What will you do when Tri-x is dead?

If Tri-X is going to die, it isn't going to be a $9000 camera that kills it, any more than the Rolls Royce "killed" Ford.
 
Like the OP said..."I'm keen on returning to it [film]". If people aren't buying it, they can wax nostalgic all they like on film and it will go away.

If you want fil to stick around, buy some.
 
Tri-X will out live ALL of us so I aint worried about it. I like shooting the Arista EDU 400 film so I buy that mostly anyhow!
 
jsrockit said:
I don't think it's going to matter to him... he moved on from roll film use years ago.
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Yes - he's been using digital for ages now. However, he still gets his digital files printed on a film negative before it is printed so I'm assuming this part of his process would have to change if film was to die.
 
I, like many others, don't think Tri-X is going to die soon... But if it where to happen in my lifetime, I'll just go on shooting whichever other B&W film is still available. T-Max, Delta, HP5+....
 
Should Tri-X be discontinued, I will throw myself off a cliff because my life will no longer have any meaning...

Joking aside, though I do love Tri-X and it is my most-used b&w film, Ilford's films are just as good, and in fact are probably even a little better at times.

Tri-X ain't dead yet, and neither are lots of other emulsions. On the contrary, although there are less and less choices lately, the films that are still being made are, in my admittedly novice opinion, quite remarkable. Instead of always lamenting the death of a medium that is still being produced and made available to us, how about just buying it and shooting it while it's still here?

I can still buy vinyl records. I can still buy needles for my grandma's 120 year old victrola--and find folks who service those old phonographs. I can still buy cassettes. Atari consoles are still available. Landlines are still here. I know nothing about ham radios, but my guess is that there are people out there who still engage in that too. If I want to sit down and write a letter and bring it to the post office, as opposed to typing out an email, I can. The list of things still available to us that are supposed to have been dead for years are still out there to be enjoyed should we choose to enjoy them. Film will never completely go away in my lifetime (I'm 104 years old--just kidding, 35 ;). Stop talking about film's end and just shoot it. The best way to keep it around is to buy it and use it. Sheesh.
 
Tri-X is not dead yet.
If it does, I'll be more than happy to give my money to Ilford, Foma, Adox, Lucky, whomever.

Meanwhile I'll continue to show people around me that film photography is both satisfying and rewarding. 50% of them will listen, the others won't. That's life.

Now stop being depressed and shoot your film cameras this weekend :)
 
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