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Way OT: Kodak reviving Super8
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Walter Soyka
January 7, 2016 at 11:14 amDavid Mathis, maybe Kodak has been reading your posts here. Check this out:
https://kodak.com/ek/us/en/consumer/products/super8/default.htm?cid=go
“Kodak says that it will launch multiple Super 8 cameras, film development services and post production tools as part of its Super 8 Revival plan.”
https://www.engadget.com/2016/01/05/kodak-resurrects-super-8-with-a-new-video-camera/
“The first new Super 8, expected to arrive in a limited-edition version in the fall of 2016, was conceived with help from the industrial designer Yves Behar. It is likely to cost between $400 to $750, Mr. Clarke estimated. Processing the film should cost $50 to $75 a cartridge, he said. Mr. Clarke expects in 2017 a lower-cost version aimed at a broader audience.”
https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2016/01/05/kodak-goes-retro-with-new-super-8-camera/?mod=ST1
$1800/hr in processing will get those shooting ratios back down, right?
Walter Soyka
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Noah Kadner
January 7, 2016 at 2:36 pmIn other news, Wells Fargo is reviving the stage coach. Not sure if it’s going places…
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Jeremy Garchow
January 7, 2016 at 3:02 pmHipsters rejoice!
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David Mathis
January 7, 2016 at 3:14 pmWow! This is exciting!
I do know that the Super 16 format is still alive as well. Bolex still makes the cameras but at a higher price. I was lucky to find a used one on eBay for the price of FCP X, in very good condition. Now if only that film scanner was not expensive that would be great.
I just wonder if the Super 8 movie, not seen it yet, had anything to do with this resurgence. Who knows, maybe 8 Track will be brought back to life. Stranger things have happened.
Remember kids, X marks the spot as in FCP X.
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Warren Eig
January 7, 2016 at 3:54 pmWell, Google cassette tapes For some reason they are making a comeback…
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David Mathis
January 7, 2016 at 3:59 pmThat is a surprise. Perhaps people see analog as a solid and groovy format. Who knows what will happen with VHS next. Nothing like that blinking 12:00 AM because the power went out.
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Jeremy Garchow
January 7, 2016 at 4:03 pmHipsters! Rejoice!
Vinyl helped (and streaming) kept the music industry afloat in 2015.
https://waxra.com/vinyl-and-streaming-services-kept-the-music-industry-afloat-in-2015
Next up for revival, the wax cylinder:
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Mark Suszko
January 7, 2016 at 9:52 pmWill this revived film fit in my old super-8 camera? Sprocket-wise?
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Joseph W. Bourke
January 7, 2016 at 9:58 pmIf it weren’t for cassette tapes, what would we use pencils for?
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