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This is what I have noted also. There is a slow resurgence of analog technology and film is part of that.
Better start buying up old cameras now as prices will rise :-)
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Mats
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Hurray, its about time.
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Well, just sample the introduction threads here on APUG. More than a few tout returning after a spell spent away from film photography. I think it more of an reawakening than a resurgence.
Thank you
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Fear not the future of which you were deprived. Be thankful for the past which has been bestowed upon you. - Me, five seconds ago
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I started my photography journey using film back in the 1950's. I still use it, that's why I'm here. However, for my business it's the other way of capture. There are several reasons. The other form is now my dominant workflow and with prices coming down I need to do more volume, hence the other medium.
Since I'm 62 and this is not my sole source of income, I can do things differently, as I'm looking with different colored glasses, than the younger pro who is still are at a point in their life that they need to produce to earn enough for a decent living for their family. I find most all of the younger (those in their thirties or less) people have never used film for capture. Maybe they will pick up on it someday.
Although I did recently post an interesting link to an article I found in the September issue of Professional Photographer magazine. I wonder if they scan the negatives and process with a computer? Then print, which way?
At any rate, no matter what a person does there are only 24 hours to each day. Time and profit are the most important factors for most of my business decisions.
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film photography has hit its rock bottom and is now rising once more, after all photography for most is a pastime , and that word indicates the desire to spend time in creating a photograph.
digital is just all over too soon ,click , chimp and its done, not much of a pastime in my eyes.
+ i guess in pro terms it gives you a edge if you do both digital and film, i know i do.
well i own a digi canon but havent used it for a few months lol
i just hope that colour papers and films can be saved in time, b and w will be ok , but im really worried about colour, sad.
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Just received the fall 2010 issue of Aperture, the back cover is a nice ad for Kodak Ektar 100 film. The ad shows, "New! Now in 4 by 5 and 8 by 10 formats." Kind of nice to have Kodak still working the film business. Let's support Kodak! And the other film makers as well!
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"film photography has hit its rock bottom and is now rising once more..."
Sounds like the "dead cat bounce" again. These chipper articles miss some sad but undeniable truths concerning the "ecology" of film shooting. For starters, home dev/print is a necessity for most--that's only mention of development issues in the video. The article sidesteps the carnage among pro labs(make that any lab) capable of competent full range service. Film is harder to find and pricier than ever for many. I'd like to support Kodak but here in Canada, Kodak has shunned small labs by making huge orders of paper and chemistry a necessity for maintaining an account--a gift to Fuji. Repair shops tanked for lack of business. I intend to hang on as long as possible but high costs and inconvenience are cutting into my shooting. The last gasp was the recent demise of cheap, sometimes iffy processing/printing from big boxes like Walmart and Costco.Giveaway 35mm kits lose their sparkle quick when a 20-something finds out a 24 of Fuji Superia will cost $10-12 to process and print, plus take a week.
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My take is film is just taking its place alongside digital as a means of image creation - people, especially creatives both amateur and pro, like having options beyond 10 megapixel or 12.
It'll never be huge or dominant and people are fooling themselves to think digital a 'fad'. That said, more people do seem to be making a deliberate choice.
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