Film is obselete?

Hi, I am thinking of getting a film SLR camera for Christmas this year
and I was kind of worried that maybe soon people won't be selling film
or developing film any more. Is there any chance of the price of film
skyrocketing and the price of developing film skyrocketing?
The guy at the store told me that the only difference now that digital
out is that there isn't as much variety different of film available
anymore. He told me that film costs the same.
Thanks,
Andrew

Sp_nrc@hotmail.com

Re: Film is obselete?

Not a lot actually. A bunch'a E-6, a few Kodachrome 64 ... including at
least one in 110 format (which I expect will stay there forever, since
the Pentax Auto-110 Super crapped out and I haven't found anyone who
will still process it anyway).
I don't keep film in the freezer so much as buy a whole bunch at one
time when it's a particularly good buy, and stash most of it in the
freezer until I'm ready to shoot it.
When I get down to nothin' in the camera bag, some comes out of the
fridge and into the bag, some more comes down from the freezer into the
fridge ...


Pudentame

Re: Film is obselete?

Yeah? When you pry it out of my cold, dead fingers! :-P


Pudentame

Re: Film is obselete?

In article <4561737b$0$1614$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>,
Isn't that what cars are for?
I decided to upgrade from an F3 to an F4 because I wanted a spotmeter.
(And I don't like the viewfinder of the F3 in low light).
Anyhow, I want TTL light meting, and the 40 year old bodies that can do that
rely on batteries (for the lightmeter) as much as modern cameras.
--
That was it. Done. The faulty Monk was turned out into the desert where it
could believe what it liked, including the idea that it had been hard done
by. It was allowed to keep its horse, since horses were so cheap to make.
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Philip@ue.aioy.eu (Philip Homburg)

Re: Film is obselete?

In article <XpWdneOO_JyolfzYnZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d@inreach.com>,
I do. Maybe you don't. But I'm not going to expose a slide using 300mm
or longer using just a general reflected light reading from a separate
light meter.
--
That was it. Done. The faulty Monk was turned out into the desert where it
could believe what it liked, including the idea that it had been hard done
by. It was allowed to keep its horse, since horses were so cheap to make.
-- Douglas Adams in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency


Philip@ue.aioy.eu (Philip Homburg)

Re: Film is obselete?

Barely.
I've taken quite a few startrails photographs. 30 minutes is about the
bare minimum, preferably 1-2 hours for a good looking photo with nice
trails. I notice on that website that the D200 can do very long
exposures _if_ you have it connected to the AC adapter. Sorry, but where
I like to go for good dark skies, I'd need a 50km extension cable. Nah,
I'll stick to my old manual film cameras.
Who said anything about a modern camera? The wonderful thing about film,
is that my 20yo & 40yo bodies are capable of taking a photo that is just
as good as a modern camera. They take better photos now than they did
when they were new, because modern film is better.
I've run out of batteries with my digitals far more frequently than I've
run out of film.


Graham Fountain

Re: Film is obselete?

Not realy, he could pick up a light meter that powers intself from the very
light it's reading, that's how my two work.
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universe, with tribes of humans, who may have been the forefathers of the
Egyptians, or the Toltechs, or the Mayans. Some believe that they may yet be
brothers of man, who even now fight to survive, somewhere beyond the
heavens.
The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond
Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Sidewalk Astronomy
www.sidewalkastronomy.info
The Church of Eternity
http://home.inreach.com/starlord/church/Eternity.html


Starlord

Re: Film is obselete?

Someone ever stand in front of me and say that to me, I'll just reach down,
pull up one of my 4 film cameras and fire a flash off in their face Without
taking a photo. My freeze has almost 100+ rolls of film in it just awaiting
to be shot. And have you ever looked at ebay? I've seen plenty of film being
auctioned off there.
I once remember reading a school book in Pampa, Tx that said man would NEVER
live to go fast enough to reach orbit. At that same time John Glen was in
Orbit, I told the teached their book was full of BS.
Yep, I now own the following:
Topcon Super D 1968
Exa 1954
Exacta model 1 1930
Voigtlander Bessamatic early 1960's
--
There are those who believe that life here, began out there, far across the
universe, with tribes of humans, who may have been the forefathers of the
Egyptians, or the Toltechs, or the Mayans. Some believe that they may yet be
brothers of man, who even now fight to survive, somewhere beyond the
heavens.
The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond
Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Sidewalk Astronomy
www.sidewalkastronomy.info
The Church of Eternity
http://home.inreach.com/starlord/church/Eternity.html


Starlord

Re: Film is obselete?

If you want to expose 4x5 or 8x10 sheet film, it's not exactly
uncommon...
--
Floyd L. Davidson <http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) floyd@apaflo.com

Re: Film is obselete?

Certainly! But you still use batteries in other various accessories that
are virtually *required* to use said camera. A light meter, for instance...
--
Floyd L. Davidson <http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) floyd@apaflo.com


Floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson)

Re: Film is obselete?

A Topcon???
Hasn't anybody on this NG told you that film is dead yet? Someone tells
that to me at least once per day . . .


Jeremy

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