Where to get films?

[denisbergeron]

I am an amateur photographerand I want to do some experience in medium

format. I beginning to look in different store to seek the perfect

medium format for me. I am looking to a Bronica or a Hasselblad...

used.<br>

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Now, I read theses two new :<br>

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href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2004/08/24/cnilford24.xml&sSheet=/money/2004/08/24/ixcity.html">

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2004/08/24/cnilford24.xml&sSheet=/money/2004/08/24/ixcity.html</a><br>

and <br>

<a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/534773.html">

http://www.iht.com/articles/534773.html</a><br>

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Ilford will go into administration, and Agfa sold they film business.<br>

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My question is this one. Did, I will be able to buy film and make them

processed next year ?<br>

[larry_benjamin]

Hundreds of thousands of medium format cameras out there which will require film. Sure the price may go up & the selections may be limited but they will be there for a long while yet. One or more film makers will fill the niche'.

Cheers, Larry

[pavelp]

I would not worry about the next year. I've been wrong before.

[robert_marvin]

I think it's fairly likely that one or more of the "major" film manufacturers (

Kodak, Fuji, or a restructured Agfa or Ilford) will continue to produce film and

paper. Even if this is not the case, there should be enough of a fine art and

hobbiest market for smaller companies such as Forte, Efke, Foma, or Lucky to

continue to profitably manufacture film (and paper) for many years to come.

 

If I'm wrong, we could always emulate Cartier Bresson and take up drawing :-)

[erik scanhancer]

At least you will be able to develop them yourself next year. When

it's B&W there really isn't a big deal in developing your own film.

And for the rest: my lab guy is planning to develop films for a

long, long time. His business is doing well and his machines

are paid by himself. He prefers customers coming in with film,

because according to him they are the only ones who care about

quality. And he gets depressed when he doesn't get a chance to

deliver quality. I love my lab.

[titrisol]

I don;t think film is going the way of the dodo just yet.

 

depending on where you live there will be a few options available, such as Kodak, EFKE/MACO, Foma, Forte, etc.

 

I still believe Ilford will keep producing for a long time, and AGFA is under restructuration which can be good news!

[randy_skopar]

I saw the Fujifilm blimp over Manhattan today, so they're still promoting!

[arthuryeo]

As long as you are quite near a large city, there'll never be a problem developing B&W films. Ilford is having its own problem but the big-2: Kodak and Fuji Films are alive and well.

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The other alternative is to develop the film yourself later when you have the time.

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I'm not sure if there are mail order B&W film processing in Europe, may be some Europeans can jump in and help out here.