Kodak Super 8 Camera

Kodak Super 8 Camera

• Lens mount: standard C-mount
• Lens: camera is sold with a f1.2/6mm Ricoh lens
• Frame rates: 18, 24, 25, 36 (all crystal sync)
• Film EI setting: manual (via EVF)
• Viewfinder: no optical TTL-viewfinder, only an EVF (a 4" display with standard definition video input and swivels +/- 45 degrees)
• Batteries: Integrated battery and charger via standard USB wall adapter (at the moment it looks like the battery can't be replaced)
• Sound: "sepdig" (separate digital sound recording via integrated microphone on SD-card; to be sync'ed in post; file-format, file system and supported SD-cards still to be announced)
• Extras:
  • extended Max-8 gate
  • support for an external monitor/video recorder (via mini-HDMI)
  • connector for headphones
  • integrated light-meter (but without connection to the lens' iris)
• Year of Production: ?? (in January 2018, the first demo-clips shot with a "production ready prototype" were shown)
• Original price of the limited edition (grey body): approx. 1000 US$ (first announcements from CES 2016), approx. 2000 US$ (announcements from CES 2017), approx. 2000-2500 US$ (announcements from CES 2018), no official price tag yet (January 2018)
• Original price of the regular version (black or white body): approx. 450 to 750 US$ (first announcements from CES 2016), no official price tag yet (January 2018)
• Instruction manual: At least US-English
• Supported Super8-cartridge-types: Only standard "silent" cartridges with usually with 50ft/15m of film

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In January 2016, Kodak announced a new Super 8 camera to build a bridge between film and digital video. Kodak has not announced a product name yet. The control panel works via the EVF, and the settings are applied through a jog wheel as user interface. The camera is strictly manual.

Kodak announcements at:

• camera's main page
• specification
• archived resources (=more images from the design-study-phase)

Apparently the camera mechanics are made by Logmar - see Logmar's "Humboldt" project

A working prototype of the camera appeared at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show, and it was revealed that Kodak had missed the 2016 release date because of input they received from the Super 8 community that necessitated a minor redesign. The company's current plans are to release an initial run of 2000 cameras, followed by a less expensive production run.

In addition to the initial "limited" model, feedback from the Super 8 community led Kodak to consider the possibility of an entire product line of cameras at different price points.

In January 2018, it's still unclear when this camera will be available and whether it will be a "Super8"-camera (with the lens centred for Super8 and just a wider gate) or a "Max8"-camera (with the lens centred for the wider image).

In January 2022, it's still unclear when and if this camera will be available.

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