New scanner technology is a fine thing to wish for. But I would rather see a solid return to the old analog processes such as affordable traditional printing methods that are readily available in the form of a commercial service.
a new quality film scanner - seems to elude all these nonsense discussions. How is anyone going to jump into new film camera production without a clear quality path to digitize that film?
Well said. The single biggest bottleneck is negative to print. C-type printing is exotically rare commercially, and DIY enthusiasts have lost many of their favourite papers.
hard to find decent bodies.
It isn't a lack of good film bodies, it's collectors sitting on multiple examples. Pre-millennium most photographers owned one camera. Enthusiasts might have two, perhaps three. Now plenty of people own ten cameras, and some own fifty, a hundred or more. If we went back to owning two, there'd be enough to go round for the foreseeable future.They are disappearing, when the film camera market collapse I bought a lot of very good gear for next to nothing, hard to find decent bodies.
Would people be interested in a new 35mm SLR if it cost £1500 - 3000?
Are you serious ?Mid to upper level, yes. But a simple entry level model should not exceed $800 US.
Scanning is equivalent to a contact sheet or cheap drugstore prints.New scanner technology is a fine thing to wish for. But I would rather see a solid return to the old analog processes such as affordable traditional printing methods that are readily available in the form of a commercial service.
And with a great scan, it lets you see the absolutely awesome quality film is capable of
For 800 USD? I don't think many will pay that amount.
Besides, what do you expect to pay for a sufficiently well made entry-level model with an adequate set of features?
I don't think there is a market for an eos rebel or a yashica fx3 2000 camera today.
Like hexar af or minolta tc-1??? Those cameras were rarity even in their day. No chance.How about a point&shoot with a high quality lense, and a reasonable amount of manual control?
Actually as long as I have film I have enough good cameras for the rest of my life.How about a point&shoot with a high quality lense, and a reasonable amount of manual control?
But it does. I’ve seen a good scan and I was shocked the first time at the difference to lab scans and flatbed scans.Daydreaming about a future possibilty as if it existed in the here and now.
From my experience in manufacturing and product develop/management -
There isn't a big enough ROI for any camera maker to go down the path of designing, tooling, and making a "new" film camera. The market just isn't big enough to support it.
Thanks for bringing this up. One can get a new 6x6 camera for 550 usd. Lens included:Who knows if/when Lomography will get more, but these are all circa 2005 models still available as new old-stock from Russian sellers:
https://shop.lomography.com/en/zenit-122k-slr-camera
https://shop.lomography.com/en/zenit-km-slr
https://shop.lomography.com/en/zenit-412ls-slr
Thanks for bringing this up. One can get a new 6x6 camera for 550 usd. Lens included:
https://araxfoto.com/cameras/
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