compare it all to social media. Has anyone seen any articles where they say exactly what market sector they are trying to profit from?

Also gauging market demand based on if or if not schools include it into their curriculum is far fetched to me. Students using super 8 for one project a year couldn't surpass the amount of E6 use from an avid consumer in a year.