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They believed just prior to that that cameras would be hybrids, film as the
main imager with digital as a kind of preview or back-up. All in one
camera.
Never came to pass that I know of.
the company is run by morons.
kodak knew digital would replace film. they just were too stupid to
realize how fast it would happen.
after going bankrupt, they learned absolutely *nothing* and just a few
years ago launched the most absurd product anyone could possibly have
designed, a digital super-8 movie camera that sells for $2500, in an
age where people carry a 4k video camera in their pocket that cost a
fraction of that (and can do much more).
https://www.kodak.com/en/motion/page/super-8-camera
it uses super-8 film which people have to then send out for processing,
totaling about $100 per roll, after which they get a link to about 2
minutes of video.
meanwhile, everyone else is shooting unlimited 4k and 8k video without
any hassles or any additional cost. those who want the 'super-8' look
can add it via a filter, although most people prefer the *much* higher
quality than super-8 could ever possibly do.
it would have been a fantastic april fool's joke (it really is quite
funny), but they actually want to sell this thing, they're that stupid.
Surely that was intended as a joke (?).
there is no indication that it is or was a joke, especially since it's
been 5 years since it was first announced at ces, shown a few more
times since then, with detailed product info still at kodak's site.
it hasn't shipped, so maybe someone realized how incredibly stupid that
would be, although with a link to sign up to be notified when it goes
on sale, perhaps they're still stupid enough to go through with it.
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbrea...2/kodak-super-
8-camera-revival-price-2500-2018-release-date-update-film-footage
Kodak first announced its revival of the classic Super 8 camera two
years ago at CES 2016. The company didnıt have too many details on
the Yves Béhar-designed project at this yearıs show, but it did have
an updated price to sha around $2,500 to $3,000.
Thatıs a pretty hefty price tag, because the company had originally
planned to release a limited edition version in fall 2016 for between
$400 and $750, with a less expensive model planned for sometime
in 2017.