It was never not “acceptable”. New technology simply overshadows that which came before…. Look at the sale of CDs and Vinyl, sure the production and sales have slowed over the years but neither have ever fallen out of fashion amongst their dedicated communities. In 2025 what’s old is new again and just like physical media, film is making a HUGE comeback! Hence the recent price increase….
My favorite Kodak negative film is/was Ektapress 100. It was very sharp and fine-grained with very good color, especially skin tones. I hope that film will make a return.
Years ago Kodak said they were weighing the costs of upgrading and refreshing their film lines. They eventually said they had made a decision and they are building up film stocks to allow a shutdown. Months ago they said they said they had all the stock they needed to perform the shutdown and refresh ... This isn't short term thing they're investing time and money in film again.
I hope Kodak's newfound production efficiency can reduce the retail price. I see high retail price as being the most significant barrier to greater film photography take-up, especially among younger photographers. If Kodak play the smart game, they'll not get greedy and work hard at growing the consumer base with affordable stock. And maybe a high quality PAS will come from Kodak, not Pentax...
They built their business on point and shoot with the resulting massive film sales and print sales. It seems obvious that should be the way to go. What we’ve lost is the ability to get your film developed and printed cheaply, locally, in a day or so.
Keep in mind that Kodak are rumoured (almost certain) to be manufacturing Fujifilm product as well. That Rochester production facility is churning out a lot of film. An extra production line can only be good news for overall film availability.
Great news and thank you for keeping us informed. Would love to see a return of the old 1 hour photo processing places. I'm shooting instant film now and loving it. Would love to shoot 35mm again if it is possible to get the results quickly.
Panatomic-X would be great and easier to bring back than special films like color infrared film or Kodachrome, but I would be very happy if to be able to have them.
Given Fuji seems to have given up making film, I'd love Kodak to buy the rights and technology to some Fuji stocks and start making them. In particular Velvia, Provia and Superia.
I agree to an extent but it would end up with Kodak having an almost full monopoly in color negative film (as far as I'm aware). That might end up increasing the price a lot.
@@wlewisiii but that's not the same as having a market monopoly. They're just being subcontracted by Fuji for production then so Kodak isn't directly setting the price for the Fuji stocks. Indirectly they do have some influence by the price they ask from Fuji but because Fuji could (theoretically) take their business elsewhere, they can't raise their price too high. That all changes if Kodak gets the rights though.
My son is involved at the Kodak film building 3 miles commute from home, a 3rd generation Kodak hire. Verifies all this but is not allowed to give specifics. I'd like to see then bring back Ektachrome Plus/Plus Professional. I had been shooting Kodachrome until EPP came out. I loved the clean, bright colors. As an E-6 process, it is compatible with current chemistry, and with a few grain tweaks, maybe an ISO 25 version, and it could be a rival or superior to Velvia, with even better color balance.
Though I am primarily a Tri-X Pan Photographer, I also used to shoot Plus-X Pan and Panatomic-X. I'm a B&W Photographer, so as long as they're producing Tri-X Pan, that's what I'll shoot. I've tried Ilford and other brands and none of them are as good as Kodak! I'll aleways be a Kodak Guy!
Kodak was pretty much the gold standard, the film all others were judged by. A lot of really great stuff was shot in their Tri-X and Kodachrome/Kodacolor. And shot with Kodak for a reason, that "pop" their film stocks had, that little extra oomph. Kodak turned it up to 11.
I mostly shoot Portra 160 and T-Max 100. Only when I feel the need for faster ISO I use the same two in the 400 ISO. But as someone posted earlier 25 ISO Technical Pan would be good to see back. It was an incredible film.
What films do I want Kodak to bring back!? Well the obvious ones like HIE, EIR & Kodachrome. But also Plus-X especially as it’s going to be harder to get Double X now. Also a fast colour slide film that doesn’t need a mortgage to purchase! 😢
Started shooting in 1977 as a sophomore in high school. Grew up shooting kodak film all the way through til the early 2000's when I gave up analog. Kodak Plus-X, Tri-X and then T-max film line for black and white and Ektapress films for color when I worked as a photojournalist was my bread and butter. If I though I could afford to shoot film again, I'd ditch all my digital cameras except for one to digitize my 35mm negs with a macro lens and film strip adapter. 120 and 4x5 is another matter (And yes I also shot those formats). My work these days is more suited to shooting 35mm film and having affordable, consistent and reliable film stock would be a joy for me. Shooting a couple of Leica M film bodies, a 28, 50 and 75mm lenses would be perfect. All round film would be Ektapress 400 for me these days if limited to one film stock with a few rolls of 1600 thrown in for low light conditions. I know how to hand process b/w and color neg so no issues on that front.
