How long...?

nicefor88 · May 6, 2009

Hi All,

Sorry if this thread was posted before (just ignore it then).

How long will film remain available? 5, 10 years. Sure don't look into a cristal ball but I really wonder. Signs are bad, aren't they?

Thanks for your reactions.

elekm · May 6, 2009

As some makers have quit the market, others have stepped forward. Photography didn't kill painting and digital won't kill true/film photography.

And yes, this topic has been beaten to death.

Ian Grant · May 6, 2009

Can we have this topic closed as Mike says it's been flogged to death

DannL · May 6, 2009

Ian Grant said:
Can we have this topic closed as Mike says it's been flogged to death

Based on that rationale Ian, 45.6% of the all the threads on the forum should be closed today. Gheeeeez.

It would be easier to give a definitive answer to the poster's question. And I know the answer to be . . . 21,163 weeks, 4356 minutes, 5 seconds, +/- 26.7 milliseconds. If I could figure out how to get my calculator off the hexidecimal display mode, I could narrow down this answer even further.

Q.G. · May 6, 2009

You're off by 3 years and 0.56 ms.

Nicefor88,
You are trying everything to rack up an impressive post-count in the shortest possible time, even if it means resorting to this sort of question, aren't you?

Chazzy · May 6, 2009

nicefor88 said:
Hi All,

Sorry if this thread was posted before (just ignore it then).

How long will film remain available? 5, 10 years. Sure don't look into a cristal ball but I really wonder. Signs are bad, aren't they?

Thanks for your reactions.

Film will remain available as long as people are still buying it. Way more than ten years.

nicefor88 · May 6, 2009

I'd like to be optimistic Charles but everytime I bring rolls to my local lab they make me feel like a Jurassic photographer.
Maybe I should change lab...

nicefor88 · May 6, 2009

Thanks to all those who answered the question.

I officially declare this subject closed!!

Sirius Glass · May 6, 2009

How much longer will film be available?

nicefor88, you should live so long.

Steve

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