Kodak film through 2015

[BAC]

It looks like Kodak will continue making film for the motion picture industry until at least 2015. I don't know if this is good news or bad news. It would be nice to get some news on consumer film.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/art ... ck_check=1

Shoot as much film as you can while it's still around. There will be plenty of time to shoot digital when film is gone.

[aj]

Read the whole story rather then spreading rumour and panic
based on a title.

However, pointing to the renewal of the contracts and their duration, in some cases through the end of 2015, Kodak spokesman Christopher Veronda said, “There’s no short-term plan to get out of motion picture film. We see it remaining a viable business.”

[BAC]

Sorry André, I'm not trying to spread rumor and panic. I think it's good news that Kodak's post bankruptcy plans include film. I think the bad news is that this commitment from the studios is only guaranteed through 2015. I think the reason for this is their conversion to digital. Without the business from the studios is film still going to be profitable for Kodak? All of this is also contingent on Kodak surviving bankruptcy, they have been making rosy revenue predictions that they don't meet for several years now.

[Will2]

Here's a short video analysis from the same publication... not much new but interesting.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/vid ... eo|article

[MIKI-814]

Sorry André, I'm not trying to spread rumor and panic. I think it's good news that Kodak's post bankruptcy plans include film. I think the bad news is that this commitment from the studios is only guaranteed through 2015. I think the reason for this is their conversion to digital. Without the business from the studios is film still going to be profitable for Kodak? All of this is also contingent on Kodak surviving bankruptcy, they have been making rosy revenue predictions that they don't meet for several years now.

What the news says is that based on actual contracts film is at the least secured till 2015, but nowhere they say that agreements with the studios could not continue in the future, so erase that 2015 from your heads as an end year.

I don't know about Fuji, but other film manufacturers of the world (Ilford, etc) are not in the motion film commercial business and are more than profitable.

SHOOOOOT

[Angus]

There is a big difference between "Our contracts currently run until 2015" and "We will stop offering film in 2015".

Nothing to worry about as long as the studios (and individuals) keep using film.

I was pleased to see motion picture FILM showcased recently at the Bedford River Festival here in England. FujiFilm was one of the major sponsors and of course were showing their digital cameras and consumer services but they had a 2 metre section of wall devoted to telling the public about the virtues of film over digital capture for movies with examples of recent major blockbusters and more arty films shot on Fuji 35mm film.