So, what I wanna know is, is your cat doing biscuits in your beard?😂 Keep up the good work! You're one of my top channels to watch about film photography.👍🏾 *PS- I hope they bring back Kodak 800 Gold, but I'm not getting my hopes up. 😩
Glad to hear I can shoot more film... im kinda curious if they are gonna make a Ultramax 400 or Colorplus 200 for medium format completly forgot....we need a 1600 iso color negative...since natura cough cough fujifilms kinda retired....
We know film it progressing really quickly because the high school I want to had a whole class for it where you don't have to take pictures processed pictures and get a digital copy of it
Kodachrome is indeed legendary but back in the day Velvia’s saturated palate was eating Kodachrome’s pastel lunch. Kodak answered with E100 which is better suited for scanning-the way photographers seem to be using film today. All in all, Kodak’s current technologies and film line up are not only good, they are plenty good enough. For now, I would rather see Kodak bet on a business model that will sustainably produce the excellent products they currently have. If and when a competitor steps up to research and develop better film technologies that threaten Kodak, well I think Kodak can wait and see about that.
The fetishisation of Kodachrome's look over any other slide option (and Portra's dominant position in the negative realm) is a telling sign of current-day aesthetic preferences displayed by a certain kind of online person (white american dudes shooting leicas).
I shot a roll of Kodachrome in the late 90s or early 2000's. I got some cool photos of California on the PCH. I sent the film for processing but it never came back. Apparently someone at Kodak really liked the images and stole them. They admitted that they got my order when I sent it to them but then said they couldn't account for what happened to the film after it was processed.
Somewhere there are 2 rolls of Super 8 Kodachrome of mine that suffered the same fate. I annoyed them enough to find out the film was processed, but never arrived at the (grocery) store. I think the delivery driver quit and kept an entire bag of customer's film. I did get two free rolls of Ektachrome as a consolation prize.
Fujifilm bought into the Kodak Instant patents when Kodak lost to Polaroid in court. Instax is the Kodak patented process. Because exposure is through the back, the image is not reversed, unlike the Polaroid process where a mirror is required.
Its possible they installed a UV laser or possibly maybe they installed an off button for the IR laser. I mean we had been making IR films since what at least the 50s and Kodak made EIR up through 2007. Its not like they dont know how or dont have the tech. I get it would be difficult to modify their inspections or whatever else they needed to do and they are probably afraid they wouldnt make enough money off of it because it would be primarily for photographers not for movies. Ya know what we need is some big Hollywood producer to want like 200 master rolls of it for Barbenheimer "Nuclear Armageddon at the Play House" on ULF GIGA IMAX then maybe Kodak would think of bringing it back.
Well to be realistic. Kodak does have all the bases covered but I’m sure some tweaks could be made. Like Ektachrome VS since velvia is not really a thing anymore. And even a high speed Ektachrome
All we are going to get are ever higher prices for the same old products. That along with cutting off respoolers except for CineStill makes Ilford B/W look better and better all the time. I’ll use my digital cameras for color and my film cameras with Ilford for B/W
Contrary to what anyone believes, there isn’t anywhere near enough sustainable demand for Aerochrome, HIE and Kodachrome to justify the massive technical changes required to Kodak’s production line to actually manufacture the stuff. Film production relies on massive volume to actually work economically: the production line is measured in literal kilometres, and there’s a massive amount of waste generated in starting and stopping the process. Unless someone figures out a way to coat film in much smaller batches economically, it just isn’t going to happen. Sustainable demand is the keyword here. People today only care about Colour Infrared because it is so rare and unique. If Aerochrome were widely available for an affordable price, everyone would go out and shoot a roll or two, the web would be flooded with red, pink and blue images for a month, it’d fast become a cliché and 99% of photographers would move on. People forget that Colour Infrared went through short lived moments of being trendy throughout the 60s and 70s in fashion and music before being becoming passé and then being ignored. The only thing that kept Aerochrome in production for so long was its heavy use in aerial survey photography. Now that’s all digital.
