Two Years Ago In TreeHugger: The Death of Film
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 01.13.08
It started as a commentary about the passing of the film camera, a sad note on the end of cameras that last twenty-five years or pictures in biscuit tins. It turned into a series of essays by five different TreeHugger contributors.
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I look forward to the day when a major camera manufacturer develops a drop in digital film back for all these old cameras. The lens quality on most film cameras is superior to the plastic lens found on most point and shoot digital cameras.
"I look forward to the day when a major camera manufacturer develops a drop in digital film back for all these old cameras. The lens quality on most film cameras is superior to the plastic lens found on most point and shoot digital cameras."
Interesting idea! I'm not a fan of most TV, but have you seen the TV show American Inventor?
Make it happen!
While yes, the quality of digital cameras keeps going up, there will always be a certain quality to film that digital just can't touch. Whether it's the lines and colors, or the romance of having something tangible. See, that is my reason for sticking with film, which is what I still use to shoot most serious art photographs I take. I have gone through hard drive crashes, computer changes, and have shed virtual pounds of crappy throwaway photographs over my time (often unintentionally) but I still have every roll of film I've ever shot in a little shoebox, and I go to them often. I will be building my darkroom soon, and once that's done I will be unstoppable (as long as chemicals and film and paper remain at fairly reasonable prices).
Viva la film!
"I look forward to the day when a major camera manufacturer develops a drop in digital film back for all these old cameras. The lens quality on most film cameras is superior to the plastic lens found on most point and shoot digital cameras."
You are, of course, aware that Canon DSLRs, for instance, work with all Canon EF lenses. The EF system has been Canon's standard lens mount since 1987.