This week we finish up with a unique gadget we saw at CES 2018! And we wonder, where is it now?
Vinyl records are once again a big deal! But what do you think about Kodak introducing an 8mm film camera?
At CES 2018, I walked by the Kodak booth and thought I saw an old Kodak Super8 camera on display. I was wrong. Yes, it was a Kodak Super8 camera, and it looked like a retro model, but it was a brand new camera that was “set to go on sale soon.” It uses Super 8mm film! Film that you shoot and mail off to Kodak just the way you did 40 or 50 years ago! Unlike the old super 8 camera, this one has a large flip-out 4-inch LCD screen. It shows what the camera is recording on the 8MM cartridge film and it flickers the way old 8MM film did when it ran through a projector. There are other modern features on this camera too, like a Micro HDMI out that will let you monitor the feed on an external monitor. There is a built-in light meter to aid with exposure setting. There’s a camera settings wheel that is very reminiscent of the early iPods. The camera ships with Ricoh 6mm f1.2 lens, but it has a C-mount so professional photographers, which I think this camera is aimed at, can use others lenses they already own and love. There is no audio recorded onto the film, but the camera has a mic input and headphone monitor. Sound is recorded on an SD card using wav format. The camera makes markers on the film so can sound sync them later. The camera was said to be around $3000. An 8MM cartridge of film, including processing, and a digital copy, and a copy online for you to use would be about $100. It was expected to start shipping spring 2018. It’s five years later, and it’s still on the Kodak website & can you still sign up for updates, but the page has been updated in 5 years. So, I guess this can count this as a non-starter!
2018 Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/osD_NTpjk9A
Kodak Super 8MM webpage: https://www.kodak.com/en/motion/page/super-8-camera
See or hear this show: www.gizwiz.tv/episode/1918
