Film Still Popular Among Pros

naturephoto1 said:

This does not agree with my local Pro Lab. They see more color film than they do digital for printing or B & W. In fact they report that the Pros in the Allentown and Bethlehem, PA seem to be shooting more film than Digital, but I can not confirm that.

Rich

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Most people who use film will use a lab to process it, while most digital users will handle processing in the studio light room.

True, Shaniqua, the young lady who works the corner of my road says she won't be photographed with anything less than Velvia.

rusty71 said:

That's good news. Kodak has taken quite a drubbing on internet forums lately. I must confess to adding to the din. But in all the years I've shot my own work, developed stuff for pros, and student work, Kodak has never shown a factory emulsion defect.

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I think Kodak's drubbing in the forums is due to the fact they displayed ambivalence towards one customer segment, the film and chemical buying customer. Now realizing that this public (sorry for the PR terminology) is responding in kind, I would not be surprised their communications department or PR agency of record will have more of a presence on the discussion forums.

Wow! This story made the mainstream media. I just saw it reported on CNN at about 5:30pm EST.
It was met with a clever "Do they still make that stuff?" from Wolfy.
Ha Ha, That Wolf Blitzer is such a comedian.

Uncle Bill said:

I think Kodak's drubbing in the forums is due to the fact they displayed ambivalence towards one customer segment, the film and chemical buying customer. Now realizing that this public (sorry for the PR terminology) is responding in kind, I would not be surprised their communications department or PR agency of record will have more of a presence on the discussion forums.

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Perhaps, but they'll be a lot more convincing when they show us that their committment to film is financially sustainable and that the film market is one they value.

For me all the fear about "the end of the film" is useless. Film is here to stay for simple logical reasons, regardless of the digital expansion in photography. The reasons are as simple as they are clear - the film is much simpler means of photography than any digital photo capturing chip. It doesn't need any batteries, any electronic. It's as simple as a sheet of paper which any digital progress never made and never will make extinct. It lasts without any electronic help and hardware. Its intrinsic simplicity as a photographic medium cannot be beaten by any digital means. This alone already grants film its future.