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Vinyl survived, and so will Film

I think it is very sad how much time is spent on beating this into the ground.
"Get busy livin or Get busy dyin'".....
 
I for one was not saying we would make tubes/valves at home. I am stating that a company, such as Ilford, will possibly the niche player to keep film alive, just as Sovtek, a former military tube manufacturer for the defunct Soviet Union, found a way to stay in business with the severely reduced demand for vacuum tube technology.

I have no interest, personally, in making my own film. It would be dead for me if that was the case.
 
Certainly David, but look at EFKE. They cannot make film and paper efficiently and with a reasonable profit.

So, yes, Ilford is a high quality producer, but here we are talking about the SURVIVAL of film. That is different than making it yourself, but it is also different than having a first class, top of the line company making it in the long term future.

I have high hopes, but just in case..........

In any event, this is a replay of many past threads and is becoming onerous.

PE
 
Photo Engineer said:
I have high hopes,
PE
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Me too. And it is hard for a lay person such as myself observing the film industry of today to really know the true challenges facing a company like Ilford and especially Kodak.

In the meantime, I will just keep on shooting...
 
Maybe if they started coating vinyl?...
 
FWIW Vinyl records are not manufactured in your average home kitchen any more than film is. This video was made last year at the United record pressing plant in Nashville: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgJaS4mBF_w
Here's hoping both records and film survive.
 
Both film and vinyl records can be made in the home kitchen. The only problem is quality.

PE
 
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