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Cobi Fox
Junior
Posts: 2
From: earth
Registered: May 2018

posted May 25, 2018 06:56 PM

It seems we can now use our sound-recording Super 8 cameras the way they were meant to be, with sound film! I found a company in the UK that's selling it, called The Old Film Company. It's available as both B&W reversal and color reversal film, both sold in 50' lengths. The B&W film is actually old Kodachrome 40 film that's been repackaged, but I think the color film, Vintachrome, is all new stock.

Each purchase includes processing. The B&W film costs £69.99 each, and the color film costs £89.99. Though this is certainly pricey, it's incredible that magnetic-striped Super 8 film is even available, period!

Black and White
Color

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Adrian Winchester
Film God

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From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004

posted May 26, 2018 05:39 AM

Good to hear but I'd need a pretty big incentive to use it! I find the thought of spending nearly £1 for every two seconds hard to cope with!

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Robert Crewdson
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: UK
Registered: Jun 2013

posted May 26, 2018 07:26 AM

I've seen this before; I'm wondering if it's old stock that has been repackaged. The colour looks ropey, and I never had watermarks in any professionally processed film.

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Joe Taffis
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: United States
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 26, 2018 08:21 AM

I would love to try this film, but the price is too high considering the amount of film I would probably put in the trash after editing. Some of my completed short films have an outtake reel with almost as much footage [Smile]

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Cobi Fox
Junior
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From: earth
Registered: May 2018

posted May 26, 2018 02:18 PM

Robert, the Black and White film is repackaged Kodachrome 40. The Old Film Company says they don't sell any with a Process By date that is before 1998. However, there is no mention of the color film being repackaged, so it may be new stock. I have no connections to the company, so I couldn't tell you for sure.

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