Re: [OM] olympus Digest, Vol 22, Issue 30

[Ken Norton]

> I'll add a point of my own.  Film cameras were able to produce better
> results as films improved.  Digital cameras get better as the sensor
> improves.  But that requires buying a new camera, not a new roll of
> film.  I think there was some significant effort to producing new and
> better films when digital started to become a significant competitor to
> film.  But film is so far down in the market these days that there is
> likely no benefit to additional film research and development.  The
> companies will continue to produce their existing products as long as
> there is some minimum level of sales.  But I think that new films are a
> thing of the past and many old ones will slowly disappear.


But we have such incredible films to choose from RIGHT NOW. For how
long, who knows, but life is really good with the new formulation of
Portra and of course Velvia 50 is back.

AG
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