new available Kodak super8 films

kodak The super8 films you see below are sold via this lab. Kodak still continues to produce new and fresh super8 cartridges! All the stories that you can read on the internet that super8 is outdated and out of fashion is not true. Many regular photo shops stopped selling super8 because the majority of the people switched to digital video. Now these photo shops say that s8 is dead but they are wrong. We know better! Read here the Kodak super8 pages. And today there are more companies that re-pack exsisting Kodak cartridges or even make their own super8 carts.

Vision-3
Kodak made their new color negative emulsion Vision-3 series also available for the super8 cartridges. This shows very clearly that the major company from Rochester USA believes that super8 is a valuable film format for the future. The Vision-3 200T and the Vision-3 500T are available at this moment and we can also process it as the only lab in The Netherlands (ask for conditions).

Ektachrome 100D
We used to have E40, E160 or Ektachrome 64T, and now we have Ektachrome 100D. A very nice film and very popular also because of the low price.

Kodachrome
Original K40 super8 films are history as you might know by now. rolls anymore. And I have to mention that it's truely sad that K40 had to end. Read an article in the New York Times here.

Re-package
Besides 4 original Kodak manufactored super8 films the lab also sells Wittner super8 films. These films are either re-packed or manufactored by themselve. These products could be made in co-operation with GK-Film Germany, Retro Enterprises Japan, Pro8mm USA or Spectra Film & Video USA. Of course we will never know and therefore here info about Wittner Cinetec.

New cartridges
German company GK-Film is making new super8 cartridges that they sell under the brand name Cinevia. Everybody that has interest in this new product can contact the manufactorer GK-Film. You can also order Cinevia via this website. At this moment Cinevia films are sold in Kodak cartridges.

Advise
In general I would like to give some comment about film exposure. If you want a good result do not underexpose or overexpose super8 films. It is very difficult [impossible] to fix exposure mistakes in the post production. If you shoot on reversal film stock complete black and complete white means that there is no information at all on your emulsion. So you can not fix it when you scan the material.
There is the possibility to get the films push/pull processed by this lab. Although this is free of charge I can not recommend it. One thing that can happen is that not all the rolls are exactly the same after a push/pull process. Also you are changing the grain of the material. Underexposed film get a higher contrast and overexposed films will become more grey and get a lower contrast. In all situations you'll get a different filmlook. For more on this subject visit the chemical test pages on this website.

Super8 notch
Some articles on the wikipedia are very usefull like this one. It's a super8 notch ruler checker so that you can check you're model if it can auto-expose all types of super8 or not :-) Of course Kodak also has info about the cartridge notches.

Super8 WittnerChrome F64T
WittnerChrome F64T Fujichrome Professional film. Colour reversal film, aprox. 50 feet each cartridge.
ISO 64/19° Tungsten (3200K, no filter).
ISO 32/16° Daylight (5500K, Wratten 85B filter).
[Click to enlarge].

Price:
Excluding processing € 23.50 [each cartridge excl. BTW]
Including processing € 31.75 [each cartridge excl. BTW]

A very nice colour reversal film with more colour saturation than the Ektachrome 100D.

Super8 Wittner B&W UN54
Wittner B&W UN54 is a black/white film, aprox. 50 feet each cartridge. It is made from Orwo UN54 black/white film and that makes it possible to choose how you want to use it, either as b/w negative or as b/w reversal. [Click to enlarge].

Expose as 125 ASA if you prefer reversal development (no filter)
Expose as 100 ASA if you desire negative development (no filter)

Price:
Excluding development € 15.20 [each cartridge excl. VAT]
Including development € 22.10 [each cartridge excl. VAT]

A very good black/white film with lower contrast than Kodak Tri-X super8.

Super8 WittnerChrome V50D
This is a 50ISO daylight balanced film and it is made from Fuji Velvia 50D ASA daylight filmstock (without filter). [Click to enlarge].

