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<p>Hi Jeff, thanks, nice to see you again. I've been thinking today about that celllphone cameras, and I think it's an interesting subject for discussion, even for a Wedsday Pic, or Friday or whatever. Acctually I use more often my mobile camera then any other (digital or film). Anyone knows how to start a new Forum?</p>

<p>It's funny that such a post based on a absurd rumor keeps going and going... Just wanted to add some interesting (think so) facts to this. I'm quite sure that behind these rumors are big digital cameras manufactures, trying to grab the remaining market (like the "undecided" voters, who haven't choose Nikon or Canon yet! :-) Anyway, dont believe at all that Fuji, or even Kodak will stop production. Fuji invested in the film department last year, and it's going to send to market next month a new film MF camera - the GF670W Professional -wich mean also good news for MF film; and Kodak, Kodak has announced last week that Kodak Professional Portra 160 will be released starting in March 2011 in: 35mm, 120/ 220, 4×5 and 8×10. About scanners, Reflecta is going to send to market in June, a new dedicated film scanner, the MF 5000. So, has you can see, the film market is still moving... despite the digital barks :-)<br>

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<p>Gratz on your aquisition. The F100 is a great camera. You better go and buy another before it runs out, so you can use with 2 different kind of film. And just go out and shoot! Stop worring about nonsense things. I'm sure the world will run out of Oil before film! Fuji produced more film last year then in the last decades.</p>

<p>Yes, that's right. You still can buy a new F100 at Amaz on for $1485, but it's silly to buy it when you can get a very good used one for only about $300. The same regards to the F6, pay more then $3000 for a discontinued 35mm film camera? Maybe in 2005, not today. You can get one in mint condition for about $1000. But for that amount you can get a good F100 or F5 (or an F4) with some good glass to put on it. Or get an MF Mamyia (with film back and 80mm lens).</p>

<p>Vincent, I also had the same dilema a few months ago, and I ended up by choosing the F100. (I was also able to find some extras, like the eyepiece cap, the rubber eycup and the Focusing Screen Type E, but not the connecting cord to connect to a computer and register the data). The F6 is too expensive, specially for a discontinued camera. The F5, although has some things I would like to have in my F100, like mirrow lock-up, is too big to walk around with it. Not just a question of weight, but is much bulkier (that's why I'l never buy the grip for the F100), and less discreet. I also have to carry the D700 (wich look very similar to the F100), and I can fit both in the same bag. Anyway, I agree with the majority. Each camera for each kind of needs.</p>

<p>Ho, as soon as I finnished writting, just saw Dave's response. Thanks Dave, a very interesting Blog too.</p>

<p>Gratz Mauro and thanks a lot for such an interesting post. Sorry for those "digital barking", but that was to be expected with such a hot subject. And thanks a lot for such great links. Its very refreshing to notice that internet hasn't been yet totaly monopolyzed by Digitography sites and posts. And I have also to give credit to Photo.net for this good posts that arises to surface some times. Keep the good working, shooting and posting.!</p>

<p>Hi everyone. Happy New Year!<br>

@Alvaro, I dont understand why you find so difficult to get a Fuji 800, there's a lot of places where it's possible to get rolls of Fujicolor Xtra 800 or Pro 800Z (at Amazon for $4, a packet of 4 by $9.95, or Adorama, Buy.com, etc.), and buy it online. What about Kodak Portra 800? It's easy to find (with the ability to push to 1600 when you need extra speed). Anyway, I didn't understood very clear your problem. Is to get the Fuji 800, or to find a good fast film? You can always get a faster one, like 1600 and pull it at 800!<br>

What Johannes just wrote is also very important. I always keep buying rolls even if i dont use them (like they say, "better have it and dont need it, to need it and dont have it"). Sometimes I just give them to my students so they can try it, and this way they will naturally have to shoot it!<br>

I'm more worried about the end of good film scanners now that also Nikon stopped production.</p>

<p>Canon EOS 1V, Fuji Reala 100, EF 28-80, F/5.6 Scanned at 1200dpi Epson V750</p><div></div>

<p>Thank you all for such great information. I can't wait to try them all! lol Well, in the least the Ektar and Portra as also the Fuji Superia Xtra. I also shoot sometimes B&W, but only for fun. The color photo will be for work. I can't develop myself anymore (like i used to) because now i have a family and no room for everything.<br>

@Larry is this true? This new 400 films are that good as those 100 from the 90?s? I would like to try those 400 too, because i take several picture inside of churches with very dim light.<br>

Is it possible that everyone can post some examples of film photos with the type of film used? I would apreciate it very much, and maybe all the others will too.<br>

