Kodak sucks my ass.

> "With Super 8 gates now available for high end scanners, coupled with
> the VISION2 film technology advancements, Super 8 is what 16mm film
> used to be," says Mayson. "Super 8 color negative has become another
> option for professionals with low budgets."
>
> As part of the portfolio revamp, Kodak will discontinue sales of its
> Super 8 Kodachrome film. Final sales of Kodachrome Super 8 will be
> based on product availability over the coming months. Sales of
> Kodachrome 16mm film will continue, unaffected by this announcement.
>
> The decision to discontinue Kodachrome in Super 8 was driven entirely
> by marketplace dynamics.
>
> "Because the 'home movie' market has shifted to digital, sales of
> Kodachrome Super 8 film have declined significantly. In tandem with
> that decline, the availability of processing for Kodachrome Super 8
> cartridges has diminished. In other words, fewer and fewer labs
> worldwide have the machines and the chemistry necessary to process
> this film emulsion in the Super 8 format," according to Mayson.
>
> Kodak will give customers at least a year to process their Kodachrome
> Super 8 film with Kodak or to seek an alternative.
>
> As noted earlier, Kodak remains committed to the Super 8 format, as
> evidenced by the new film announced today, building on a product line
> that covers the needs of enthusiasts, from a choice of stocks in
> negative, Black and White and reversal films. Kodak's intent is to
> maintain the format as long as it is supported by marketplace
> conditions.