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Wally
15-Oct-2011, 09:06
Two of the companies that manufactures movie film cameras have made the last run and quietly shut down production to shift gears and start making digital movie cameras.

There's an informative article at Creative Cow:

http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/film-fading-to-black


// Wally

36cm2
15-Oct-2011, 22:15
Excellent article. Balanced view of how times they are a changing.

Brian C. Miller
17-Oct-2011, 08:48
Here's something to think about: Moore's "law," about how much can be packed onto a chip, keeps getting extended as clever people invent solutions to problems. Yes, the usage base of film is decreasing. But as long as the gargantuan master rolls are made, then conventional commercially-made film will be available.