[rollei_list] Re: Large Format film availability

I have no doubt many, many sizes of large format film (especially B&W) will
be available until the day most of us die....

"and commanding premium prices..."

That's the part that will suck....



On 4/30/08, Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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
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> >
>

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