Re: Film is obselete? Walk into any photo shop that (or CVS, Walgreens, Walmart) that has a
processing lab and ask them if they still process and print film. Just
because one technology becomes popular doesn't mean that another one
disappears. Plenty of people still shoot film. There are still many
varieties of film left (though you might have to order some special
emulsions from a serious photography store (Such as B&H, Adorama,
Freestylephoto, etc.), especially print film, slide film may be mor
ehard to come by at the super market or mom and pop store levels. While
_nobody_ _knows_ the future, there are certainly enough film cameras
around and/or being bought (somebodies buying them on ebay/etc.) that
there is a built in "audience" for years to come. Whether digital has
hit a plateau in sales and/or the dwindling number of people still
shooting 35mm (like yours truly and others) has leveled off is another
matter. So long as people still shoot the stuff other people will still
sell the stuff to them. How high prices will go on film is another
matter, but I, unlike others, don't expect it to skyrocket because it
(film), despite digital's predominance, still has a large enough
audience of buyers, and, at least for general purpose print films (the
kind you might pick up at a supermarket or a CVS/Walmart-like chain) I
don't see the prices going sky-high because film (at least general
print film) is not a specialty item. You can still get 8x10" film and
4x5" film in this digi everything age, with even more popular 35mm I
don't see the pricing being a problem, especially in the near 1-5 year
future and possibly far beyond that too. 35mm hasn't yet hit the
extinction level of the 8-track tape, yet... :-). In this Ipod
millenium you can still buy cassette tapes without problems (older/less
popular technology), I don't see any problems with being able to find
general purpose amature market print films at an affordable price
either. Others can and will/are free to differ with me.
That's my 2 rolls of film worth of opinions ;-)
Thebokehking
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