When they no longer make film...

It will be because the Sun went Nova and all of the pictures will be over-exposed.

And before that, it will Red-Shift. Tungsten corrected slide film will be the Norm.
 
I for one think there will always be film in my lifetime. I am 35. I work in a US government archives. We still use microfilm. Not because we don't have the money. Well, money is an issue. But, all of the other medias have come and gone. Microfilm is still around. Even digital has to upgraded for storage purposes. Microfilm is never upgraded. You just grab the next back up reel and keep it moving. So, I think there will always be a demand for film in some capacity.
Although I do think it will become more expensive to purchase and develop.
 
Juan, any product will disappear if too few people buy it. At some point, well before the number of buyers falls to zero, the sellers will decide they can get a better return on their money elsewhere.

I said in another thread today that I thought film would die a slow death over the next few decades. I'll stick with that, at least as it regards film as commercial product distributed via traditional retail channels. On the one hand, we will see digital capabilities increase while costs drop. On the other hand, film costs will increase while choice and variety decrease. Those of us who use film are fortunate that Kodak, Fuji, et al, presumably paid for their film manufacturing facilities long ago.

If film can be made on an artisanal basis, then it might easily last forever, with sales and marketing handled by the web and distribution by the usual suspects. it won't be cheap, though.
 
35mm film will vanish rapidly when it goes. The film companies will reach a tipping point where they can no longer maintain and staff the lines that make the stuff and still make a profit. It will be like when Kodak stop making B&W paper. And it will be without warning. IMHO, of course. :)
 
You guys are so negitive. We're running out of oil too but I don't see anyone slowing down. or the oil companies closing their doors Some day it'll cost more to get a gallon out of the ground than the energy in it. I have no fear that film will be around for my life time just like gas and diesel. For better or worse the next couple of generations will be dealing with those problems. Isn't film basically a petroleum product anyway
 
scorpius73 said:
I for one think there will always be film in my lifetime. I am 35. I work in a US government archives. We still use microfilm.
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Yes, there are a few industrial applications that use film, and will continue using it for a long time. A few examples are: cinema, x-rays, aerial photography, and electron microscopy.
 
When they no longer make film...

Jeb Bush will be commander in chief! :angel:
 
When they stop making film, I'll be dead and so will everyone who is currently reading this. It will be that far in the future.
 
wgerrard said:
Juan, any product will disappear if too few people buy it. At some point, well before the number of buyers falls to zero, the sellers will decide they can get a better return on their money elsewhere.

I said in another thread today that I thought film would die a slow death over the next few decades. I'll stick with that, at least as it regards film as commercial product distributed via traditional retail channels. On the one hand, we will see digital capabilities increase while costs drop. On the other hand, film costs will increase while choice and variety decrease. Those of us who use film are fortunate that Kodak, Fuji, et al, presumably paid for their film manufacturing facilities long ago.

If film can be made on an artisanal basis, then it might easily last forever, with sales and marketing handled by the web and distribution by the usual suspects. it won't be cheap, though.
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Extraordinarily well-said. And you did not adopt the evil laugh and mustache twist that I am usually accused of using.
 
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