I use a bit of 35mm B&W film - probably about 75 rolls last year. I
shoot maybe 15 to 20 rolls of color 120 film in either the 6x7 or a 6x6
TLR and a similar number of 120 B&W film. Digital has replaced my 35mm
color work completely (I used to shoot lots of 35mm transparencies).
I don't think that demand for film has increased, at least not on a long
term basis. It seems to me that demand has stabilized and is declining
more slowly than in past years when the demand dropped drastically. On
the supply side, a lot of suppliers have dropped out of the market and
those that remain have reduced their product lines. But, the surviving
manufacturers are facing less competition.
Many for my favorite films of the past - Agfa APX, Neopan 400, Neopan
SS, Plus-X, HIE have been discontinued. While there has been a mild
resurgence in the varieties of film in recent years and some new brands
appearing on the market the selection is still nowhere near where it was
at films peak about 15 years ago.
I enjoy the process of shooting and developing film (B&W) and also
scanning it and applying digital enhancements to scanned negs, which is
slightly different than for digital captures. For certain niches of
photography I think that well handled 120 film in 6x7 format can produce
superior resolution and detail than my DSLR's, but that gap has gotten
very narrow and I expect will disappear with my next DSLR upgrade.
Mark
On 2/8/2015 12:57 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
A few years ago I looked on line and in magazines to get film when I last had a
film body and it was very difficult; mostly old stock and/or short dated film.
I looked today, and it was like looking ten years ago. Plentiful supplies, even
E6 long dated fresh supplies.
Something has changed and I guess it must be demand for it. Are there more of
you who still use film out there?
Malcolm
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