Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jesse Hellman said: > But IS the market empty, Dan? While B & W film and darkroom products may > be heading in the direction of art and hobby photographers very quickly > there still may be enough to support a few streamlined companies if with > no research for the future. <<<<<<<< If for a moment can we imagine all this "demise of film and film manufacturers" as a kind of conversation between painter artists about 80 - 100 years ago as film was about to supposedly.............. "eliminate art, paint, brushes and whatever else goes along with putting oils to canvas?" It didn't happen even though there was much hand wringing! >>While B & W film and darkroom products may be heading in the direction of art and hobby photographers very quickly << Of course in the fast moving communication and marketing world of today it's different with digital, but I think as pointed out, there will be smaller companies take up the slack left by Ilford, Kodak, Fuji, Agfa whomever. Simply because there will be many millions of folks who still wish to use film even though they may have a half dozen digital cameras in their back pocket. >>art and hobby photographers <<<< As we know when a corporation decides to shut down, sometimes employees who know they can still produce the products, buy out the departments of the company they know can still operate produce (film) and still make a fairly good income from it. >>art and hobby photographers <<<<......................... film requirements come to mind again! Even though I never thought I'd see the day I'd be excited about digital and pooh poohed it as nothing more than a fad gadget and "Instant gratification WOW factor of an instant image." I find today after playing / working with the Canon G5 first, now extensively with a Digilux 2 and it's amazingly excellent zoom lens, I'm becoming completely won over to digital. No not completely! Not quite yet. Very close indeed. ;-) However, I must say, as others have, "I'll never do digital as I'm a film kinda guy forever and ever more!" ;-) We as human beings do change our minds and ways! Besides using 3 M7's and Leica glass while doing my photography and producing a new book, I'd find it very difficult to go digi something completely. Now three M type digitals and I think I could go digital in a heart beat! :-) ted