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<blockquote data-quote="Eye-level" data-source="post: 46165" data-attributes="member: 6548"><p>Oh yeah they are into digital for sure...</p><p></p><p>Film is gonna be around for a long long time yet particulary 35mm. Many many movie and tv companies are still using 35mm although they too are converting just not quite as fast as the general public has with cameras. That fact alone probably guarentees at least 10 more years of film production. However as to price of a roll of film and processing costs I'm afraid the price is gonna climb very fast and probably sooner than later (slide film - the best - has already smooth went through the roof eg. 30 bucks per roll finished product no prints). One of the major problems I have with film is processing - 1) it's getting harder and harder to find places that process film in one hour even Wal Mart is sending film to Fuji in Texas for processing which takes a week. 2.) When you do find a one hour photo place the scans just suck...we're talking like 1024X680 scans...terrible The solution to that is your own scanner but good ones can be quite pricey.</p><p></p><p>The jury is still out with me. I just now like literally yesterday bought a DSLR but I can already tell it is likely gonna supplant my F2. I've been shooting a bunch of car lot pictures today (getting paid for it too!) and it is just working WAY better than it would if I were using my F2. With that being said, with a good roll of pro film, and a good legacy type of lens, I think it would take the new D800 or the new D4 to be able to match the F2 photo quality wise. But even then the digital cameras have a huge advantage because you can take endless snaps and even process them in camera where with the F2 I have to fumble around with exposure and focus and I only have 36 shots at the prize (note the F6 would do better than the F2).</p><p></p><p>I am going to go out on a limb here but I bet you money your pictures would be just as good if not better if you had a good pro level digital rig maybe even a semi pro level unit.</p><p></p><p>I think I said this before but a lot of people I know bought the F5 instead of the F6 because it does dang near the same things the F6 does for a whole lot cheaper.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eye-level, post: 46165, member: 6548"] Oh yeah they are into digital for sure... Film is gonna be around for a long long time yet particulary 35mm. Many many movie and tv companies are still using 35mm although they too are converting just not quite as fast as the general public has with cameras. That fact alone probably guarentees at least 10 more years of film production. However as to price of a roll of film and processing costs I'm afraid the price is gonna climb very fast and probably sooner than later (slide film - the best - has already smooth went through the roof eg. 30 bucks per roll finished product no prints). One of the major problems I have with film is processing - 1) it's getting harder and harder to find places that process film in one hour even Wal Mart is sending film to Fuji in Texas for processing which takes a week. 2.) When you do find a one hour photo place the scans just suck...we're talking like 1024X680 scans...terrible The solution to that is your own scanner but good ones can be quite pricey. The jury is still out with me. I just now like literally yesterday bought a DSLR but I can already tell it is likely gonna supplant my F2. I've been shooting a bunch of car lot pictures today (getting paid for it too!) and it is just working WAY better than it would if I were using my F2. With that being said, with a good roll of pro film, and a good legacy type of lens, I think it would take the new D800 or the new D4 to be able to match the F2 photo quality wise. But even then the digital cameras have a huge advantage because you can take endless snaps and even process them in camera where with the F2 I have to fumble around with exposure and focus and I only have 36 shots at the prize (note the F6 would do better than the F2). I am going to go out on a limb here but I bet you money your pictures would be just as good if not better if you had a good pro level digital rig maybe even a semi pro level unit. I think I said this before but a lot of people I know bought the F5 instead of the F6 because it does dang near the same things the F6 does for a whole lot cheaper. [/QUOTE]
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