Kodak Kodachrome II DS8 (KA-580)

marketed since October 1965 until 1975 (1)

double super 8 mm roll (2)

color reversal film

film speed: 40 ASA (17 DIN)

color temperature: 3400º K

film type: A, photo lamp balanced

film width: 16 mm (3)

film length: 30.5 m (100 ft)

perforation: type S

base: cellulose acetate, safety film

laboratory process: K-12

weight: ?

dimensions: 92 mm (diameter)

made in Usa by Eastman Kodak

• Iso 40/17º Photo Lamp (3400º K, without any filter)

• Iso 32/16º Tungsten (3200º, filter 82A)

• Iso 25/15º Daylight (5900º K, filter Kodak Wratten gelatin 85A)

• In 1960, Eastman Kodak launched the Kodachorme II, a improved verion of Kodachrome I, with K-12 process

• (1) New York Times (October 17, 1965, Sunday, page x37, first paragraph): "A 100-foot double Super 8 film spool and the camera to take it were introduced last week by Pathe Products, Inc. The camera is the Pathe professional Reflex DS8/BTL, and the film is Kodachrome II (daylight and Type A) in reversible spools containing 100 feet of Super 8 film".

• (2) It comes on 100-ft spool.

• (3) This film is 16mm-wide and it has double perforation.