tbcass
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This is a cost effective and intriguing camera.
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Who said film is dead?
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So what. I didn't claim it was commercially successful. It looks like a good way for film users to get into high quality MF cheaply. Personally I can't see much sense in using film in 35mm because digital quality is better but MF and LF is still a viable way to get high quality result. As long as film and film cameras are available film will not be dead. Not for me though because my film days ended 15 years ago.
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Each of the last five years have seen in excess of 5% growth in sales volumes of film according to Fuji, Ilford and Kodak. New films have come on line from various companies. Kodak is bringing back Ektachrome for example. Talk of new compact and manual cameras being designed.
Considering how DSLR sales have plummeted, seems they are more dead than film is right now.
Considering how DSLR sales have plummeted, seems they are more dead than film is right now.
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tbcass
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Well you can't say that because sales are still much much greater than film. While DSLR sales have dropped Mirrorless and smartphones have made up the difference. Also the 5% increase is over a small number so numerically the increase is very small. Film won't die any time soon because there is a fascination with anything analog among younger people who were raised on digital which is spurring somewhat of a revival in film and vinyl records. Shooting film gives a hands on experience missing with digital. I'm well aware of that because I shot film for 40 years.
Well, sort of. You can get used Mamiya, Bronica, Fuji medium-format gear dirt cheap. I bet you can pick up a used Hasselblad outfit for $1500.
Let us know when Fuji reissues the GX680. Then we can say that film is not dead. ;-)
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That looks pretty cool, but I can't see why it's so expensive. The aura of exclusivity?
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Well I believe I alluded to the fact that film is not dead and will not be dead any time soon. As to my other comments, I stand by them even if you don't.
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There are many ways to get into MF film that give excellent results and cost a lot less. You can buy a Hasselblad kit for about half the price of that Fuji, and it has interchangeable lenses. You can buy a Mamiya TLR for a few hundred dollars (at most). The list could go on for a long time.
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Somewhat tangentially, cassette tapes have come back from the brink of extinction, too. In the 00's it had got to the situation that people were selling old TDK C-90's on ebay as collector's items (they probably still are), but I noticed a few years ago you could buy new blank tapes again. Apparently in the US cassette tape production has risen by around 100% the last two years in a row - off a very low base, of course.
"Cheap"? "Cost effective"? Not at all. I got a Bronica SQ-A in excellent condition for $300. So a fraction of that camera. And also outperforms it. You can also near mint gear for a lot less than that overpriced offer. With some patience, a Hasselblad in excellent condition can be found for half.
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I was thinking compared to digital MF. Of course you are comparing used to brand new, not a fair comparison.
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I said it.
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Don't beat yourself up, it's not a crime to be wrong.
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