*Please, for the love of god, let's not have another long thread about film's obsolescence. *
I would however like to know what this means for the price of second hand cameras. Will forces even out? More people will want to dump them but more people will also feel the panicked need to pick up the remaining working ones or broken ones for parts? Alex On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Tom Whiteside <[email protected]>wrote: > It’s an interesting article, and thanks for posting. However, I must ask > – how many people on Frameworks EVER bought a new Panavision or Aaton > camera? Does it really make any difference to us if these cameras are no > longer manufactured? The experimental film community has worked primarily > with second hand equipment, almost exclusively in what is known as > “sub-standard” formats, since mid-20th century. I drive a Honda, and if > Maserati stopped producing cars today it really would not affect my ability > to get around town.**** > > ** ** > > The ongoing obsession with hand-wringing over film obsolescence > (inevitable, but not immediate) seems misguided to me, simply a waste of > energy. If you look into the future, can you see that you will still have > food to eat and water to drink? I loved Kodachrome and it is a pity that I > can no longer process the few rolls I recently found in the bottom of a box > in my studio, but that is not going to stop me from making motion pictures. > **** > > ** ** > > **- **Tom Whiteside Durham, NC**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Lars Fuchs > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:55 AM > > *To:* Experimental Film Discussion List > *Subject:* [Frameworks] Article: The Last film camera**** > > ** ** > > This isn't good news. **** > > ** ** > > http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/film-fading-to-black > **** > > ** ** > > -- > *Honk! If you like funny. <http://www.honkthemovie.com>***** > > ** ** > > [email protected]**** > > (347) 469-1964**** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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