Although there probably is almost as much B&W film being used as there was before digital. A bigger proplem for companies like Ilford are companies like Forte that are selling similar film for 1/2-1/3 the price.
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Joakim Johansson wrote:
Rob Studdert Wrote: <Do you seriously think that film manufacturers are going to keep non-profitable film production lines on ice for those people across the globe who still don't have electricity (let alone the ability to afford cameras/film/processing or prints)? >
Answer:
I do not think so, and that wasn’t my point. I do think that there is going
to be a need for film for many years to come. And the reason for that is
that only 5 percent of all people on this planet have a computer and access
to the Internet.
And what you probably didn’t even think about is that film based cameras still is the most spread camera type on this planet, by far.
/Joakim
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Ämne: Re: SV: The film is dead
On 14 Dec 2004 at 13:49, Joakim Johansson wrote:
If we think about it for a second, it may strike us that the digital
revolution is nothing but an easy summer breeze. In a global perspective
that is.
Still most people around the world doesn’t even has electricity, and therefore certainly no DLSR.s. I don’t think the film is dead!
I think you'll find that low end (but capable) digital cameras will very quickly become more cost effective than film cameras and all film but those destined for a for few niche markets will die out.
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