Kevin Waterson wrote: > On the contrary, I am buying up film bodies. I agree that market forces will be > the demise of film. But I think film will survive, albeit on a smaller scale. > Ilford are reporting an increase in sales of Black and White products. I think > as the lemming consumers gobble up the latest fad-gadgets and digital P and S, > the demand for film photographers will increase.
I'm sure film will survive too but not as a mass market medium, it can be likened to the limited vinyl audio recordings which are being produced amongst the sea of DC/DVD releases. > Digital is in its infancy and there is still no solution for achiving > digital. > Perhaps when it reaches adultery we may see folks coming back to film, when they > realise they have been duped into a 'better' solution. This is the bit I don't buy. As far as I'm concerned there still isn't a viable solution for archiving film (after over 100years). I have much more confidence in the potential longevity of my digital archives. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