This is great news. Eventually maybe the price is reduced as they meet demand, or at least stabilizes. Big risk as I see it is that the upcoming global trade war (looks like it's going happen, i.e. not just talk) will dampen world wide demand. Despite loving Kodak films and the fact that they are the only supplier of some stocks (e.g. Super8) I have already started looking for alternative and will avoid Kodak film for at least a couple of years. Then we'll see how things evolve.
The marketability of disposables probably weighs heavily in Kodak's planning. Disposables are an increasing part of the now slowing, consumer film market. Disposables may soon be the majority of 35mm C-41 at my lab. The film my lab processes for other photo retailers is almost exclusively disposables. I'd like to see Kodak re-introduce Ektar 25.
The only other film other Kodachrome, that I would love see come back (and think that would be totally possible) is Plus X 100. They still produce Tri X 400, so why not? 🎉
If film is making a comeback, does that mean people will want darkrooms again? I have two 4 x5 enlargers that I've been hanging on to, but haven't offered them for sale because I thought they'd be practically worthless.
„… disposable cameras by Millenials and Gen-X…“ I mean, maybe but I seldomly see people 30-60 using disposable cameras 🤣. (I know, probably just a typo but I chuckled a bit reading that)
A consumer grade 800 speed color film would be nice. Like a Gold 800. Separately, for photo film to continue growing they really need more cost effective options around the world. In most places outside the USA the cost of color film is stupid expensive and really not worth it. In the EU I see countries where 35mm is about 1 euro a shot for film + development and that doesn't include scanning. Seriously this is just stupid and not worth it.
Such a vague publicity release: no times, no product announcement. Sounds like a politician. And then the statement about gen x and millennials?! Really? They should look back to their own success and produce inexpensive cameras that will consume film and engage in the marketing that got them to success originally. The market for transparency film is tiny because nobody uses projectors: so we’re back to the tedious and expensive scanning process which then ends up on a cloud server somewhere. What may work is reverting to a cheap and fast camera/film/print service. Long live analog! All the way through
I find it hard to believe that an infrared laser is really the things that's stopping them from bringing back aerochrome. I mean Rollei doesn't even make film themselves anymore and they pump out Rollei IR is one of the cheapest B&W film around.
I worked for Kodaak for 35 years. I was in film quality department. They made a film that was a 25 speed. I would love to see them bring that back.
Thanks for the knowledge, @daviddrex9750. Love hearing this info from film production techs.
A high speed slide film would be nice!
Technical pan?
@@RebSike ektachrome can be pushed 2 stops
Especially if that film was Kodachrome.
That won't happen, but a person can dream. :)
Kodak increasing film production capacity in any way, shape, or form, is good for us.
Kodak needs to STEP UP! I can’t imagine re-structuring an entire industry because it’s socially acceptable to use film again.
It was never not “acceptable”. New technology simply overshadows that which came before…. Look at the sale of CDs and Vinyl, sure the production and sales have slowed over the years but neither have ever fallen out of fashion amongst their dedicated communities. In 2025 what’s old is new again and just like physical media, film is making a HUGE comeback! Hence the recent price increase….
It would be nice to see the return of a 1600 iso/asa colour film stock
Me too
eh you can just push porty 800
love to see them bring back ektapress gold 1600 plus that you could push it to 3200 up to 6400 and a stop more
@@sacrificialobama8786 pushing looks like crap
@@sacrificialobama8786too expensive
kodachrome is the greatest film stock of all time and its really not even close. Kodak better bring that ish back
Kodachrome was interesting and eager. I liked Agfachrome for its more accurate colors.
@@zoltankaparthy9095Agfa made some really nice film. In between Fuji and Kodak
@@zoltankaparthy9095 I liked AGFA slide film. The softer colors.
No one would be able to develop it
They will never bring it back. The chemical process is an ecological nightmare.
My favorite Kodak negative film is/was Ektapress 100. It was very sharp and fine-grained with very good color, especially skin tones. I hope that film will make a return.
