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Our very own neolani72 (Chad) and his awesome 8mm/Super 8 transfer to DVD/Digital download service...has wet my appetite for going into Super 8 again.
Back in the 80s, I took film classes at college...and had a Canon 1014XL, which cost an arm and a leg back then...and still available on eBay...among others brands like Braun Nizo, Elmo, Nikon, Bell & Howell, Sankyo, Chinon, Yashica, etc.
The manufacturing of Super 8 camera stopped in the mid 90s.
But after decades of no new Super 8s...Kodak will be introducing a brand new camera...
It will feature the traditional film cartridge that we all remember...but in addition to that...a viewscreen that will simulate a flickering image...giving you the familiar illusion of video. Best of all...it will have a built in digital synch sound feature...that can be edited and added in post production.
How cool is that???
Kodak will also offer a pain free film cartridge to digital transfer service.
Again, how cool is that?
I was considering buying a vintage Super 8 camera...as my Canon was stolen years ago. They are sellers who do nothing but this, selling refurbished old Super 8 cameras...they have great feedback. But one of the problems is that the cameras with the best features have microphone and are audio capable...but the bad news, is that while you can have your film developed...the service of developing Super 8 with analog audio tracks are no longer available. So audio capable Super 8 cameras are a moot point now...it's best to get a straight up silent Super 8.
That's where the new Kodak Super 8 camera comes in.
It was scheduled to be released late 2016, then moved to early 2017...but the word is that for sure...it will finally be released in the last quarter of 2017. The very limited silver colored leather strapped camera will be offered at a whopping $2000...but the others, the black and white models, will be in the $500-$700 range, that's more like it.
I want one!
P.S. This in no way conflict with Chad's services...as he's offering transfers of our old vintage footage.
BTW, I mailed him four 5 inch Super 8 reels...he will be transfering them for me. I highly recommend you jump at this...as he's way cheaper than any other film to digital transfer services out there.
Back in the 80s, I took film classes at college...and had a Canon 1014XL, which cost an arm and a leg back then...and still available on eBay...among others brands like Braun Nizo, Elmo, Nikon, Bell & Howell, Sankyo, Chinon, Yashica, etc.
The manufacturing of Super 8 camera stopped in the mid 90s.
But after decades of no new Super 8s...Kodak will be introducing a brand new camera...
It will feature the traditional film cartridge that we all remember...but in addition to that...a viewscreen that will simulate a flickering image...giving you the familiar illusion of video. Best of all...it will have a built in digital synch sound feature...that can be edited and added in post production.
How cool is that???
Kodak will also offer a pain free film cartridge to digital transfer service.
Again, how cool is that?
I was considering buying a vintage Super 8 camera...as my Canon was stolen years ago. They are sellers who do nothing but this, selling refurbished old Super 8 cameras...they have great feedback. But one of the problems is that the cameras with the best features have microphone and are audio capable...but the bad news, is that while you can have your film developed...the service of developing Super 8 with analog audio tracks are no longer available. So audio capable Super 8 cameras are a moot point now...it's best to get a straight up silent Super 8.
That's where the new Kodak Super 8 camera comes in.
It was scheduled to be released late 2016, then moved to early 2017...but the word is that for sure...it will finally be released in the last quarter of 2017. The very limited silver colored leather strapped camera will be offered at a whopping $2000...but the others, the black and white models, will be in the $500-$700 range, that's more like it.
I want one!
P.S. This in no way conflict with Chad's services...as he's offering transfers of our old vintage footage.
BTW, I mailed him four 5 inch Super 8 reels...he will be transfering them for me. I highly recommend you jump at this...as he's way cheaper than any other film to digital transfer services out there.
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