spydrxx Posted May 17, 2008 Share #21 Posted May 17, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Many years ago in a Chicago newspaper there was a picture of the newly elected President of the United States holding the headline edition of that paper, which read that his opponent has won the race for President. I take headlines with a grain of salt...they are meant to sell, not inform. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest darkstar2004 Posted May 17, 2008 Share #22 Posted May 17, 2008 Well, lessee here... Badger Graphic Badger Graphic Sales, Inc. offers the following large format & ultra large format sheet films for sale - 4x5: 18 different emulsions 5x7: 7 different emulsions 8x10: 19 different emulsions And their ultra large format sheet film options in Ilford HP5+ (ISO 400) - 2.25x3.25 4x10 5x12 6.5x8.5 7x17 8x20 10x12 7x11 12x20 14x17 16x20 20x24 As well as Ilford FP4+ (ISO 125) in 7x9.5 If this many LF/ULF sheet film options are STILL alive and well in "The Digital Era," I don't think we have much to worry about as far as film vanishing off the face of the earth. JMHO. I think 35mm film will most likely be available for the rest of my lifetime, whatever that may be (I'm 50 at present). I would say the same for 120 and possibly 220 format films; I could see 220 going away and 120 staying. Sales of new medium format cameras seems to have taken the most severe beating of all, thanks to digital - but in a world that has 6,810,959,263+ residents, there are too many tens of millions of 35mm & MF film cameras in this world that are still being used for some film manufacturer to not make film for them. The film makers are already set up and their equipment is paid for. Film sales cost them nothing other than the price of raw materials - it's a gravy train for them, moneywise. Maybe I'm way off in the ditch, but that's the way I see it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker Posted May 18, 2008 Share #23 Posted May 18, 2008 I've just been looking at an advert in a UK Photography magazine from April 1983. Ilford HP5 and FP4 - 10 rolls for £16.60. A reasonably priced supplier of film in the UK now would sell me 10 rolls of HP5 or FP4 for £24.90 :eek: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted May 18, 2008 Share #24 Posted May 18, 2008 Vendors of digital cameras would like you to believe that film is dead, so that they can shift some product. If they didn't convince people that they won't be able to buy film in 1, 2 or 10 years time, they won't sell any digital cameras to them. Same with magazines, which always need to have some new shiny bauble to stick on the front cover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sery Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share #25 Posted May 21, 2008 I think haris explained waht i was alluding to. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted May 21, 2008 Share #26 Posted May 21, 2008 You joined the forum in 2006? Welcome. Post more often. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted May 21, 2008 Share #27 Posted May 21, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Everyone comes out for a funeral, Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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