Film is dead?

Film is dead?

I like a dinosaur. It 'happened in a workshop in photography a few years ago, when the teacher asked for a show of hands from those who are still with the movie. In fact, I was one of two dinosaurs, which he describes. It is encouraging to report for a class of about 20 people.

It is no surprise that professionals (such as our workshop leaders) largely abandoned the film take place, given the speed with which improvements in the resolution of the digital camera and color fidelity. Wayare the days of Polaroid film packs and backs for the implementation review of the exposure and lighting. Now we just have a digital LCD screen and its histogram and make adjustments immediately.

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An omen, which was hammered home recently when I took my camera to my favorite store 120 films, also known as my old reliable local film-processing plant. He informed me that their machine to act and who probably will not be replaced if it failed. When I wascontinue to make my big, beautiful movie, I'm probably going to have my film in a different city for processing e-mail. Up, is that their machines croak too.

You can not blame them. They make their money by selling digital cameras that could be interrupted by a new group of consumers who previously were not developed film.

My disappointment is the fact that stem cells do not like digital. In fact, I shot mostly with a digital SLR now, and with the scan of my 35 mmMovies, long before digital cameras arrived at their current popularity. I also have my license images online. In other words, they are firmly rooted in the realm of digital photography.

I think it's more a case of nostalgia. Only in recent years I have be in a position, the quality of the film medium format gear, even if decades old and used. They are built like tanks and have high quality glass lenses. Yes - they are heavy and bulky, but the image quality is phenomenal. After shooting grainy 35 mmMovies for decades, I was ready to emulate the work of photographers real magazine. I also bought a scanner, the scanned films in a larger size.

So now I'm selling my antiques and scanners, to replace them with the latest and greatest digital SLR? Well, judging by the amount of film used equipment bought and sold online, I would say - not so fast! Yes, some companies from the market to offer film and processing chemicals (AGFA) decreased, but otherILFORD such venerable British (only black and white) and film giant Kodak is to address the issue. New film products are also available on the market! And others do, like Freestyle Photographic Supplies, what they can live for art, while maintaining the film, darkroom supplies and film cameras.

Where this leads me is that I still use film for my equipment all the time I'm willing to develop my film, if I needed. By far the easiest to handle is in black and white, so ifcomes to shove, that's what I took. With my scanner, I'll be able to direct films in digital format, without worrying about printing with an enlarger.

Cinema is dead or dying? There is no doubt that the professional workflow now mostly digital. But there are a lot of movies and work equipment even in the hands of professionals and amateurs, I say with confidence that the film will be around for a long time.

Film is dead?