On 8/6/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Film not only is, it has been superceded by an alternative technology that > >has been embraced not only by the professional community, but also by the > >mainstream user. > > > >Film may see a renaissance of sorts, though I doubt it. More likely, within > >a very few years it will become so financially unworthwhile to manufacture > >that even the Chinese will give up on making it, and that will be the end > >of > >the line for it. > > > >William Robb > > > > > > This is the statement I agree with most out of the whole thread. I see film > almost the same as I see vinyl records. There will be under 1% of the > consumer base that cares about film, even B&W film. What most people see in > a B&W photo is the absence of color, not the nuances that can be had by > using certain films and processing techniques. I don't see a film > renaissance either, it's just common sense. > > Shortly the combined income of street sketch and caricature artists will > exceed the income made by film sales and processing. > > Morbid thought... The demise of film will continue to accelerate as those > who use film kick the bucket, and those who have only used film in their > childhoods couldn't care less about using it in the present or future.
I recently took some B&W negs to the guy on Danforth Ave, that Frank and i use. He is really slow, and is contemplating shutting the little shop he has down and run a digital print lab at home. No more wet B&W prints. To bad as he does a very good job. Dave > > Tom C. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
