John Sessoms wrote: > From: > Adam Maas >> Moron dealer wants to sell another digital. Film isn't dead. Some >> forms are likely going to disappear in the next few years (cheap C-41 >> colour, Kodachrome, possibly 35mm slide) but I'd expect to see B&W and >> MF/LF slide continue on for just about ever. > I'd disagree with you somewhat. Based on what I'm seeing every day, I > expect cheap C-41 35mm film will probably be the last to go. You can > still find it and still get it processed just about everywhere. > > They're selling a whole lot of those disposable cameras that use 35mm > print film. At a guess, that's about 90% of the 35mm we process. > > They've even introduced disposables with that new chromogenic (i.e. > C-41) B&W film.
C-41 might outlast E-6 in 35mm form (Although I expect E-6 to be around in larger formats long after C-41 is a memory). It won't outlast the easier to produce and process B&W films. The niche market for film is very much the serious retrogrouch, and they're going to be shooting larger formats with E-6 or B&W for the most part, and 35mm B&W. Those disposables are on borrowed time. Digital disposables are already available, and will become more widespread as the cost to manufacture comes down. And once that happens, C-41 35mm is dead since disposables are what's keeping all the minilabs open. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