Looking at the Kodak site i noticed it exists a TMax 3200! Jesus! Couldn't believe there was such thing! I think the maximum in my time was 1000 Asa. Has anyone tried it? The specs says wonders about it, <a href="http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/bw/tMaxP3200.jhtml">http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/bw/tMaxP3200.jhtml</a> but i'm affraid my photos will look like digital pictures pp with PhS & Nik Silver Efex Pro.<br>

Thank you all again for your time and MERRY CHRYSTMAS!</p>

<p>Hi everybody. I 'm returning to shoot film, like i used to, till 10 year ago. And I need to be updated about what can i find today in the market. I have a Nikon F100 and a Canon 1V, that i recentyl bought. I'm only intersted about 50-200 Iso range, since i dont like very grainy film. So, can someone help me, wich is the best? Reala, Tri X? Superia Xtra? Fd4? Portra 160 NC or 160 VC? I would like also to know for what type of photography are recomended, outdoor, street, lanscape, portraits? Thank you.</p>

<p>Martin,<br />Thanks a lot. In fact that site has a review of the Reflecta Scanner, wich makes a very positive impression about it. It really might be my option.<br />Mr Henderson, trying to defend Nikon Scanners "honor", wich is absolutely not the point of this discussion, since it's about the "availability of new negative scanners", not about how good old or discontinued scanners were. My idea was in fact to give some possible alternatives offered by today's market. And in terms of reliability between film and digital cameras, i'm not going to discuss that here, since it's not the issue of this post. Anyway, nevertheless how reliable a digital camera might be, 70% of digital cameras are consumption products for the big public, wich soon become outdated. (how many people still using those 1 or 3 Megapixel cameras?) It's not a matter of needing, but obviously you wont be able to find people using the same digital cameras for 20 or even 10 years, wich you can for sure with a film camera.</p>

<p>Hi everyone. Dont know if this is any new to all, but I've found in the market some other companies that make film/slide scanners. Besides Plustek, there is Vistaquest, ION, and Reflecta. Have to admit that have no idea of the product quality of each, but the Reflecta Scanner RPS-7200 Professional, seems quite similar to the Plustek 7600 I AI. They're all with 7200x7200 with 42bits of depht (Nikon are just 4000dpi and 16bits of depth, right?) And the Epson Perfection V750-M Pro Scanner doesn't seem bad, since has 2 lenses and a Color Depht of 48-bit internal / external. Maybe someone knows any of those and can give an opinon? Because i also need one (yes, another poor guy that belong to the minorities forgoten by big companies). As about film beeing more expensive, that's relative . It's much more expensive then before, that's right, but, how long does our film gear lasts? And when you buy a dslr for how long you keep it till you have to replace it?</p>

<p>I'm interested, do you still have it? How much you're asking for it? By the way, i found in an old post, one possible solution to the problem: </p>

 

<p ><a name="00RP4a"></a><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=4461304">Justin Acuff</a> <a href="../member-status-icons"></a>, Nov 06, 2008; 07:46 a.m.</p>

 

<p>Just came across this thread because I've bought a new computer running Vista x64. I've got the ES-E1 working under Vista x86 (the normal 32 bit version) on my laptop. Unless I missed it (I just skimmed the posts), it doesn't look like ya'll got it resolved. Here's the procedure I have for running EOS Memory and EOS Remote.<br>

Download the latest version for the Canon website. To install it, you need to have your original CD in the drive. Insert the USB cable and when it asks for the driver, install the one under ES_E13_E\CABLE_ES\Cable_2K. I'm guessing most of ya'll got this far and tried to launch EOS Remote. It won't work unless you launch it in Windows 2000 Compatibility mode. That's the trick to getting it to work (in the 32 bit version anyways). You can always set it to run under Windows 2000 compatibility by right clicking on the icon and selecting properties. Under compatibility, select Run in Compatibility mode for and select Windows 2000. Actually I just checked ad Windows XP (Service Pack 2) is what I have selected, so it should work with that as well.</p>

 

 

<p>Michael,<br>

Go back to e-bay and buy another! There's always a chance to correct our mistakes! lol I agree that it would be quite usefull if we had a film camera with a rear LCD. That was the next step film cameras were going to, after Nikon F6, but, unfortunetly, they put in a sensor instead! And the point & shooters market killed the film cameras, or, they're development. My dream is that they will do one day a film/digital camera, where you might have the option to record the image on a sensor or in a film (instead of choosing between jpeg or raw). But, that's just a dream. In the meantime i use both, on a double headed tripod, and set the menu in the digital equal to the film, just to have an idea of the outcome. So, the DSLR works like the rear LCD!</p>

