Are you anxious about the demise of film?

[sevo]

All digital movies are stored on film for long term, with no exception.

All bank accounting data must be stored in hardcopy for twenty years past the final transaction. Similar rules apply for registrars offices and the like. And by sheer volume, everyone opts for microfilm - today, direct digital phototypesetting to film rather than microfilm from print. It is a constantly growing business, with no alternative in sight - digital data storage depends on complex read-out machinery which so far never has survived a decade or two before the data became effectively inaccessible, way too short for banks or registrars - where long term obligations or possession titles may be on their book for centuries.

The amounts of film involved there will keep at least one maker of base material in business for many years to come, whom the proposed small "boutique" makers could draw upon for raw materials.

 

[Turtle]

No.

It don't think it will vanish anytime soon and all the while digital capture and processing options are getting better.

 

[HHPhoto]

No.

It don't think it will vanish anytime soon and all the while digital capture and processing options are getting better.

And film is getting better as well.
Ten years ago I have dreamt about a film like Fuji Provia 400X.
Now this dream has come true, ISO 400 with a picture quality of the 100 speed films we used ten years ago.
Or TMY-2, or the new Harman Direct Positive paper.
Or Rollei ATP, Agfa Copex Rapid and Adox CMS 20 with the new Spur developers. All outstanding material.

The film imaging chain is still evolving with significant progress.

Cheers, Jan

 

[filmfan]

I was not until I just got off the phone with freestyle and they are no longer going to have Arista Premium 100 (Kodak Plus-X 125). The employee also hinted at the future demise of Kodak's offering of Plus-X... scary but there are still tons of great films out there.

 

[tomalophicon]

They discontinued it ages ago.