[nickbauman]

I wish they would have resurrected 9.5 mm instead. 9.5 mm was an amazing format in that the emulsion went from edge to edge with no pulldown claw sprocket. Instead it used a single sprocket hole between the frames. It was still very cheap film but more than 50% larger emulsion than Super8.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9.5_mm_film

[Aloha]

Unlike 9.5, they never stopped commercial manufacture and processing of Super8 so all of the commercial infrastructure is still there - its less of a revival, and more a introduction of a new Super8 camera.

[nickbauman]

Good point, but 9.5 is still kinda amazing format, if only.

[sitkack]

What does it take to make film? The camera can't be that difficult. All those Nikon and Canon lenses for small sensors would be ideal.

[dietrichepp]

Black and white film? It's very hard, but doable. Probably comparable difficulty to building your own computer out of logic ICs. You'll buy cellulose acetate stock, a bunch of chemicals, and build a coating machine yourself. You'll also need some chemical engineering skills. Your film might be comparable to that from the 1950s.

Alternatively, you can buy a film factory when it gets shut down, but these tend to produce film in large batches, and it might be difficult to repair the machines. People have done this before.

Color film? Basically impossible. Probably comparable difficulty to building your own ICs. Only a handful of companies were ever successful at it.

[bambax]

I have lots of footage from my grandfather (and my mother) shot on 9.5mm; I still have the cameras and projector.

The problem with 9.5mm is that when the projector jams, which happens rather frequently, it tears the film apart right through the middle or, in milder cases, enlarges each hole between frames. It's horrible and nerve-wracking.

8mm projectors don't jam as frequently, and when they do, each frame is usually somewhat salvageable because only the track of holes on the side gets damaged.

Anyway, as most comments already said, there is no point in shooting analog in 2015 if you're not Tarantino (and even if you are).

[nickbauman]

I see it as a good low-budget transfer format rather than a projection format.