Hello Frameworkers,
For your information, I have very recently made inquiries with Kodak Canada and
Kodak USA about the issue of a special order of DS8. The stock chosen for
discussion was Vision3 50D color negative. While no specific quantities were
discussed, a starting price of $25,000 USD has been mentioned for such an
order. Based on current Kodak pricing structure, I estimate that this is the
conservative equivalent of approximately 40000 feet of DS8 stock or 400 100 ft.
rolls of DS8 on daylight spool. Can all the world’s users of DS8 consume this
amount of stock in the next two to three years?
The final price you may ask? Estimate from $70 to $80 for 100 ft. spools of
DS8. Since there are no DS8 color stocks on the market at this time except Kahl
Germany’s offerings to compare prices with, we can compare with the price of
four 50 foot cartridges of 50D. Kodak’s catalog price is currently $23.60. You
can do the math.
Also, further efforts can be made to convince Kodak to agree to a lower minimum
quantity for an order or perhaps to split the order into various negative
stocks.
One last advantage about DS8 stock is that, if need be, at any time you can
have the film slit and produce regular super8 stock for loading in standard
refillable cartridges. If Kodak would deliver DS8 stock, it will be of perfect
(e.g. Kodak level) quality for sure.
I would appreciate hearing from anyone who would like to use the DS8 negative
stocks and perhaps give me an idea of their potential usage. Thank you!
Jean-Louis Seguin
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