Still not dead—Kodak shows off brand new Super 8 film camera at CES

Jan 6, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment

CES is all about the latest and greatest technology. Sometimes though, the greatest tech isn’t anything new at all.

No one knows this better than Kodak, who’s revealed a Super 8 camera capable of, you guessed it, capturing video on good ol’ gelatin-based film.

To celebrate 50 years of the creation of Super 8 film, Kodak showed off an early prototype of a Kodak Super 8 camera that combines the best of the digital and analogue worlds. The camera offers a digital viewfinder, USB ports, SD card slots and a built-in microphone. But the key component is its 8mm film cartridge option.

In speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Jeff Clarke, CEO of Kodak, said the film will cost between $50–70 a cartridge. After being used, these cartridges will be able to be developed and returned to you as either a digital scan or in 8mm format for use in a projector.

Kodak says the camera is set to cost between $400 and $750 and will drop sometime in Autumn 2016.

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