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What is the future of 35mm film ?
How long will it be available?
Would it be likely that film choices will be limited in the near future? AL |
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Nobody knows. It depends on what you and other people do.
Don't ask such stupid questions. |
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Quest0029 wrote:
How long will it be available? Would it be likely that film choices will be limited in the near future? AL This question gets asked often, you can look at previous discussions with google. Film will be available as long as there is enough demand to make the manufacture of films profitable. The demand for the best selling films is several orders of magnitude greater than this. The demand for some specialty films appears to be around the just barely profitable point. The specialty films will continue to disappear. Even when the film market was growing, specialty films often got discontinued while other specialty films got introduced. I think it is amazing that there are still over 100 different 35mm films on the market. I'm pretty sure there won't be 100 different 35mm films available by the end of the decade. I think the time to start worrying comes after: a) film cameras become a specialty product only found in a minority of camera stores b) film is only available in camera stores. If you can buy a film camera and film at a store which does not specialize in cameras and film there is no need to worry about film becoming scarce. Peter. -- |
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"Quest0029" wrote in message ... How long will it be available? Would it be likely that film choices will be limited in the near future? AL We can only guess.....My guess is that 35 mm film will be around for another 50 years or more, but the choices will diminish over the years. Even today, there have been several types that have disappeared from the market during the last 5 or 10 years. Be versatile....Learn to use what's available, and it won't hurt to learn to use digital equipment too....Why not take advantage of the best of both worlds? |
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(Quest0029) writes:
How long will it be available? Who knows? If I knew the future, I'd keep it quiet and make a ton of money. Would it be likely that film choices will be limited in the near future? Depends. What do you mean by limited? What do you mean by near future? -- Phil Stripling | email to the replyto address is presumed The Civilized Explorer | spam and read later. email from this URL http://www.cieux.com/ | http://www.civex.com/ is read daily. |
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Al:
Film will be dieing for the next 150 years. Bob C. Quest0029 wrote: How long will it be available? Would it be likely that film choices will be limited in the near future? AL |
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Quest0029 wrote:
How long will it be available? Would it be likely that film choices will be limited in the near future? AL The same as that of good wine: A more limited market for people with discerning tastes... (Yes, people drink more Coca-Cola than wine) Chris |
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Quest0029 wrote: How long will it be available? Would it be likely that film choices will be limited in the near future? AL The same as that of good wine: A more limited market for people with discerning tastes... (Yes, people drink more Coca-Cola than wine) Chris Coca Cola is more consistent than wine. -- http://www.pbase.com/bcbaird/ |
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