@maddiefuzz OFC, #Super8 is more nieche than #35mm and doesn't have as big of a demand, which is a problem for something perishable...
It's kinda like with #SheetFilm and anything #LargeFormat aka. beyond 6x9 / 120 #MediumFormat roll film...
Also nowadays #Film is an "artistic choice" and not your everyday go-to format without competition as #digital is more #accessible, #convenient and #approachable than #analog photography...
THAT is why even making a transfer to #Super8 is nieche, in and of itself...
So yeah, I am convinced that film got more expensive due to lack of demand, but I do have to admit that I don't have sufficient data to evidence that...