That is the same thing the guys at my lab are saying.
Digital is just a fad :)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: Film is dead...
We have many professional and high-quality labs in the area, some with
international reputations and others known and respected throughout the US.
I'm on good terms with many of the people who work in and run some of these
labs. A few days ago I was talking with a woman at the lab that does some
of my film processing. She was saying that, at least in her lab and a
couple of others in the area with which she's most conversant, many
photographers, both pros and advanced amateurs, are migrating back to film
from digital.
It's also interesting to note that the number of labs specializing in conventional B&W has not diminished in the last few years, and some are doing even more business (in B&W) than before digital became such a strong force in the market place.
What does this mean in the overall scheme of things? Probably not much, but, OTOH, it does at least show that, in this market, film is not dead, nor does it seem to be dying.
Here's a quick figure from the kast issue of a local photo lab directory that I have - dated 2004: within an hour drive of my house there are 77 pro-quality labs, 27 of which handle custom B&W processing and a few of which specialize in custom B&W processing. In some areas there are more labs working with film than there are with digital. I'm not talking about the one hour mini labs - I'm mean full tilt pro labs that can handle the full gamut of a photographer's needs and requirements.
Shel
[Original Message] From: Steve Desjardins
We teach several courses at my college based on traditional film photography. They are inevitably overfilled with long wait-lists. The funny part is that the camera of choice is (still) the K-1000. (I have let student borrow lenses and even gave my old Tak 135 2.5 to I student I knew.) I think we are seeing digital becoming the main stream method of choice and film becoming an artistic alternative. Since many amateurs treat photography as an art from, film should continue to do well.
