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Topic: Kodak's new super 8 camera
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Tom Spielman
Master Film Handler
Posts: 339
From: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Registered: Apr 2016
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posted February 07, 2017 10:22 PM
Is that Max 8 and Traditional 8 + SD Card and Traditional Sound all on the same camera? Not so simple. ![[Smile]](smile.gif) I'm not sure I'd trust such a camera delivered next Spring to work much beyond a short warranty period.
Two different cameras? They seem to be having a hard time delivering one.
I work in software for a living and there is this constant tension between features, budget, timely delivery, usability, and reliability. To get something useful and reliable out the door in a reasonable amount of time, you have to make hard choices on features. You simply can't and shouldn't do it all. You can build on what you started further down the road.
Adrian: I did get a chuckle out of your response. FWIW, I don't think they necessarily need to profit on the camera itself, but it does have to lead to more film sales or otherwise contribute to their bottom line. Otherwise there is no reason for them to do it. Kodak needs a sustainable business model or the future of Super 8 won't be very bright for anyone.
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Andrew Woodcock
Film God
Posts: 7477
From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted February 08, 2017 05:02 AM
New Stock, Old Camera, silent shooting for now.
That's the only way it will be of any use at all to us for the foreseeable then John.
I will give it a go of course, but would love to see more diversity of equipment from whoever inc Kodak, to make this enjoyable for us also.
Maybe it will arrive by others who join the resurgence of Super 8mm again if it takes off as a film product, who knows?
Here's hoping.
I AM also hoping their camera is a success for them, but I seriously have my doubts about that aspect. Another point
where we will just have to wait and see.
I, like you John, will be using a Canon camera or possibly a Beaulieu camera by the time film arrives, but i just hope Kodak equally begin to understand what people want from a Super 8mm camera and what one should look like! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
This is not it Kodak.
[ February 08, 2017, 06:45 AM: Message edited by: Andrew Woodcock ]
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"C'mon Baggy..Get with the beat"
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Graham Ritchie
Film God
Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted February 09, 2017 09:43 PM
Andrew I would say that in a year or so when the Standard edition comes out, and if its around the $400 mark I would certainly be interested in buying one.
Terrance the Limited Edition wont be far off, but will cost around the $2000 mark, its best to wait for a while and see what price range the Standard one comes out at.
I bet that one will be a lot cheaper, although to date no price has so far been mentioned.
As far as sound being recorded, it will be on your SD card which I guess you can simply import into your computer. Once you download your image, say into something like Movie Maker which is fairly basic stuff, you can edit your picture and sound together, plus a hole lot of extra features you can play around with.
Its going to take time for all this to happen, so what I would suggest is to wait and see what those serious film makers out there do with it, and hopefully share the results, that way we will get a better idea as to what can be achieved with this camera.
Its amazing to think this this new camera is being made at all in this day and age is fantastic news for film making, which was considered by many to be a dead duck years ago.
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