Traditional film photography is currently about a half a billion dollar market world-wide, and is projected to be at least a 100 million dollar market for a decade. At the very least, niche suppliers will continue to service it... If it is any consolation to you, vinyl records are making a very significant comeback these days and new pressing and commanding premium prices... Eric Goldstein -- On 4/30/08, Aaron Reece <oboeaaron@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Apr 30, 2008, at 10:08 AM, Don Quixote wrote: > > > > I listened to a former head of photography at the Museum of Natural > History > > tell me that if she was buying large format today she wouldn't purchase a > > 5x7 camera. She doesn't think film will be in available in that size soon > > > > I doubt it. Film is still available in 11x14, 7x17, 12x20, and 20x24 sizes > if one knows where to look. If manufacturers can still find a market for > those sizes, I imagine that the relatively pedestrian 5x7 format will be > well-supplied for some time as well. However, the choice of film stock (esp. > color) is already comparatively limited in those formats, so depending on > her needs this may make sense. Windmills, Ho! > > -Sancho Panza > > (Aaron Reece) > Oswego, NY, USA > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'subscribe'in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list