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<p >I have a question that I'd like to ask Steeve Blain (and anyone else who would ask the same question):<br />Suppose that , for some reason, all films will be banned next month, no one (in this whole world) can possess/store/process films anymore and we can only keep our exposed and processed films for later printing or scanning. What would you do now?<br />1. Whining and crying all day?</p>

<p >2. Throwing away all your film gears and rushing to stores to buy some digital cameras?</p>

<p >3. Try to shoot film as much as you can in this month?</p>

 

 

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I agree with Larry... 1 &3... and start a new hobby :)... maybe more 1 than 3...

 

 

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<p >I have a question that I'd like to ask Steeve Blain (and anyone else who would ask the same question):<br />Suppose that , for some reason, all films will be banned next month, no one (in this whole world) can possess/store/process films anymore and we can only keep our exposed and processed films for later printing or scanning. What would you do now?<br />1. Whining and crying all day?</p>

<p >2. Throwing away all your film gears and rushing to stores to buy some digital cameras?</p>

<p >3. Try to shoot film as much as you can in this month?</p>

 

 

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I agree with Larry... 1 &3... and start a new hobby :)... maybe more 1 than 3...

 

 

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<p >I have a question that I'd like to ask Steeve Blain (and anyone else who would ask the same question):<br />Suppose that , for some reason, all films will be banned next month, no one (in this whole world) can possess/store/process films anymore and we can only keep our exposed and processed films for later printing or scanning. What would you do now?<br />1. Whining and crying all day?</p>

<p >2. Throwing away all your film gears and rushing to stores to buy some digital cameras?</p>

<p >3. Try to shoot film as much as you can in this month?</p>

 

 

 

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I agree with Larry... 1 &3... and start a new hobby :)... maybe more 1 than 3...

It would just be awesome if someone would come up with a digital back for my recently-ordered (and still waiting to be delivered) Leica R4S, and an updated (cheaper :D) digital back for the R8... lol... it doesn't hurt to dream... *sigh*...

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BTW, my local Target processes a roll of C41 for 90 cents. They scan it as well - but I end up re-scanning it at home...

Wal-Mart only sends out the film... :( not convenient.

 

 

 

<p>oh goodness, forgive me for the multiple posts!!</p>

<p>Les Sarile, thanks. There's a CVS in town, so I'll stop by to see what their price is. </p>

<p>I guess it does suck living in a small town. </p>

<p>No it does not suck. Just like everything else it just takes a little longer in a small town and that is not always bad.</p>

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<p>Suppose that , for some reason, all films will be banned next month, no one (in this whole world) can possess/store/process films anymore and we can only keep our exposed and processed films for later printing or scanning. What would you do now?<br /> 1. Whining and crying all day?<br>

2. Throwing away all your film gears and rushing to stores to buy some digital cameras?<br>

3. Try to shoot film as much as you can in this month?</p>

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<p>I'd choose:<br>

4. Move to a different planet! (is there a planet Fujinus or Kodakiter?)</p>

<p>By the way, it's easy to forget the rest of the world. Last year I was in Brazil and Argentina and in the domestic tourism traps there was no problem finding lotsa dedicated photography stores developing and selling lotsa film. Digital hardware is way more expensive there so the market still seems a lot more dependent on analog.</p>

<p>>>35mm will they stop processing it soon?<<<br>

<strong>I don't know about them, but I won't stop processing it... not until I can no longer get my hands on film and the necessary chemicals & papers. Try doing your own and you'll really be hooked!</strong></p>

<p>I would, in fact it sound interesting to process film at home, but I soon will live on a smallish (26 foot) sailboat for a few years out in Indoniesia. Thats why I chouse the simple and reliable film gear, I know that film is plentifull in Aisia. I was advised not to bring digital gear in the tropical jungles for extended periods.</p>

<p>Thanks for everyones opinion<br>

Rgds</p>

<p>I used to shoot only 35mm slide film and occasionally color negative. Five years back I bought digital camera, but never wanted to give up film photography. As a matter of fact 4 years ago one of friends convinced me to start medium format photography. I bought two Pentax 67II bodies and few lenses and now I just love it. The dynamic range of film is just outstanding. With a good scanner I can make a high resolution large size prints. Unfortunately, many color laboratories locally are folding up their business. I use a color lab 'AgX Imaging' located in Sault Sainte Marie, MI (http://www.agximaging.com/) that does outstanding processing at extremely reasonable price. I strongly feel that film will be around for a while and hoping that big manufacturers like Kodak and Fuji will still make film for us.</p>

<p>A friend of mine read this thread and saw a buisiness oportunaty, a few phone calls later he located minilab equipment on 0ction sale, he thinks that offering on line quality scanns and mail servic prints is a viable investment inmy erea.<br>

it dont matter how many times this subject has been discused, the fact that many pepoles showed interest is testimony the subject is actual.<br>

thers alot of information on this thread, some will see positive interest in film, wich is all good.<br>

many thanks<br>

Rgds</p>

<p>Steeve the only problem your friend may have is keeping it in chemistry.</p>

<p>I'm with Larry -- no film? give photography up, find a new hobby. Collect guns and/or knives. Model ships in bottles anyone? (Don't laugh, I've seen some fantastic examples which I intend to photgraph someday with film.) Perhaps one could take up sketching. Didn't HCB do that?</p>

