Shaun Canning wrote:
with 64 billion p&s cameras of various breeds floating around the cosmos, which company do you think is going to be the first to discontinue film? I can't see Eastman Kodak volunteering, and they are into digital as much as anyone. It's just another market sector to milk. Smart companies will make sure that both stay around as long as necessary, or until another technology supplants both. Perhaps we'll one day see holographic imaging? Only time can tell us what the future holds....
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Cheers
Shaun
frank theriault wrote:
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:
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...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
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