I’m loving Kodak lately. They’re rocking the sensors, they’re introducing new Super 8 film(spotted here), what’s next? Their own social network?
Actually, to be honest, I don’t really understand this latest move. It makes a lot less sense than a new color still film, which is still relatively well-used. Super 8 is pretty rare to find, and although its low cost means anyone can try, editing is a pain. Unless you like cutting film and taping it together, you’re going to have to get a digital conversion to edit anyway, unlike easy-to-print still shots. So any benefits you get from shooting film are negated or at least dampened by that process. Still, for people still shooting and editing 8mm in the old school style, this is pretty awesome.
[via Retro Thing]
I agree with your points mostly, but Super 8 gives a “home movie” feel that is difficult to duplicate on video, even with the fanciest “film look” software.
Here is a sample with 500T Color Vision2. Vision3 was created to handle darker areas and shadows with minimized grain.
http://vimeo.com/1662789
That’s a load of crap. I’ve been shooting film long enough to know that there is a large enough following of super 8 user that it would make since to Kodak to put out new film stocks further more anyone who shoots super 8 already knows the process involved in editing it weather it be the old way on computer and anyone who is anyone that is worth they’re salt knows that even the super over hyped red camera (which is awesome by the way) can’t even match the latitude and look of film. Get a real job you hippie.