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what's up guys we're on parade here from TechnoBuffalo now most of you are probably not old enough to remember having filmed on super 8 I certainly missed the boat sadly McCoy Dax gives me a second shot with a new super 8 camera and you guys too actually it's supposed to be the ideal mix of what is analog and what is great about super 8 and new digital technology in 2016 let's go ahead and take a look so let's clear a couple things up it is not a digital and analog camera meaning it doesn't shoot video digitally while shooting with film this was a common misconception CES this year the truth is it just shoots 8 millimeter film the digital aspects are the audio input which is a 3.5 millimeter jack which records audio directly onto an SD card this takes away the problem of not having audio which was an issue that a lot of super 8 cameras have had in the past they've also fitted a flip-out LCD screen in place of what would traditionally be an optical viewfinder or rangefinder with that being said kodak did reinvent the process of shooting on film traditionally it's been a very time-consuming laborious process you shoot on film and then you have to go get the film process to yourself and then you got to find a way to digitize it kodak is simplifying all of this they're sort of creating a round-trip package where you buy the film from them because they're one of the only film manufacturers left ship it off to them they process the film they will digitize it in a 4k skin for you send you back the processed film and the digital video clip now a lot of the details are kind of hazy because what we looked at was a non-working prototype there's been some fluctuations on where this is going to be priced but the general idea is that there's going to be a first round of 2000 made this main price somewhere between 500 to $1,000 and then the second round which is gonna be price potentially lower again these are just speculations we don't know for sure at this price point I think the super 8 camera is very accessible for a lot of people that being said I don't think a lot of people are really going to be interested in it I think it really is for a niche market at the moment people who are gonna love this or people who just love shooting on film who get the magic of the photochemical process this is not going to be for your average digital filmmaker videographer simply because you're limited to about 15 minutes per cartridge of 8 millimeter film meaning that you have to conserve what you shoot you have to be much more precise about going and covering what you want to cover for some people this is really going to be a blessing in disguise pushing their creativity for others it's really just going to be a hassle functionality aside the highlight of this camera for me is the design it was designed by yves behar who also designed stuff for jawbone and a ton of other awesome companies and the camera is absolutely gorgeous the prototype we saw was a little boxy er than the rounded design we saw online but in all honesty both look great get a top handle and of course you get the classic pistol grip as well so that's it for the Kodak super a granite is just a prototype but I already want one let me know you guys think in the comments below is this for you is it still too much work with super 8 or is it the perfect balance of analog and digital let me know what you think in the comments below leave us a thumbs up and go ahead hit that subscribe button see you guys the next video I repeated myself