Film SLRs?
Aug 10, 2011 10:56:10 #
Aug 10, 2011 15:19:53 #
It will be while before 35mm is gone completely. There will simply be fewer and fewer cameras available until the only way you can get them is used. In short, yes, eventually. Everything dies.
Aug 10, 2011 17:43:03 #
What will disapear first is where you can get your film developed. Here in vero beach fl the only places left are walgreens and cvs pharmacies. Both raised their prices to discourage film users and stopped offering coupons for film development in their sunday circuilers. They want $10.99 for a 24 exp roll single set of prints. "And would you like my leg arm and hope for eternal salvation too sir?' Another problem is tht their film developing machines are not being used as often so the chemicals dont get changed as often. eventually you will be able to put your film cameras in tha attic next to your 8 tracks, betamax machine and rotary dial telephone. The last new film camera relased that i know about is the Nikon F6 and that was maybe 5 years ago.
Aug 10, 2011 17:53:53 #
I doubt film will die any time soon. Rather the use of film negatives will - if not already - be relegated to the pros, even perhaps only the very specalized pros using large format film cameras.
Aug 10, 2011 18:31:12 #
don't get me wrong I like film. I have a nikon n-90 I used to shoot with all the time.However if you cant get the film developed anywhere what you have is a very nice japanese paperweight. here are three of my shots using film.
Aug 10, 2011 22:02:32 #
RonaldLewis
Loc: Chicago, Illinois
No becasue too many people still take pictures with 35mm SLRs. I still own two and 1 is worth over a $1.000.
Aug 11, 2011 17:33:53 #
The buggy manufactures said they same thing when that wippersnapper Henry Ford came around with his newfangled Model T. Look what happened. If it costs an arm and a leg to get film developed, people will eventually switch to digital allowing places like Walgreens to replace their film staff with automated kiosk. Look at vhs m achines. They stopped releasing new movies on tape forcing people to buy a dvd player and replace all their tapes with dvd's. It's a conspiricay man. (smiley)
Oct 25, 2020 20:12:25 #
RiJoRi
Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
While you can't go down to Honest Harry's Buggy Emporium, there is still a market for buggies - think Central Park in NYC. What may happen is that film will become a niche market for those who want the "olden golden" look.
I have a number of cameras on my phone, as well as photo editors, and many of them offer effects to try to duplicate film! I chuckle when I see effects for ADDING all the things we tried so hard to get rid of: dust marks, scratches, flare, etc.
So film will probably not disappear, but become more costly due to supply and demand.
I have a number of cameras on my phone, as well as photo editors, and many of them offer effects to try to duplicate film! I chuckle when I see effects for ADDING all the things we tried so hard to get rid of: dust marks, scratches, flare, etc.
So film will probably not disappear, but become more costly due to supply and demand.
Oct 25, 2020 21:59:11 #
I just got 5 rolls of 35mm back on Saturday from developing and scanning. I'll send out 5 more rolls tomorrow. 12 new rolls arrived from B&H on Friday, a mix of color and B&W. 50+ rolls arrived a few weeks ago, bought in bulk and expired from someone's freezer.
Fuji just brought back NeoPan and Kodak is migrating a color stock from other markets into the US.
Fuji just brought back NeoPan and Kodak is migrating a color stock from other markets into the US.
Oct 25, 2020 22:45:57 #
I always developed my own film, with the exception of Kodachrome, and did my own printing. Once I got comfortable with digital I gave all my darkroom equipment to a woman I worked with, for her son. I traded all but one camera toward something digital. My Nikon FM2 sits next to my digital bodies. I take it out once in a while and run it through all the shutter speeds just to keep it limber. 
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Oct 26, 2020 01:29:34 #
Ugly Hedgehog Newsletter wrote:
There is less and less SLR film. Will it be totally discontinued?
Maryl
Maryl
Not quite totally discontinued. The only 35mm SLR I know that is still current is the Nikon F6. As far as medium format I believe some of the new Hasseblad H series can be used to shoot film. But basically they are all discontinued.
Oct 26, 2020 01:32:56 #
i once again misunderstood the question. I thought the OP was asking about the film SLR which is the camera.
For film while there aren't many to choose from and they are expensive but the ones I care to use are still available. I don't shoot B&W but I think there are plenty of them. For color negatives all I need is Ektar 100 for landscape and Portra 160 for people. Ektachrome 100 is all I need for slides.
For film while there aren't many to choose from and they are expensive but the ones I care to use are still available. I don't shoot B&W but I think there are plenty of them. For color negatives all I need is Ektar 100 for landscape and Portra 160 for people. Ektachrome 100 is all I need for slides.
Oct 26, 2020 03:02:50 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
Ugly Hedgehog Newsletter wrote:
There is less and less SLR film. Will it be totally discontinued?
Maryl
Maryl
There is no such thing as “SLR film.” Roll and sheet film are used in a variety of camera types. In the past few years a number of new films have been introduced, and others discontinued. We still have a good selection.
https://www.freestylephoto.biz/category/1-Film
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/browse/Film/ci/9954/N/4294548525?origSearch=film
I have enough cameras, 35mm, 120 and 4 x 5, that I’m not likely to wear out, and as long as Fujifilm continues to make Velvia 50, the sharpest color transparency film of all time, I’ll shoot film til the end.
Oct 26, 2020 07:05:51 #
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Oct 26, 2020 14:37:07 #
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