Kodak Kodachrome 40 Super 8 Cartridge Type A - Expired 1999

A genuine piece of analog cinema history. This Kodak Kodachrome 40 (Type A / KMA 464) cartridge is an authentic roll of Super 8 colour reversal movie film with an original factory expiration date of 1999.

Manufactured in the USA during the final decade of the 20th century, Kodachrome was long revered for its archival permanence, razor-sharp resolving power, and vivid, natural colour rendition. While the original colour chemistry is no longer running, this vintage cartridge represents a fantastic collector’s piece or a rewarding project for experimental filmmakers and home darkroom enthusiasts.

The Highlights

• Iconic Kodachrome Emulsion: One of the most famous photographic formulations ever created, carrying legendary historical status among cinephiles.

• Standard Super 8 Cartridge: Drop-in 50ft (15m) movie cartridge compatible with standard Super 8 cameras from Canon, Braun Nizo, Beaulieu, Bauer, and Bell & Howell.

• Tungsten-Balanced Base (Type A): Originally balanced for 3400K tungsten light at ISO 40, or ISO 25 in daylight using the camera’s built-in 85A conversion filter.

• Collector or Experimental Use: Perfect for display alongside vintage cine cameras or for alternative black-and-white home development projects.

Quick Specs

• Format: Super 8 Motion Picture Film Cartridge (50ft / 15m)

• Original Type: Colour Reversal (Slide) Cine Stock

• Original Box Speed: ISO 40 (Tungsten) / ISO 25 (Daylight with 85A filter)

• Expiry Date: 1999

• Original Process: Process K-14 (Discontinued)

• Modern Processing: Black & White Negative / Cross-Process only

• Best For: Vintage cinema collectors, experimental motion picture artists, and DIY darkroom processing.

⚠️ IMPORTANT PROCESSING & SHOOTING NOTICE (PROCESS K-14):

• K-14 Colour Processing is Discontinued: The complex dye-coupler Process K-14 is no longer commercially available anywhere worldwide. Do NOT send to standard E-6 or C-41 labs.

• How to Develop Today: This film can be developed at home or by specialist cine labs as a Black & White negative using standard monochrome developers (such as Rodinal, D-96, or HC-110). It yields a high-contrast, stylized, and vintage-textured black-and-white motion picture image.

• Exposure: Having expired in 1999, meter with plenty of light—rate around ISO 10 to 20 to compensate for base sensitivity loss when developing as black and white.