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by Tommy
Sun Feb 05, 2023 4:50 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Super 8 Filmmaker Magazine Online !
Replies: 5
Views: 26266

Super 8 Filmmaker Magazine Online !

All issues printed in the 70s ........... https://archive.org/details/pub_super-8-filmaker
by Tommy
Mon Nov 07, 2022 3:05 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: E100D in Double 8mm is back!
Replies: 7
Views: 33882

Re: E100D in Double 8mm is back!

I love 8mm and super 8....but I cannot stomach the price to shoot it again. I think that is true for most former film-makers. I remember about a guy who gave up shooting a project in Super 8 when he found a Vintage Super 8 ap for his smart phone...the resulting video look just like his super 8 trans...
by Tommy
Mon Nov 07, 2022 3:00 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: RIP Lenny Lipton
Replies: 3
Views: 27025

Re: RIP Lenny Lipton

He died of brain cancer. I remember in 70's, he was really into Super 8 and believed it had a fantastic future. Then came home video.
by Tommy
Wed Mar 09, 2022 5:25 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Good to be back!
Replies: 11
Views: 59601

Re: Good to be back!

by Tommy
Wed Mar 09, 2022 5:21 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Good to be back!
Replies: 11
Views: 59601

Re: Good to be back!

Roger,
Did you ever think about selling a modified Wolverine scanner? I think alot of people would pay for one pro focused, with rollers instead of posts.
by Tommy
Sat Nov 03, 2018 3:42 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Kodak Film Prices
Replies: 58
Views: 1179194

Re: Kodak Film Prices

Back in the 70s, 50' super 8 film/processing was 1/3 the cost of same emulsion in 100' 16mm with processing. Just some food for thought.
by Tommy
Sat Nov 03, 2018 3:41 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Kodak Film Prices
Replies: 58
Views: 1179194

Re: Kodak Film Prices

Back in the 70s, 50' super 8 film/processing was 1/3 the cost of same emulsion in 100" 16mm. Just some food for thought.
by Tommy
Mon Sep 24, 2018 6:57 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: The Future of Film
Replies: 6
Views: 26363

The Future of Film

very revealing interview with executive of Kodak motion pix division
https://cheddar.com/videos/film-is-stil ... igital-age
by Tommy
Sat Jan 13, 2018 5:15 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Even a reporter for the NYTimes doesn’t know the difference between film and Video
Replies: 3
Views: 7821

Re: Even a reporter for the NYTimes doesn’t know the difference between film and Video

NY Times is an American newspaper in New York City.
The younger generation does not remember film . Many times on Ebay I have spotted reel to reel tape recorders being sold as film projectors in the movie projector category.
by Tommy
Wed Jan 10, 2018 5:56 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Kodak Stock price sky rockets!
Replies: 1
Views: 4792

Kodak Stock price sky rockets!

The big news was the whipping 119% gain in Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:KODK) after the company announced it would use blockchain technology to help photographers secure their digital rights. ......financial newsfeed 1/9/18
There is some big money that believes Kodak has a bright future.
by Tommy
Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:55 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: kodak
Replies: 42
Views: 104027

Re: kodak

Stock prices can be manipulated by market makers on the floor as well as large institutional stock holders who bailed out seeking greener pastures. The critical thing is business is profits not gross revenue. Would you rather own a business that grossed 100 million dollars in sales but showed no pro...
by Tommy
Thu Jan 26, 2017 4:39 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Another new Super8 camera?
Replies: 5
Views: 9661

Re: Another new Super8 camera?

It was 77 or 78, that Arri showed a prototype pro super 8 camera at Photokina....but by then the video revolution had begun ...and super 8 had started a rapid downward spiral. Never went into production.
by Tommy
Sat Oct 15, 2016 2:51 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Kodak rumors - new film stocks and hardware
Replies: 41
Views: 62429

Re: Kodak rumors - new film stocks and hardware

VNF reversal stocks were not made for traditional home projection, they were made for projection on a TV film chain which then pops the colors and the contrast and makes it look " normal" and great for TV broadcast. In home projection ,the film has low contrast/ low color saturation....VNF...
by Tommy
Wed Jan 27, 2016 6:13 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: New Kodak Super 8 Camera Preview
Replies: 110
Views: 771109

Re: New Kodak Super 8 Camera Preview

I believe film cost will come down drastically, in the future...due to new techniques in manufacturing being spurred by 3-d printing and 3-d bio-printing ( which could be adapted to film emulsions and make possible the return of Kodachrome). I will predict that in 10 years, super 8 will become stron...
by Tommy
Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:13 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: New Kodak Super 8 Camera Preview
Replies: 110
Views: 771109

Re: New Kodak Super 8 Camera Preview

The film cost will have to come down to make Super 8 viable again. Perhaps, a Chinese manufacturing plant that can produce film for $15. at retail. I don't think Super 8 can be mainstream again until we can get film/with processing at $25. a cartridge. This is what Kodak has to achieve to make Super...