Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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.