FID (Film is Dead)

[P. J. Alling]

It's something I always expected.  There's just too much beautifully 
made equipment that makes exceptional images built for film.


Bob Shell wrote:
> Interesting thread.
>
> By coincidence I was visiting an old friend last week who runs one of  
> the country's few camera shops that still sells film cameras almost  
> exclusively.  (John's Camera in Blacksburg, VA)  John has about a  
> hundred film cameras in stock ranging from 35mm up to large format  
> (he has a gorgeous baby Linhof outfit for sale!).  He's well stocked  
> with film and darkroom supplies.  He's just bought another minilab  
> processor and is installing it now.  He's seen an upswing in film  
> camera sales in the last year.
>
> I sell regularly on eBay, and I've noticed a dramatic upswing in  
> prices for some types of film cameras.  I sold a bunch of Hasselblad  
> equipment several months ago and got much more for it than I ever  
> expected.  Prices for Rollei TLRs have jumped considerably as well.   
> I'm wishing now that I had held on to some of my personal gear longer.
>
> I'm committed to digital for my commercial work, but I see many signs  
> that film is not dead and perhaps will see a renaissance in the next  
> few years.
>
> Bob
>
>   


-- 
The difference between Microsoft and 'Jurassic Park':
In one, a mad businessman makes a lot of money with beasts that should be extinct.
The other is a film.
  -- Unattributed