RE: Video from before the time of video
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Supposedly Kodak is bringing back Super 8 film and cameras though it has been "coming soon" for a while now. I jave a feeling the price might be a little high for the average person though.
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Will this be 'the new vinyl'? I get that some people like retro stuff, but it's silly to do it for its own sake. Technology has moved on.
I don't know, higher tech isn't necessarily "better" depending on what you are looking for I guess. And that is very subjective. Digital is certainly better from just about every technical viewpoint but I guess certain analog formats have an aesthetic that digital can't quite match that some like. My daughter, who just turned 14, wanted a portable photo printer for her phone for her birthday. Except it isn't a printer, it essentially spits out a Polaroid of an image from her phone (it's a Fuji device but same concept). They quit making Polaroid cameras and film in the early 2000s but several years ago it made a big comeback (along with competing cameras and devices that use basically the same tech). The difference with Super 8 is that it won't be nearly as convenient. I mean, you have to get it developed and I'm betting it's going to be a lot more expensive than it was back whenever it was in its prime. But vinyl doesn't seem to be going anywhere so who knows...
https://www.kodak.com/en/motion/page/super-8-camera
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I sort of get it. I've got a guitar amplifier here with valves/tubes in it despite decades of innovation. I have also bought some vinyl recently. I wouldn't say it's 'better' than digital, but it is different. I am not desperate to go back to film cameras that I used for most of my life. You had to wait a while to see your pictures then. You can emulate the look of old formats, but some people want the real thing and someone will feed that market.