Monday, April 24, 2006

film is dead.dont make me laugh.

Taking into acount the recent demise of many film camera manufacturers I started to worry. So I did a little searchin' on the internet .

The news are about 8mm film. If they still make it,and release new products,35 mm is ok. According to all the big 8 mm film sites there are 40 or so brands available(some are new some are about to be discontinued,some are new).

http://onsuper8.blogspot.com/2006/0...uji-velvia.html
http://onsuper8.blogspot.com/2006/0...o-it-again.html
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/s8mm/7280.jhtml

I dont think anyone makes new 8 mm film cameras since the sixties.

People will most likely sell and resell the classics and repair them for a long time yet. I am not sure about electronic cameras though,but I dont care for them much.

8mm is an awkward and unpractical technology - apparently it still has a strong following.

I am sorry if I annoy anyone with this thread(film is not dead is an annoying subject - but it worries me).

P.S.

did you know AM radio is stereo now?that was a shock to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AM_stereo
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