It bums me out, but I agree re. Kodak and Fuji, because their infrastructure isn't supported by the volume of film sales anticipated. But that's where smaller companies come in... ORWO, FOMA... heck, just look at other analogue imaging technologies: what about the Impossible Project... I'm seeing SX-70 film for my old polaroid being sold locally in no less than 3 stores... you couldn't have convinced me that would be the case when Polaroid folded. You can even still get commercially prepared POP paper, a technology that was obsolete 100 years ago.
So I think film will be available for a long while, it's just going to be limited, there'll be ups and downs and resurces/support will be distant and take time. Plus finding people to service your camera will get harder to find.... but I'm an optimist: here's to hoping someone takes on a new colour film.
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I actually don't need to see any more advances in film emulsion technology.
Vision 3 is great for higher-end color work. Ektachrome 100D is actually better than I expected for a reversal and Tri-X & Double X work for me in b&w. As long as we can get Vision 3, a color reversal stock, a b&w negative and a b&w reversal I'm good.
I'd expect Kodak to either downsize to the point where they can make a little money with film or simply sell off the intellectual property to an Indian company or someone who thinks they can make a little money selling film in small runs.
Vision 3 is great for higher-end color work. Ektachrome 100D is actually better than I expected for a reversal and Tri-X & Double X work for me in b&w. As long as we can get Vision 3, a color reversal stock, a b&w negative and a b&w reversal I'm good.
I'd expect Kodak to either downsize to the point where they can make a little money with film or simply sell off the intellectual property to an Indian company or someone who thinks they can make a little money selling film in small runs.