Film is obselete?

Hi, I am thinking of getting a film SLR camera for Christmas this year
and I was kind of worried that maybe soon people won't be selling film
or developing film any more. Is there any chance of the price of film
skyrocketing and the price of developing film skyrocketing?

The guy at the store told me that the only difference now that digital
out is that there isn't as much variety different of film available
anymore. He told me that film costs the same.

Thanks,
Andrew

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Hi, I am thinking of getting a film SLR camera for Christmas this year
and I was kind of worried that maybe soon people won't be selling film
or developing film any more. Is there any chance of the price of film
skyrocketing and the price of developing film skyrocketing?

The guy at the store told me that the only difference now that digital
out is that there isn't as much variety different of film available
anymore. He told me that film costs the same.


People said the camera would make painting obsolete, too.

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Hi, I am thinking of getting a film SLR camera for Christmas this year
and I was kind of worried that maybe soon people won't be selling film
or developing film any more. Is there any chance of the price of film
skyrocketing and the price of developing film skyrocketing?

The guy at the store told me that the only difference now that digital
out is that there isn't as much variety different of film available
anymore. He told me that film costs the same.

Thanks,
Andrew


Yes, film is obsolete.

As of midnight, December 31, 2006, all film production, everywhere in the
world, will cease. All existing stocks of film must be removed from all
retailers' shelves. You will not be able to buy any film, anywhere, at any
price.

All film processing facilities will close their doors.

Film is finished. Don't buy a film camera, as it will turn into a doorstop
in just a few weeks' time.

wrote:
Hi, I am thinking of getting a film SLR camera for Christmas this year
and I was kind of worried that maybe soon people won't be selling film
or developing film any more. Is there any chance of the price of film
skyrocketing and the price of developing film skyrocketing?


Little or none.

The guy at the store told me that the only difference now that digital
out is that there isn't as much variety different of film available
anymore. He told me that film costs the same.

Pretty much. Can't get Kodachrome 25, but there's all sorts of E-6 and
C-41 films on the market, and if it's not "Howard Johnson's 21 flavors"
any more, still there's more than just plain vanilla.

wrote:
Hi, I am thinking of getting a film SLR camera for Christmas this year
and I was kind of worried that maybe soon people won't be selling film
or developing film any more. Is there any chance of the price of film
skyrocketing and the price of developing film skyrocketing?

The guy at the store told me that the only difference now that digital
out is that there isn't as much variety different of film available
anymore. He told me that film costs the same.

Thanks,
Andrew

Walk into any photo shop that (or CVS, Walgreens, Walmart) that has a
processing lab and ask them if they still process and print film. Just
because one technology becomes popular doesn't mean that another one
disappears. Plenty of people still shoot film. There are still many
varieties of film left (though you might have to order some special
emulsions from a serious photography store (Such as B&H, Adorama,
Freestylephoto, etc.), especially print film, slide film may be mor
ehard to come by at the super market or mom and pop store levels. While
_nobody_ _knows_ the future, there are certainly enough film cameras
around and/or being bought (somebodies buying them on ebay/etc.) that
there is a built in "audience" for years to come. Whether digital has
hit a plateau in sales and/or the dwindling number of people still
shooting 35mm (like yours truly and others) has leveled off is another
matter. So long as people still shoot the stuff other people will still
sell the stuff to them. How high prices will go on film is another
matter, but I, unlike others, don't expect it to skyrocket because it
(film), despite digital's predominance, still has a large enough
audience of buyers, and, at least for general purpose print films (the
kind you might pick up at a supermarket or a CVS/Walmart-like chain) I
don't see the prices going sky-high because film (at least general
print film) is not a specialty item. You can still get 8x10" film and
4x5" film in this digi everything age, with even more popular 35mm I
don't see the pricing being a problem, especially in the near 1-5 year
future and possibly far beyond that too. 35mm hasn't yet hit the
extinction level of the 8-track tape, yet... :-). In this Ipod
millenium you can still buy cassette tapes without problems (older/less
popular technology), I don't see any problems with being able to find
general purpose amature market print films at an affordable price
either. Others can and will/are free to differ with me.

That's my 2 rolls of film worth of opinions ;-)

jeremy wrote:
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Hi, I am thinking of getting a film SLR camera for Christmas this year
and I was kind of worried that maybe soon people won't be selling film
or developing film any more. Is there any chance of the price of film
skyrocketing and the price of developing film skyrocketing?

The guy at the store told me that the only difference now that digital
out is that there isn't as much variety different of film available
anymore. He told me that film costs the same.

Thanks,
Andrew


Yes, film is obsolete.

As of midnight, December 31, 2006, all film production, everywhere in the
world, will cease. All existing stocks of film must be removed from all
retailers' shelves. You will not be able to buy any film, anywhere, at any
price.

All film processing facilities will close their doors.

Film is finished. Don't buy a film camera, as it will turn into a doorstop
in just a few weeks' time.



So what am I supposed to do with all that stuff in the freezer?

Thank you everybody - except the guy who tried to trick me! Shame on
you!


wrote:
Hi, I am thinking of getting a film SLR camera for Christmas this year
and I was kind of worried that maybe soon people won't be selling film
or developing film any more. Is there any chance of the price of film
skyrocketing and the price of developing film skyrocketing?

The guy at the store told me that the only difference now that digital
out is that there isn't as much variety different of film available
anymore. He told me that film costs the same.

Thanks,
Andrew

jeremy wrote:
wrote in message
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Hi, I am thinking of getting a film SLR camera for Christmas this year
and I was kind of worried that maybe soon people won't be selling film
or developing film any more. Is there any chance of the price of film
skyrocketing and the price of developing film skyrocketing?

The guy at the store told me that the only difference now that digital
out is that there isn't as much variety different of film available
anymore. He told me that film costs the same.

Thanks,
Andrew


Yes, film is obsolete.

As of midnight, December 31, 2006, all film production, everywhere in the
world, will cease. All existing stocks of film must be removed from all
retailers' shelves. You will not be able to buy any film, anywhere, at any
price.

All film processing facilities will close their doors.

Film is finished. Don't buy a film camera, as it will turn into a doorstop
in just a few weeks' time.

That's OK, because in a months time all doorstops will turn back into
rolls of film... ;-)

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Hi, I am thinking of getting a film SLR camera for Christmas this year
and I was kind of worried that maybe soon people won't be selling film
or developing film any more.
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Many people are saying that digital is going to take over completely. At
present I have never seen a digital camera that can take a time exposure of
three or four minutes and if one does exist, I have never heard of one that
can do it without batteries. If you want to do this with film cameras, old
Pentaxes, Nikons, Canons and Minoltas to name a few will do this easily.
Then if we are talking medium format, Hasselblads, Mamiyas, Rollei's and a
hundred others will do it. Now if you want to go to large format, Wista's,
Horseman, Wisner and a bunch will do this. You might say who needs this?
Film photographers do. Digital photographers have no need for this. That
is why there will be film photography and if there isn't photography, has
taken a step backwards. Ric in Wisconsin.

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So what am I supposed to do with all that stuff in the freezer?
Save yourself; ebay it off before it's too late..............waddaya got?
Bob Hickey