6 1/2 * 9 cm. film
Posted:
Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:39 amby blaised
How long do you think that this MF film will continue being made? I have a camera that uses it and I would like to think it will be made indefinitely.
Thank you in advance.
Posted:
Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:21 pmby castledude
IMHO when focal planes like a Leaf Aptus (22 MP) get to a reasonable price (less than $2K) and about 48 MP/16 bits film will have a serious threat.
At that point using film will be more of an artist thing than a commercial thing so makers of film will need to justify the cost of production vs sales.
How long will it take ? My guess is 5+ years and probably more like 10+. The film won't go away it just may become more prohibitive in cost as less and less makers are around and the EPA kills the processors.
The encouraging thing is that even with all the changes I can still get 4x5 and 8x10 sheet film for my cameras. Both of those formats are really dead in the commercial field.