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Are any new 'film' cameras being made? Nikon Canon all have stopped making new 35mm film cameras. If the market can't support 35mm cameras, how can anyone think that S8 cameras would have a market that will support a new camera. --J.S.

I pretty sure Nikon still makes the F6 in small batches, and of course you can still get an M7 or MP from Leica.

Don't forget that Lomography is making new film cameras all the time and selling them to The Kids at premium prices. Hardly 6 months goes by without a new 35mm camera from them of some sort, and they started making NEW 110 cameras just last month. The also made the LomoKino, which sorta-kinda shoots moving film (4 frames per sec top speed, hand cranked, 36 frames max per load).

I've said this before but if anyone's looking to find a major manufacturer to make a NEW super 8 camera, it'll probably be them, though I'm guessing they haven't yet because it's just a heck of a lot harder to make a movie camera than a still camera.

I was wandering around the Narita Airport in Japan last year waiting for a connection when I came across a camera store that had a new Pentax 35mm film camera in the display window. If you go to their web site they still make two models of medium format film cameras (the 35mm cameras are all discontinued): http://www.pentax.jp/english/products/filmcamera/

[aj]

In Japan film based photography is certainly not dead. Fuji is doing strong and heaps of film are available in every shop on every streetcorner. Large general department stores have long ailes with darkroom supplies. Paper, chemistry, equipment. All fresh and well kept.

Too bad my luggage neared 30kg on the return.

I don't understand why Fuji or some reseller doesn't start a global webshop and sell it abroad. Japan mail is utterly reliable.
Although the Yen value has become a bit of problem. But things were so low priced one would assume there is plenty advantage.