I think part of this is that most people (Notice the "most" part) prefer to shoot color in digital. So they have these nice film cameras lying around and decide to try B&W.
Actually, though I wonder what format will survive. 35 mm was convenient but as the cameras start to break and are not replaced, will it persist at all. Same for MF. OTOH, large format cameras can be hand made by rather low tech companies and use modern lenses. Someone asked if people would pay $5 a shot. Maybe. Each shot is like a painting. LF makes more sense in many ways as film begins to go away. A few speciality companies, sell them as kits, etc., and nowadays the infrastructure is in place to supply most of the world. Use your digital camera as a light meter. <g> Yeah, a romantic image, but I like it . . . Steve "Actually, I've heard (or read) people claim that the Rollei film is being manufactured today - by some company that bought the entire production line from AgfaPhoto. I'm sure you find some details on the web if you care to search for it, which I don't. Also, according to a guy at a local photo shop, there is a reasonable demand for it. And for stuff like Tri-X etc. The same shop apparently had b&w film sales of virtually 0 a couple of years ago. So maybe b&w film has already been dead for long enough to be resurrected... - Toralf" -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