<p>Marc<br />Thanks for the tips. I saw some tests of the Sigma 50 F71.4 and it looks excelent, far much better then the Canon 50 F/1.8 or even the F/1.4. The 24-70, it's too heavy, and too expensive for me, any alternatives?<br />Stephen<br />I loved that story about the film and dslr shooters! I have to tell it to my students. I use film for 30 years, and one of the reasons i want to go for FF is because i always felt disapointed with digital dslr's results! So the 50D MKII seems a good choise (can't afford the Canon 1D MKIV or MKIII, or the Nikon D3, and the D700 is about to be replaced next March). And this way I can have just one set of lenses for both cameras, Film and Digital</p>

<p>Thanks Mark! That's the kind of opinion Michael needed to read. By the way, what are your lens recomendations for the 5DMkII? I'm about to buy one and needed some advice. I've eard that some lenses (FF not croped ones) create some shadows in the corners (vigneting). Shall we start with what? A 50mm F/1.4 or the F/1.8? (read some reviews saying oposite things about them)</p>

<p>Hi everyone... I dont want to add some fuel to the fire that is already burning in this discussion... wich I thing is more retorical, or plain academic... I know what you're going to say (or write), but just look at the DxOMark sensor comparisons:<br /><a href="http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/en/Camera-Sensor/Compare-sensors/(appareil1)/483%7C0/(appareil2)/619%7C0/(onglet)/0/(brand)/Canon/(brand2)/Canon">http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/en/Camera-Sensor/Compare-sensors/(appareil1)/483%7C0/(appareil2)/619%7C0/(onglet)/0/(brand)/Canon/(brand2)/Canon</a><br />As you can see, there's some noticeable differences. Anyway, I dont think this discussions are really helpfull to the people that are merely asking an opinion. Usually people starts making a statment based on theyr own preferences and choices, instead of pointing out the advantages of each choice. Surely, 7D and 5DMKII are 2 diferent cameras, and is like compare oranges with apples. Some prefear oranges, others apples. The choice will depend on several issues (mostly private ones), wich i think were plain and correctly explained in the first 2 pages of this discussion. And who cares about reviews, tests or charts, or whaterver? I think what Michal was wanting, was you're own opinion, since he also can have access to those tests. And I also think he should rely more on people who realy has the experience of both cameras.(I'm not one of those, by the way)</p>

<p>Thanks a lot Larry. I'll try the CN C-41, since i cant process it yet. Bought an Ilford 50 this afternoon, but i'll keep it for a rainy day then :-)</p>

<p>Hi Eddie! Thanks, this Forum isn't dead yet! (:-)) I just received yesterday my new (old) F 100! Started to shoot film again. What can i say? I just rediscovered the pleasure of Photography, instead of doing simple digitography! By the way, what are the best film in market these days (color and B&W)? By what i've read before, Kodak Gold and Fuji Superia are to avoid?</p>

<p>Just another one from my daughter Agnes. Love the colors. Not bad for a bundle lens. Canon EOS 550D, 18-55 IS, Iso 400, F/4, 1/6 sec., 55mm.</p><div></div>

<p>Visit to Coimbra's Catedral. The cloister. Canon Eos 550D, Iso 100, F/ 4.5, 1/45, 29mm (18-55 IS)</p><div></div>

<p>Thanks Rick (Thom's Review is just perfect) and Stephen, I didn't knew those Nikon models, they just seem like my first film camera the Minolta X300 with an alloy chassis! Had great pictures with that one, and very good GT lenses. I was very impressed with the F4s. Too bad it cant work with VR lenses. I'll try to find one here.</p>

<p>Thanks Rick, that was very helpfull and refreshing! I'll be reading those to learn something more about the state of art in film photography. By the way, you didn't mention the F 100, waht do you think about it? Thanks again. NS</p>

<p>Thank you all for the very interesting discussion. I wish there was a site for film fans, like the tousands they have for digital... I tryed to find some good discussion about this subject, but all I saw had more then 5, 6, 7 or even 10 years old, that's why I'm so happy to read this (few) 6 pages in this post. I also have a similar question (and maybe hundreds like me and Stephen). I shoot film for more then 30 years, and about 10 years ago moved to digital. And now, i'm thinking going back to film, since i'm not pleased with the results. Since i sold all my gear (film and digital), i don't know what to buy, since things changed since i left film. I was thinking about F80, F100 or F5 by Nikon - last one I had was a F70 (sorry, but cant afford a F6, and even these last two, might be too bulky and heavy). And then some good lenses (we can use the new VR lenses in a film camera?). I read recently that film sellings raised a lot this summer (good news indeed). Are there any news about films? I mean, wish are the best choices? Thank you all again.</p>