<p>hmm. records, tube amps (for guitar), film, and sailboats. if a new technology in any of those hobbies is introduced (sailing/racing may be the only one these days... 3Di sails anyone?) i'll jump on it... but in reality its really all quite dated... but then again, who cares? and im probably one of the youngest people posting in this thread...</p>

<p>For those of us who still (albeit infrequently) develop our own b/w film we will be good to go for centuries.<br>

For those who use only mini-labs, the question comes down to how long Fuji will make and service their C-41 processing machines.</p>

<p>Digital modeling of guitar amps. AXE FX is supposed rather good Dan.</p>

<p>It's been a good long while since I last sloshed my own tanks... but I would think that film is going to be safe as long as there is a demand for it, and there will be labs processing as long as the demand continues. Chemistry can be made, as well as bought packaged.<br>

Although personally I would prefer to do the development myself. There's something kind of magical about sitting in the dark and opening that film cartridge and taking out the tiny little reel full of exposed film - a world of possibilities yet to be realized.</p>

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<p>I guess it does suck living in a small town.</p>

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<p>No it doesn't. I like living in a small town. If you don't like it, move!</p>

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<p>About the same time they stop producing DSLRs because everyone is using a camera phone.</p>

<p>No doubt it will become more and more of a niche market, though... and increasingly expensive to both buy and get processed.</p>

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<p>if a new technology in any of those hobbies is introduced (sailing/racing may be the only one these days... 3Di sails anyone?) i'll jump on it... but in reality its really all quite dated...</p>

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<p>Sure, there's not as much R&D as there used to be in those fields (except sailing) but Technics is still updating the SL1200 (MK6 version 2 years ago) and Kodak introduces new film. TMax got an update recently, Ektar is pretty new and pretty excellent and if they keep letting movie film trickle down we'll get a version of the Vision 3 films which look pretty spectacular.</p>

<p>I am seeing way too many Photo.net film users sending their films to CVS, Walmart, and Costco. I used to do that until I took some college courses on color film developing and learned the importance of fresh, controlled chemicals to the archival character of processed film. I pay $15 to have a 36 exposure roll of 35mm processed and expertly contact printed onto an 11x14 size sheet of Fuji Crsytal Archive paper at one of the country's best professional labs - A&I - in Hollywood, California. I have color stuff from them going back 10 years that is as clean as the day I picked it up. They have a clean and well controlled process. This is vital. On the other hand, film that I had processed at drug stores is hit or miss. Some looks fine, but most has accelerated aging.</p>

<p>Andre, I've wondered that very thing. I've seen a number of threads about Kodak's Ektar film giving a pronounced blue cast. I don't usually see anything like what I've seen posted from my own dealings but I did use a 1 hour mini-lab once and did get a bit of blue tinge. Could have been coincidence though, I don't know.</p>

<p>Personally I like the way black and white film looks. The grain, the tones. I can't seem to reproduce that with digital. Not yet anyways.</p>

<p>I think film will just get more expensive. A few months ago i was debating on what i wanted to shoot next. I was thinking Kodak Plus-X and went price surfing. B&H had it for something like $42. Freestyle was $49($44.99 fall magazine). Now I go to order it (3 weeks ago) and it is $68.95 on B&H and $69.99 Freestyle on this date.<br /> Tri-X is still $49.95 at B&H and $53.99 on Freestyle. So why the jump in price? Anyone hear anything about Plus-X?? Is Tri-X going to jump next?? For those who might wonder, i need the 100 speed because the camera that i want to use it in is an Argus A3 with a top speed of 150 so the 400 really would not work very well since i usually shoot outside. Anyone with a suggestion for film for this?? I don't really care for Kodaks Tmax films.<br /> Thanks</p>

<p>Order the Aristia Premium 100 from Freestyle as it is the same as Plus-X.</p>

<p>http://www.freestylephoto.biz/192110-Arista-Premium-BandW-100-ISO-35mm-x-100-ft.-roll?cat_id=402</p>

<p>$29.99 per 100'</p>

<p>I think the single biggest reason we still have film shooters is because of the wider dynamic range it provides over digital. What I love about shooting film is that my whites, my highlights don't accelerate to blown as fast as you'll get with digital. I love the highlight details that are still resolved and visible with film. As to resolution, resolving details, digital kills 35mm film...my 21mp DSLR resolves so much more and a heck of a lot crisper nuances then anything I've shot with 35mm film. I do realize meduim and larger format film is still ahead of digital in this regard, however.</p>

<p>Until digital provides the same or wider DR then 35mm film, I'll continue to shoot film 95% of the time.</p>