KODAK Super 8 Camera Sizzle Reel 2023

Footage shot on the NEW KODAK S8 Camera created by Spike Lee, Cara Stricker, Izrayl Brinsdon, Adetoro Makinde, Cynthia Parkhurst, Renell Medrano, Noah Henderson, Thais Castrale and Ariel Davidson

[loopwoop]

Thank you from keeping this beauty away from the average consumer. The price is a joke.

[FFischer]

A 16mm camera would have been so much better especially for that price tag. Or even better come up with an all in one developer and scanner for home use because shooting film non commercially is prohibitively expensive

[VintageVantage]

Over $5, 500 BEFORE tax. Yeah… and most footage I’ve shot on Canon, Yashica, Minolta (and even really inexpensive cams like Bell & Howell T30XL alternative to Canon 310 XL) looks just as good/well exposed.
Then we start to get into elite super-8 cams like Beaulieu and Leicina… and still just a fraction of the price.
Let’s think about this - it is going to be $5900 after taxes… for that price, you could spend $400-500 on a very good Canon 514 XL or 512 XL (used for weddings with superior results) and, if shooting at super-8 standard of 18 fps, literally shoot 2.5 hours worth of footage (a feature length film worth of footage), get it processed AND scanned for less money… (and still have $1000 left over for a couple of spare cams and reshoot stock, etc).
The premise of a new camera is great, but it’s also really fun to use vintage equipment in shooting film (especially when it is already small/portable, like super-8 was naturally engineered to be).
And the price would have to be closer to $1000-1500 for the average super-8 enthusiast to consider.
I love the medium but cannot fathom spending that when there is already so much great equipment available.
I guess studios and pros will be the primary consumers initially… that’s cool.
Me? I’ll stick to Canon, Minolta (for cheap intervalometers), Yashica, etc…
Maybe I’ll float on board once the price is much, much lower. In the meantime, please keep producing great film that I’ll be using with fantastic, classic cameras. :-)

[alexanderwolf]

Hello Kodak !!!! Please make your profit by selling more at low prices instead of selling less at a higher cost ! So many people want to shoot film but the cost is almost out of reach . From photographic film to movies . I want to shoot large format TriX in 12”x20” but it’s not available . Film wants to come back full force but you guys are holding back !

[imaginationworkshopstudio]

KODAK Motion Picture Film is the best, a #MasterofCinema

[ele]

Awesome! Can't wait to have one! I have done Super 8 of the Pope Paul the Second in Brazil when he visited! Still have the film today! : )

[RetroVHSGamingVideos]

This is such a cool look. What's magic though is when you get the film back and view it on your 8-mm projector. Then you can see just how deep the colours are.

[jontyclark]

cant belive this is finally coming out

[BThings]

Very cool! I just wish there were more/more convenient options for getting the film developed and scanned nicely...

[NekroQueenX]

Over 5000 dollars for it though?? Come on bruh

[ObscureImages]

Love ya Kodak, and I'll continue buying your Super 8 (and 16/35mm) film, but even a diehard Super 8 enthusiast such as I can't justify dropping that kind of coin on this camera, even if I *could* afford it. Seriously folks, listen to me, *I am* in your target market, but even if I had that kind of cash for an analog camera, I couldn't justify spending it on *this* camera. For that price, I'm way more inclined to buy 3 or 4 high-end Super 8 cameras like Beaulieus or Leicinas, or even Nizos and Canons, in order to get way more features and with way better lenses. For that price, it should come standard with a newly designed zoom lens from Leica or Zeiss! 36fps? In 2023? Seriously? Beaulieu was doing 80fps with Super 8 in the late '70s. And it'll only undrcrank at 18fps? Why? And why is there no viewfinder? A swing out monitor is cool and all, and might work okay with the supplied 6mm lens, but what about when you need to get good focus in the daylight with a 60mm lens? Kodak, some of us have been waiting on this thing since 2016, and now that it's finally here you're gonna put it at a price point that'll only attract the kind of people that'll use it 2 or 3 times and then let it exist as an ornament on their office shelf? Or maybe Orange County trust fund kids who make skateboard and surfing videos? *Sigh*. I just don't get it. But, best of luck anyway.

[BlackenBurg]

You would hope for a camera made in 2023 the pin registration would be better

[bestmoviesever]

I love everything about this camera and was so excited to know it was finally going to be released. However It is far too steep of a price point. I have always been on the Analog train, but this is far too much even for people like me. If you want to attract more people into shooting on Super 8 by putting out this new camera, it has to be made affordable to the average person.

[supermmfilms]

This is amazing! We can't wait to shoot with it.

[buddyfx]

It's either Super 8 or an extra Komodo/FX6.. the latter will probably win out in most cases. Which it was more attainable, especially because it's Super 8 and not 16 or 35. Just happy it's out there though.

[mitchellcutler]

This is truly amazing. So glad it's coming back.

[kylelowe]

Wish it had USB-C instead of micro USB. I'll wait for the next one.

[metal]

$5000 makes no sense. I would pay $2000 MAX for this, and even then, it would make much more sense at between $500-$1000. I can buy even the highest quality old school super 8 cameras for several hundred on ebay. I've even seen 16mm and 35mm cameras from anywhere between $500 and $2000. Still both less than this. I'd probably be more forgiving if this was a 16mm or Super 16 with these features, but a Super 8 camera for this price is ludicrous. I struggle to see the appeal. Those who aren't into analog filmmaking are much more keen to just shoot on their iPhone, while enthusiasts such as myself are aware of the alternatives, and knowing how expensive analog video is already would still find this unreasonable. I'm paying $40-60 for a Super 8 cart which gives me around 5 minutes of footage, and that's not factoring in development of said film.

[tunnellightstudios]

Not entirely sure why it's $5000 dollars. What sort of ground breaking engineering is happening to warrant that price?

[benjaminniemczyk]

That is pretty awesome. I hope the price comes down for the camera. The film, that will always be expensive, but the camera, I hope it becomes more reasonable.