Super8 developping costs

[VolvoAmazon]

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...its unique texture that makes you know you recorded dear memories on a tangible format that isn't vulnerable to hard drive malfunctions or people absentmindedly recording over your tape. Also, by any chance do you know the cost of using 8mm over Super8?

Cordially,

Patrick Leclerc,

[Alex]

Yes it is more money to shoot a cartridge of super-8 film than to shoot video. However Video can kind of ensnare one into buying more and more video gear as it is constantly innovating and improving.

There are approximately 3600 invidividual film frames on one cartridge of super-8 film. At 15 dollars a film for processing the cost works out to less than 1/2 cent per frame of film.

Generally most places charge around 12-15 dollars per roll of film. Please feel free to check out the links I have posted up above for various West Coast Film labs.

There are other film labs in the midwest and East Coast but since I have never used them I don't have them listed. If somebody wants to vouch for any lab not currently mentioned I could then add it to the links section of this forum.

[VolvoAmazon]

Dear members,

I filmed my Saskatchewan exchange trip last autumn in Super8 and had my two films developed at Qu?bec's only official Super8 developer, L.L. Lozeau. It cost me between 25 and 30$ to develop my colour film, and 20 for my black and white cartridge. I realised that both roulettes were made in Rochester N.Y. (just like most of my camera equipment) so I'm wondering if any of you know places that can develop Super8s at a lower cost. The money I spend using this media is very high compared to VHS or digital filming, but I'd like to continue using it because of its unique texture that makes you know you recorded dear memories on a tangible format that isn't fulnerable to hard drive malfunctions.