Fuji Super 8 petition

[twotoneska]

I'm just wondering if anyone would be interested in the possibility of starting a petition to ask Fuji to make Super 8 for the United States?

[GeneratriX]

I'm just wondering if anyone would be interested in the possibility of starting a petition to ask Fuji to make Super 8 for the United States?

Sure!; Why not!

Even when I could like to add LatinAmerican distribution and support!
Happy New Year! ;)

Cheers!

[8th Man]

It may depend on if Fuji can legaly use the cartridge design. In the past others like Agfa etc. made super 8 and I assume they must have leased the rights to the cartridge.

[LastQuark]

The addition of Fuji could hasten the demise of Kodak's Super 8 - whichever comes first. I, personally, prefer to have Kodak only.
 

[paulcotto]

The patent has long expired I am sure. Anyone could make the cartridge but having dies made is expensive and I am sure they wont want to spend the money. It's just not cost effective. Now putting negative into Fuji single-8 carts is possible.

Regards,
Paul Cotto

I'm just wondering if anyone would be interested in the possibility of starting a petition to ask Fuji to make Super 8 for the United States?

[twotoneska]

I can see your point. I never really thought of it like that. I was kind of hoping that a Fuji Super 8 might drive prices down a little bit, but I guess if Kodak figured that was taken care of, they would probably just drop their stocks out of existence all together.

I love film to death, and will use it until nobody makes it anymore, I just think that its overpriced, and I think a lot of it has to do with Kodak essentially having a monopoly...

[S8 Booster]

A standard Kodak cart could hold about 65 feet of Single8 stocks though and a different Pressure plate & proper! suspension! had to be developed for those stocks.

Can´t see how Fuji would have any interest in this anyway though.

For Fuji Single8 the logistics are established and working.
How about Fuji in K cart?
Besides: Film is freshware - cant see Fuji blow thir money on that risc - especially these days when digital is the name of the game.

R

[Carlos 8mm]

I think that the best choice for Fuji is sell 50 -200 ft S8 rolls in cans, and manufacturing a new 50 - 200 ft reloadable cartridge, as the Russians done more than 10 years ago.

My feeling is that Fuji will NEVER release Super 8 film in sealed cartridges.

It´s more convenient and cheaper to Fuji (and Us) selling S8 in raw stock.


Carlos.

[twotoneska]

I think your right Carlos. a reloadable mag would be a considerably better idea, with available rolls. I wonder if the possibility's are now greater for this to happen with the new Supermag now available...

[Konton]

I'm all for them just selling the raw stock. Why should they not since they already sell it still loaded for single-8?

[Balint]

I'm just wondering if anyone would be interested in the possibility of starting a petition to ask Fuji to make Super 8 for the United States?

Sure!; Why not!

Even when I could like to add LatinAmerican distribution and support!
Happy New Year! ;)

Cheers!

Its good!

But why just for the US???
There are not just S8 filmmakers in the US...

[marc]

I'm all for them just selling the raw stock. Why should they not since they already sell it still loaded for single-8?

Yes and while they are at it they can provide the R8 raw stock in reversal and negative.

[Balint]

I'm just wondering if anyone would be interested in the possibility of starting a petition to ask Fuji to make Super 8 for the United States?

Sure!; Why not!

Even when I could like to add LatinAmerican distribution and support!
Happy New Year! ;)

Cheers!

Its good!

But why just for the US???
There are not just S8 filmmakers in the US...

i would say there are a lot of S8 filmmaker, but not just in the USA.

sorry