If K40 disappeared tomorrow

Skyliner · Post by **Skyliner** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 9:48 pm

Question arose with the guys the other night. If Kodak film either stopped production or got too catridge jittery to depend on. Would you go Fuji single-8 or kick ass up to 16mm.?
I've started using Fuji lately and am more inpressed by the cameras/film than I expected.

Post by **marc** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 10:09 pm

What's the best price you can get on the single 8 cartridge?

Post by **skyliner** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 10:58 pm

Currently using the widescreen centre (uk) Ã‚Â£13.95 for the carts (both speeds) and Ã‚Â£9.51 for processing (in Japan).
A total of 39 dollars !!!!!!!
Obviously I don't like this

and nor does my bank manager so any improvement let me know.

Post by **LastQuark** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 6:13 am

I'm new to super 8. I just bought 15 K40 cartridges. I hope Kodak is not going to just stop producing K40. Some super 8 cameras (Canons, Nikons, Beaulieus) are still selling hot at Ebay. I'm recently a buyer of those 3 brands myself the last month.

Post by BK » Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:16 am

skyliner wrote:Currently using the widescreen centre (uk) Ã‚Â£13.95 for the carts (both speeds) and Ã‚Â£9.51 for processing (in Japan).
A total of 39 dollars !!!!!!!
Obviously I don't like this and nor does my bank manager so any improvement let me know.

Welcome to the Single 8 club! Try order it online from Japan from Retro, processing included and it's cheaper. I guess it would be even cheaper if you have a friend in Tokyo who can buy it for you ( especially short dated stock) from the big photo stores and hand it in for processing for you as well.

Here is the link:-

http://film.club.ne.jp/english/eng_single8_film.htm

Regards,

Bill

Post by **schmeckle** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:25 am

I would imagine that the exchange rate would be pretty high for the euro and especially the U. S. dollar.

Post by **tacotim** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 9:14 am

well, if I punched the buttons on the calculator right, after shipping, it's $130 for 5 rolls, processing included. Not as bad as I thought it would be, but still close to double the cost of kodachrome if you buy it with the mailers.

-Tim

Post by **schmeckle** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 9:54 am

$26.00 per cart. with processing included. Versus $15.00 to $20.00 for the K40.
(film plus processing- what I would pay without the mailers)

Post by **Carlos 8mm** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 2:55 pm

Well,
If K-40 will disappear, Kodak will substitute it by, perhaps, Ektachrome 100 D (more grainy

). I pray for a new color reversal E-6 processing stock with a very fine grain and better resolving power as the new slide Ektachrome G-series.

The new Fuji Velvia 100 D coul be a good choice, but perhaps more expesive due its limited production. ( And someone must to cut it in S8 format).

Forget Single 8 stocks, very complicate to find and very expensive developing.

My hope is PaulÃ‚Â´s S8 cutting machine, just buy reloadable cartridges, process the film in E-6 (at home or send it to a lab) and end of the history.

Carlos.