Film was never difficult to get, around here, just the dirt common types
and the really esoteric are hard to find, used to be just the latter for
a long time, now you can't find a consumer grade film. The last films I
was using regularly was Kodacolor Gold in ASA 400. It was available for
about two bucks a roll, and Tri-X, the price was the same. Now the
price has doubled, and you can't find the Kodacolor. Other emulsions are
available, and pretty much always have been. About the only film I've
shot in the last five years has been 120 rewound onto 620 spools for my
Kodak Medalist. I'm kind of sad that it's become cost prohibitive to
shoot 120 slides, I understand the images the Medalist produces on
transparency film are incredible.
By the way if anyone want's to take their Auto 110 our for a spin, I
found some film for ya.
http://www.amazon.com/Kodak-Kodacolor-Color-Negative-Exposure/dp/B00009R7B2
On 2/8/2015 12:57 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Oh no, not another "film vs digital" debate. I'll sit this one out.
BTW, I have and shoot with both film and digital cameras. They're much
the same and they're quite different. So are their images. :-)
A few years ago I looked on line and in magazines to get film when I last had a
film body and it was very difficult; mostly old stock and/or short dated film.
I looked today, and it was like looking ten years ago. Plentiful supplies, even
E6 long dated fresh supplies.
Something has changed and I guess it must be demand for it. Are there more of
you who still use film out there?
Malcolm
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