Recently posted in the latest issue of Zeiss's " Camera Lens News " January 2006.

< How about the Future of Film?

We know that a variety of documentation applications of extreme importance rely heavily on silver halide film - if not for image origination, then at least for image archiving. Military aerial reconnaissance (often with Carl Zeiss aerial cameras and lenses) today relies on digital technology for immediate availability, but continues to use film for reliable long-term storage.

Film is the medium of choice for long-term archiving, and is expected to remain so for the foreseeable future. This is why we are so confident about the future of film

And how about Fujifilm and Kodak?
During a recent industry association meeting, we had the opportunity to speak about the future of film with Helmut Rupsch, Business General Manager, Fujifilm-Düsseldorf and Rainer Dick, Business General Manager, Kodak Digital & Film Imaging Systems. Though both companies have been experiencing declining film sales over the last two years, as the amateur and professional photography markets transition from analog to digital, both gentlemen report still very healthy business with film. These two industry representatives, who are in a position to know the facts, confirm that neither company is considering stopping film manufacture. Both gentlemen are confident that their companies will continue to supply film – usable in the ZI camera and others – for decades to come. >

Zeiss also announces plans to produce (spring 2006) two new "Planar T" lenses in the 50 and 85mm focal lengths fitted out in the Nikon F mount. F6 film body and D200 are specifically mentioned as partners for these new optics....

" Camera Lens News " can be read in it's entirety @ http://www.zeiss.de/C12567A8003B58B9/?Open



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