Hi, Feroze, I think that film will end up being analogous (no pun intended) to vinyl records (anyone remember those?) Back when CD's came out in the early 80's, they gave vinyl about 10 years. And, for a while it was damn hard to find vinyl at the mainstream record stores, although small-label "audiophile" stuff was always available by mail or at high-end audio stores - at a price.
But, you can now find vinyl (limited amounts, to be sure, but it's there) at mainstream record stores again. And, it costs about the same as list-price CD's (but who buys CD's at list? - they're always on sale!). Lots of people still have turntables, and there is quite a market for high-end vinyl playback systems. I think film will always be around. My guess is that our children and grandchildren will still be able to get a roll of Tri-X when they inherit our Spotmatics and Medium Format gear. (I know I've posted similar posts in the past - apologies to anyone who's read me spouting similarly in the past <g>). ciao, frank Feroze Kistan wrote: <snip> > ...Hope film is around for a very looooooooong time > Feroze > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
