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There's a place near where I live that sells Super 8mm Ektachrome film with processing included for $88 (USD). Is that a good price? Based on my limited research, it seems decent, but I thought I'd ask those with more experience to chime in.
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Hi Dave,
B&H has 100D without Processing for $64.95 (plus shipping)
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...0d_supr_8.html
Dwayne's processes 100D at $12 per cartridge.(plus shipping)
https://www.dwaynesphoto.com/site/pr...ilm-processing
I believe if you go direct through Kodak you can do even better on the film.
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Super-8 100D is at $42.99 per cartridge (plus shipping) direct from Kodak (Catalog page 19)
https://www.kodak.com/content/produc...Catalog-US.pdfComment
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Wow. Just proves resellers do mark up the price quite a bit! I forgot what I paid for film in the late 70s and early 80s, but I think it was under $10 per cartridge. Things have certainly changed!Originally posted by Steve Klare View PostComment
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I remember it well!
1979(-ish) EJ Korvette, Camera Department, West Hempstead, New York: They put K40 on sale for $3.75 per roll with a mailer for processing at Mystic Photo in Mystic Connecticut a couple of times a year. Mom and Dad were very supportive and cleared half the bottom shelf in the fridge!
2002(-ish) Kodak themselves sold a cartridge of K40 with a Kodak mailer for $13.50. They had a mailing address in New Jersey and shipped bunches of cartridges to Lausanne, Switzerland (-and maybe Dwayne's, sometimes) for processing, and I bought packs of ten cartridges several times and shot a LOT of film.
My wife is still supportive and I was allotted a drawer in the 'fridge (-below the one with the baker's chocolate, etc.). A visitor once pulled it open and asked why we keep so much cheese!
-Those were the days! (TWICE!)
Because of modern pricing I no longer buy as much film and now have to share the drawer!Comment
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I buy Ektachrome 7294 from the Film Photography Project for $47.99. They are great to deal with, and very prompt with shipping. Dwaynes's is your best bet for color reversal processing. Spectra out in Ca is also a good lab. I just sent them a cart of Tri-X and Ektachrome. I normally send all my color reversal to Dwayne's, but since they don't process black and white, both films went to Ca. Film these days is expensive, but if used for special occasions, it's good for preservation. And the best part is projecting these films.
​​​​​​https://filmphotographystore.com/pro...-positive-filmComment
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Those of us who shot S8 in the 1970's are shocked by the price of film today. We forget to factor in inflation. If you spent $6.50 for a S8 film in 1970, that same film would cost you $50.57 today. Yes, the price of film has skyrocketed since 1970, but that is mainly due to inflation, not price gouging. It would be nice to have those 1970 film prices today, but would you want to be earning 1970 wages today?Originally posted by Shane C. Collins View Post
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I think a lot of the sticker shock comes from the fact that there was a sudden increase in the per/roll price of at least double. If we had gradually arrived at that level it wouldn't sting nearly as much.
Back at the $13.50 per cartridge level, a 10 cartridge pack was $135 plus S&H. This is equivalent to about a week's groceries. At $42.99 we're now talking $429.90. This is a significant percentage of the household income and could buy me instead maybe two decent projectors or ten tanks of gas! I can buy some movie film or drive to work for three or four months.
-so I'll buy more film: maybe two or three at a time, not ten.
In truth, Kodak may even have been losing money at the old prices and given their finances in the last decade or so this couldn't go on.
For us it's just the cost of being in the movie business at this late date...Comment
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Well said Steve, and I agree with everything you say here! Recent talks with people have indicated Kodak is doing quite well with selling film. It really starts with Hollywood. When they buy film it trickles down to help other film stocks like 16 mm and Super 8. People don't realize how many of today's Hollywood films are shot on Kodak 35 mm stocks. If 35 mm film was not selling there probably would not be any Super 8 for example. Often when I order Ektachrome from FPP they are sold out for a few days. That is a good sign meaning people are in fact buying film.Originally posted by Steve Klare View Post
Recently I've been stocking up on Ektachrome when I have the extra cash to do so. Keeping the shelf on the freezer door filled with film has been my goal lately. Normally I would just buy a roll or two before a trip, etc. The fact we can still shoot Super 8 in 2023 is quite amazing! As I've said a few times here at the forum, shooting Ektachrome for me is about preserving those important family moments, and capturing it all on film. The joy of projecting these precious home movies is another treat of course that gives me lots of enjoyment.Comment
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Yes,
-and I neglected the additional $120+ in processing that comes after the $429.90. (The old $13.50 included a mailer.)
We are now at about $550+, which is most of my last car loan payment.
To a certain extent I can live with this, as long as I never have to explain it to anybody that isn't into film.
"-but that has sound....right?"
For those that understand, no explanation is necessary.
For those that don't understand, no explanation is possible.Comment
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If you would like to process your own Super 8 / Single 8 film, or start your own Film Lab,
see the New Filmomat processing Machine.
https://www.filmomat.eu/
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Do you realize this thing cost over $4,000 dollars....yikes! I think I'll pass, and just send my films to Dwayne's for a processing fee of $12 dollars. This machine is for the wine sniffing crowd with lots of $$$$.Originally posted by Rodney Bourke View PostIf you would like to process your own Super 8 / Single 8 film, or start your own Film Lab,
see the New Filmomat processing Machine.
https://www.filmomat.eu/
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That is so cool! A bit pricey, but cool nonetheless. I used to develop 35mm slides and negatives when I was a kid. The Ektachrome slides were developed using the E6 process. All manual operation with the little film tank. I had so much fun with my darkroom back in the day!Originally posted by Rodney Bourke View Post
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The last Super 8 film I developed was just bundled into a 35mm Patterson tank. I couldn't be bothered to windit onto the spiral of the LOMO one. With chemical re-expose (used in E^) it came out OK, but that was many years ago now.Comment
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I thought Mike a youtuber from USA, has some interesting youtube videos on Processing Old Film,
he seems to like finding old Films Shot already in camera, waiting to be processed for the First time,
after many many years in hibernation.
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