Nikon to step away from film.

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Nikon announced today that they will no longer be manufacturing 35mm film cameras in favor of their digital line. They are also discontinuing their commitment to manual focus lenses although many of their auto focus lenses do work as manual focus as well. this is a dark day, digital is killing film all over. Kodak in 2004 discontinued their commitment to film altogether. Any thoughts on how this affects the 35mm market overall? I wonder how long 35mm will be manufactured in large scale.-sux
 
...seeing as how the profits were largely attributed to their digital sales, this move is necessary in order to ensure the trend continues, it's business.
 
It's the format, 35mm is static and even though emulsion improves prices don't drop. Digital is just raising it's resolution and lowering it's cost at such a rate that 35mm is going to vanish. Sad.
 
Of course should they step away from film. I did it when i got my DVX :beer:
And think about save the environment for chemical
 
I read that Nikon did 95% of their business in digital cameras last year and that they would continue to manufacture the F6 and the FM but will phase out manual focus lenses.

Had the opportunity to use my N8008 today and miss the immediate feedback of digital. I also found several hundred maybe a few thousand old photos and slides lying around and that is another compelling reason for digital IMO.
 
Yeah, I have a ton of film lying around too, but there is nothing better than sitting in a transfer suite watching your baby get all fancied up............. ugh..............
 
Get a digital camera and have all your picture in your PC. I love my Nikon F70 with 18-70 mm zoom, like i love my DVX100AE :thumbup:
 
If Kodak decided to stop producing film cameras, then why did they go out of their way and make a campaign which basically tried to promote film and support it in this digital age? I even recieved this DVD set from them which featured some industry "veterans" advocating film over digital (in 2004, which is when they decided to stop producing film cameras) like Spike Lee; this website was written on the back of the cover: www.kodak.com/go/motion . It seems odd that they would both promote film and try and "re-establish" it; while also decide to stop producing film cameras -- all in the same year!

I think, at this point, it depends on what kind of film you want to make and the look you're going for; you can't say film or digital is better, unless you be specific and explain what it's better for. But personally, I would generally use film over digital if I could choose; I've seen the Star Wars films, and Collateral, and some other movies captured digitally, and they still have this odd video-look to them, in the motion; this is especially the case in Collateral (although this was probably intentional). Who knows, I might change my mind after I've seen some really filmic films shot digitally; until then, the look of Collateral just don't cut it for me (unless I want that look; which I won't in most cases).
 
Kodak have factory's to make money for them.
Arri and panavision have video cameras to replace 35mm film.
 
In the 1990s, Kodak was still focused upon film, and came perilously close to being left behind. Kodak embraced digital just in time to save its bacon.

Let's not mourn the advancement of technology--let's celebrate it. In this case, more people have more access to more powerful creative resources than at any time in human history. :beer:
 
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