The film is expensive but the cameras and projectors are nearly worthless! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----Original Message----- From: Chris Stoddart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 5:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: An observation re Pentax for sale JCO wrote > > I disagree. Film will die in 35mm and medium format because > digital will soon be better. I see it just like what happened > to the home movie market in the 70's. video cameras quickly > killed them and you dont see too many people shooting super-8 > film now do you? Those cameras and projectors are essentially > worthless now. Actually this is interesting; whilst it's true that video cameras have overwhelmed 8mm film cameras, (and it would be a fool who denied it), at the same time it hasn't destroyed them completely. Check out for example http://www.widescreen-centre.co.uk where you can still buy film and cameras. You can even buy Standard-8 film for heaven's sake! Meanwhile 16mm film is still being fairly widely used by students, independents and documentary film makers and of course most 'movies are shot on even larger formats. So is this an anology to the way that still film will go? The vast majority of consumers will switch to digital, ending with 35mm overwhelmed in a similar way to how Super/Standard-8 was. Medium-format will still be more widely available for the artists/connoisseur who wants a particular look (like 16mm movie film) and professional high-standard work will be done on large format (35mm/70mm movie films). Chris
