Kodak's "now" Un-ABANDONED SUPER 8 Camera

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As someone who still shoots super8 on old cameras every now and then if this launched for like 350 or less tomorrow I would buy it instantly. I really wish Kodak would get there act together with this and also film development. Motion Picture film did a lot to save the company during the collapse and is probably the reason we still have any film stocks, still or video left. Kodak owes us lol.

Hey Frame Voyager, got some good news for you. Spoke with a rep from Kodak at B&H's BILD expo today, and she told me the project actually isn't dead! They had some issues bringing the product to market, made worse by the pandemic, but she said they are still actively pursuing its release. I told her there were many people excited about the product, she said she was too - fingers crossed it gets released soon!

I feel like a super16 version of this(with maybe a new super16 cartirdge system) would have been groundbreaking at that price, and would have made much more sense on a prosumer level and would have renewed interest in s16mm

I remember I found out about this camera when I was thinking about shooting short films on film and not even realizing it was abandoned until later. It really is a shame, the updated price point seems a little crazy even with all the features and tech when I can go to an antique store and get an original Super 8 camera for like twenty bucks.

I hope Kodak never stops making the films. I use super 8 a lot.

I said this in another video about this but it would be so cool if a company like Arri made a 35mm and 16mm camera with these features. A analog camera with cleaner monitor capabilities with a built in digital sound recorder, all while still recording on a analog format would be awesome!

This would be a great time for Kodak to comeback as the demand for film is starting to grow

It’s funny how the guy demoing the camera at the trade show uses the menu to set the film type manually. In fact the old Super 8 cartridges came with notches that interacted with pins in the camera to set the film type. This would adjust the exposure and engage the tungsten/daylight filter automatically. So the new camera doesn’t do this at $75 per cartridge?

I am fascinated by this camera. I was truly impressed when they originally announced it and followed its development eagerly. And then it seemed to become obvious that it was never going to happen. And that just made me sad. But it is, what it is.

I believe that Kodak just had some new job postings for people to work on this camera indicating that this is coming on sooner rather than later

This camera looked so cool and it seemed like it had support from studio filmmakers. This could’ve been like the BMPCC of film.

I was a defender of film for a long time until I realized, with the advent of RAW footage and advances in color grading, how far film emulation have come. The money spent on Kodak's super 8 can now be spent on a digital camera with raw recording and a couple hundred $ more for a film conversion plugin, (or might even learn how to do it yourself). However, using vintage lenses in emulating the film look does most of the work, to be honest, I'd go as far to say as 70-80 percent of filmic look depends on using non-digital lenses AKA not your Sigma 18-35.

I would be more interested in their CCD sensor which was also used in the Digital Bolex.

Actually strange they didn't release this. Marketing/media production companies would kill for a film camera that allowed you to view the footage as you were recording it. This aesthetic is very popular, especially in fashion adverts and the like so it seems like a nobrainer

I'm less interested in Super 8mm film these days and more interested in Super 16mm and using Super 35mm. But yet, I have returned to shooting 35mm film for photography purposes, and am loving the results. It's fun to go back to the old school method. You get some surprises also because you can't see the film until you get it developed. But there's a massive difference between 35mm and 8mm. And, with motion picture that would become especially obvious. There's a film re-emergence at this point in time. It's exciting for those of us living in nostalgia or embracing the old methods. But for motion picture film Kodak should primarily focus on Super 16mm and Super 35mm Especially with great Telecine tools like the Blackmagic Cintel Scanner.

This Super8 film had me really excited for digitising my Super8 collection. I hoped it would make digitising more affordable. But alas.

im legitimately exited about this camera coming out. you cant use existing super 8 cameras for real filmaking because the speed is too inconsistant to sync audio easily. this would really be a game changer for small scale productions that want to shoot on film.

I remember when this was announced! Sounded like such a cool idea and I was happy Kodak were trying something new. If they ever got mark 1 out of production, I'm sure digital video capture could have eventually been integrated.. but shoving too much in already seems to be the reason for the price jump and... abandonment. Great vid as always!

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