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Old July 2nd 18, 10:29 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Default Kodak "PixPro AZ901" - 90x Optical Zoom!

In article .com,
Savageduck wrote:

The new Kodak "PixPro AZ901" features a 90X optical zoom lens, besting
the Nikon "Coolpix P900" and its 83x zoom (and the P900 was introduced
way back in 2015).

Can 100x be far behind?


Kodak still makes cameras? I thought this company didn't exist anymore.


Just wait until the Kodak ³BuggyWhip Pro1895² hits the market.


it's about to, but with a different name.

back in 2016, kodak announced a 'digital super-8 movie camera', which
shoots actual super-8 film, yet has a digital lcd viewfinder and an sd
card slot for audio (not video) for only $2500-3000.

*each* super-8 cartridge is expected to sell for $50-75 (assuming the
original price is correct, which is not a good assumption), however, it
does include processing, scanning and a download link, along with the
return of the 8mm movie roll. what a deal.

meanwhile, smartphones can shoot 4k and slip into a pocket, with no
limit (other than memory) for the length of the video and the results
can be uploaded to youtube or whatever almost immediately for no
additional cost (except perhaps cellular data if wifi is not used).

original announcement from 2016:
https://www.dpreview.com/news/873684...per-8-with-par
t-digital-cine-camera
Kodak hasn¹t announced officially how much the new camera will be,
but the company¹s chief executive, Jeff Clarke, is quoted in the Wall
Street Journal Digits blog as saying that it will arrive in fall 2016
and will cost between $400 and $750. The film should cost between $50
to $75 per cartridge, including processing. He also says a lower-cost
model will emerge in 2017.*

recent announcement:
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 didn¹t have too many details on
the Yves Béhar-designed project at this year¹s show, but it did have
an updated price to sha around $2,500 to $3,000.