Samuel Berger Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Looking to start up the old ZC-1000. I can't get Retro-8 to answer emails though. Maybe I can reload some carts, but who's selling? Wittner seems to be inoperative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Simon Wyss Posted September 29, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted September 29, 2017 Retro 8, Tokyo? http://www.retro8.com/english/englishindex.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Berger Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 Retro 8, Tokyo? http://www.retro8.com/english/englishindex.html I mention them in my OP, they don't return emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Simon Wyss Posted September 29, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted September 29, 2017 What? Call Tak, give him greetings from me. We did business together back in 2000, he speaks fluently German. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Haney Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Hello! I recently bought film from Retro8mm and here is what I found: Tak is incredibly busy answering emails from all over the world, so he tends to focus on orders before questions. What I did was just send them money through their PayPal account. It wasn't enough money, so I immediately got a response from Tak, letting me know the balance. I would send them $38 per cartridge(includes processing); plus $5 for shipping(they also ask you to add 5% to cover PayPal fees). Once you've established that you are a serious customer; Tak is pretty good about responding to emails after that. Please not that there are two web pages; one with new prices and one with older prices. I wish I had a ZC1000! I've been collecting Z800's which are very close in quality. Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Baldry Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I gave up on retro8, even my email order didn't get a response. However super 8 reversal lab in the Netherlands sells single 8, process paid for the same price as retro8. https://super8.nl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Berger Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 What? Call Tak, give him greetings from me. We did business together back in 2000, he speaks fluently German. Na und? Ich kann's nix sprechen oder verstehen. Vielleicht muss ich Nihongo lernen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Berger Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 Well thanks to the info here I can try contacting the guy in Holland and sending Tak some money as bait. think I'll try Holland first. Thanks guys. I'll post my results. My experience with Japanese businesses is that they only care about Japanese customers. I would be happy to see that change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Collingwood Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 A friend and I just bought 15 rolls of Super 8 Provia 100D carts from Tak and he shipped it to NYC. So he replies. Just keep emailing. And I'm super pumped to shoot this stuff!! I don't think he sells bulk rolls for self-loading through. Just his own rolled carts of Single and Super 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Berger Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 A friend and I just bought 15 rolls of Super 8 Provia 100D carts from Tak and he shipped it to NYC. So he replies. Just keep emailing. And I'm super pumped to shoot this stuff!! I don't think he sells bulk rolls for self-loading through. Just his own rolled carts of Single and Super 8. Did he sell you the "overseas tax free" package? And how much was that? Thanks, I'm really dying to shoot me some Single 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Collingwood Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Uh. Not sure about that. Don't think so. I just paid the $38/cart plus $30 for shipping and then the ~$30 Paypal fees on my order. Ended up around $45/cart which is a hell of a deal compared to what Ektachrome 100D fetches on eBay these days and it's a gorgeous film too! Unlike Agfa 200D. Blech. Ignacio on the Facebook Super 8 group buys a lot of Single 8 Provia from Tak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Berger Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 My total came up to a bit more. By my calculations I paid $55 per cart. It looks like Wittner's web store is back online and they seem to carry bulk S8, but only in Black & White. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maik Lobborn Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Yep, currently they list Agfa Scala only http://www.wittnercinetec.com/Super8Bulkfilm Maybe they could offer Wittner Chrome 200D as well? I will ask them. Indeed shop and contact form are accessible now. Wittner seems to be back in Super8game :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Berger Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 Yep, currently they list Agfa Scala only http://www.wittnercinetec.com/Super8Bulkfilm Maybe they could offer Wittner Chrome 200D as well? I will ask them. Indeed shop and contact form are accessible now. Wittner seems to be back in Super8game :-) Jubilations! I've received a notice from them that my order has been accepted and shipped! The boys are back in Super 8 town! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andries Molenaar Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Jubilations! I've received a notice from them that my order has been accepted and shipped! The boys are back in Super 8 town! Who? Retro8 or Wittner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Berger Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 Who? Retro8 or Wittner? I was talking about Wittner on that post, but in reality they are both working. I just received some of that coveted Single-8 film from Retro-8 and Wittner tells me my order from them is also on its way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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