8mm Forum: Sound Recording Super 8 Film Available Again!

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Posted by Cobi Fox (Member # 6469) on 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

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on 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!

Posted by Robert Crewdson (Member # 3790) on 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.

Posted by Joe Taffis (Member # 4) on 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]

Posted by Cobi Fox (Member # 6469) on 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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