Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely, Paul - and while you say my hobby horse is saying that the 'sun's going to explode,' I've for some time been saying 'go with what works for you.' But what this particular thread started with wasn't my out of the blue jumping on my hobby horse to announce the death of film. Rather, it was my expressing bemusement that someone would be surprised in 2006 that a film camera system they had just invested in had gone belly up shortly thereafter. I don't for the life of me see how that could surprise anyone. Sadden, of course. Disappoint, certainly. But not surprise. On 4/22/06 5:24 PM, "PHC" <lists@paulhardycarter.com> wrote: > I don't really understand your point here BD. Are you saying that all > film apart from large format will become unavailable, but not for a > long time? > > Sounds like my teacher telling me that the Sun is going to explode and > take the Earth with it - but not for a few million years. > > This does seem to be a huge hobby-horse for you. There are millions of > people taking pictures on 35mm black and white film all over the world, > and there will be long after I'm dead and gone. What's the problem? > > Digital's great, so is film. You pay your money and you take your > choice. > > P. > > ******* > Paul Hardy Carter > www.paulhardycarter.com > +44 (0)20 7871 7553 > ******* > > On 22 Apr 2006, at 17:25, B. D. Colen wrote: > >> Time for a reality check - ANY film system anyone gets into now is on >> borrowed time, including - yes, it's true - Leica film. (Actually, >> there's >> probably one exception to this, and that's large format, which has >> really >> survived as an art tool, and will probably continue to survive for that >> reason. ) While there will continue to be film cameras and film >> available >> for a long time, and parts will probably be available for the likes of >> Leica >> for years to come, we are at the end of an era. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information