Price:
Excluding processing € 20.50 [each, excl V.A.T.]
Including processing € 30.20 [each, excl V.A.T.]

Remember that you can use this film in ALL super8 camera's! Do not forget that it is daylight balanced film emulsion. In your camera is a build-inn filter for tungsten balanced films so switch away the filter if you use it outdoors and use a 80A filter if you shoot indoors with tungsten light conditions or check your manual.

Super8 Kodak Tri-X black & white reversal film, type 7278 (50feet), Exposure index EI daylight EI 200 [without filter] and Tungsten EI 160 [without filter]. Click the box to view an example.

Price:
Excluding processing € 16.95 [each, excl V.A.T.]
Including processing € 24.20 [each, excl V.A.T.]

This new film will also become the most used and well known b&w super8 film in the future. Not only because of it's high sensitivity. It has more beautiful black tones, greytones and whites. The Lab believes that it’s the best alround b&w stock there is.
This film seems to have a larger exposure latitude than 7278, but it is also more sensitive for overexposure. Best used when you have different light situations, or when you have low light available. To order this film just send an .

download Kodak's 7266 Technical Data Sheet

NEW Super8 Kodak Ektachrome 100D color reversal, type 7285 (50feet), Exposure index daylight EI 100 [no filter].

Price:
Excluding processing € 12.20 [each, excl V.A.T.]
Including processing € 22.50 [each, excl V.A.T.]

There's a lot of discussion if this 100D films is good or not. One way to find out is to stop reading and to start using this 'new' film. Many super8 film makers did use WittnerChrome 100D in the past so they know what they can expect. One thing is for sure, it's better than the E64T emuslion if you ask the lab. To order this film just send an .

Super8 Kodak Vision3 200T color negative 7213, this film is a Tungsten balanced (50feet), has an Exposure index EI 200 [without filter]. Perfect for telecine. The image doesn't match, I'm working on it.

Price:
Excluding processing € 21.50 [each, excl V.A.T.]
Including processing € 41.00 [each, excl V.A.T.]

This NEW film is introduced after the 7217 color negative film. The film is being used by many costumers who like to edit digital. The film has a very good range for professional telecine transfers. Please read that info as well. Best used on tungsten light.

Don't forget you get a negative film, you can not view these with a movie projector, Andec Filmtechnik in Berlin can make positive prints from Kodak Vision-2 negative materials. Prints are being made with a Wetgate printer on 1 light. This will reduce mechanical damage that might be on your negative film. Turn-a-round time is aproximatly 1 week. This perfect service can also be arranged by this lab. Prices are € 1,20 each meter [minimum of 25 meter]. Price for 100 meter or more is only € 1,00 each meter. To order this film just send an .

download Kodak's 7217 Technical Data Sheet

Super8 Kodak Vision-2 negative 7218 500T, this film is Tungsten balanced (50feet), has an Exposure index EI of 500 [without filter]. It is ideally suited for telecine. This is you're choice when you have low light and want good results on super8 colour. The image doesn't match, I'm working on it.

Price:
Excluding processing € 21.50 [each, excl V.A.T.]
Including processing € 41.00 [each, excl V.A.T.]

The next generation of film is here.
After a century of R&D, we're still innovating. KODAK VISION2 500T Color Negative Film 5218 / 7218 is the start of a new family of films for a new era of filmmaking. An era that demands perfection, but with more efficiency from capture to post. With proprietary new technology for superior image structure; more highlight and shadow detail; improved color and skintone reproduction; clean telecine transfers; and seamless special effects. KODAK VISION2 Film products offer the lowest grain available for clean, crisp images; improved neutral tone scale; and more flexibility in both film and digital postproduction. Yes, it takes film to a whole new level. And after all these years, this is just the beginning.

download Kodak's 7218 Technical Data Sheet

Super8 films from Kodak in one new PDF file.
[27 August 2006].

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