400 speed slide film would be awesome
800 speed tungsten balanced slide film would be even more awesome
That would be a ridiculous product from a business point of view, unfortunately
you can push ektachrome 2 stops
@@5121-j9l I agree it would be awesome
@@5121-j9l it would be E800T I wish for that
Years ago Kodak said they were weighing the costs of upgrading and refreshing their film lines. They eventually said they had made a decision and they are building up film stocks to allow a shutdown. Months ago they said they said they had all the stock they needed to perform the shutdown and refresh ...
This isn't short term thing they're investing time and money in film again.
I hope Kodak's newfound production efficiency can reduce the retail price. I see high retail price as being the most significant barrier to greater film photography take-up, especially among younger photographers. If Kodak play the smart game, they'll not get greedy and work hard at growing the consumer base with affordable stock. And maybe a high quality PAS will come from Kodak, not Pentax...
They built their business on point and shoot with the resulting massive film sales and print sales. It seems obvious that should be the way to go. What we’ve lost is the ability to get your film developed and printed cheaply, locally, in a day or so.
Hope to see this growth and relationships with re-sellers grow.
Love to see Verichrome come back.
Keep in mind that Kodak are rumoured (almost certain) to be manufacturing Fujifilm product as well. That Rochester production facility is churning out a lot of film. An extra production line can only be good news for overall film availability.
Such good news! I got in at the right time
Great news and thank you for keeping us informed. Would love to see a return of the old 1 hour photo processing places. I'm shooting instant film now and loving it. Would love to shoot 35mm again if it is possible to get the results quickly.
Do it yourself. It's great fun. Loads of tutorials on UA-cam :). Medium outlay (chemicals, tanks, sous vide etc. + scanner), but so rewarding to do.
Where I'm at most physical stores still doing development usually has a 1 hour or thereabouts option (they charge more for this though).
@anthonyhall2483 home development is a very good option. I do it myself and do not regret getting started in it.
Panatomic-X would be great and easier to bring back than special films like color infrared film or Kodachrome, but I would be very happy if to be able to have them.
Given Fuji seems to have given up making film, I'd love Kodak to buy the rights and technology to some Fuji stocks and start making them. In particular Velvia, Provia and Superia.
I agree to an extent but it would end up with Kodak having an almost full monopoly in color negative film (as far as I'm aware). That might end up increasing the price a lot.
@@TaylorTheOtter They already do. Look at the stuff you find labled Fuji. It says Made in USA - aka Kodak.
@@wlewisiii but that's not the same as having a market monopoly. They're just being subcontracted by Fuji for production then so Kodak isn't directly setting the price for the Fuji stocks. Indirectly they do have some influence by the price they ask from Fuji but because Fuji could (theoretically) take their business elsewhere, they can't raise their price too high. That all changes if Kodak gets the rights though.
My son is involved at the Kodak film building 3 miles commute from home, a 3rd generation Kodak hire. Verifies all this but is not allowed to give specifics. I'd like to see then bring back Ektachrome Plus/Plus Professional. I had been shooting Kodachrome until EPP came out. I loved the clean, bright colors. As an E-6 process, it is compatible with current chemistry, and with a few grain tweaks, maybe an ISO 25 version, and it could be a rival or superior to Velvia, with even better color balance.
Thank-you for the update from Kodak. Hope they keep with the B+W in 135 and 120. I have two bulk loaders probably 1/3 full.
I'd like to see ISO 800, and ISO 1000, and 1600 speed color print film.
That's what I wanna see! 800! I do forget about 1,000 and 1600 too! 👍🏾
Yeah, higher ISOs especially on slide film
Kodak Portra 800 is available and one of my favorite films..
@@bretnovak8692 But also more expensive. I like it occasionally, a great film.
Good news! but, what will their pricing look like?
Kodak porta VC would be sick
I hope they make a good budget color film. I also hope that 8mm film will have a resurgence and that infrastructure will be more present for it.
Though I am primarily a Tri-X Pan Photographer, I also used to shoot Plus-X Pan and Panatomic-X. I'm a B&W Photographer, so as long as they're producing Tri-X Pan, that's what I'll shoot. I've tried Ilford and other brands and none of them are as good as Kodak! I'll aleways be a Kodak Guy!
Kodak was pretty much the gold standard, the film all others were judged by. A lot of really great stuff was shot in their Tri-X and Kodachrome/Kodacolor. And shot with Kodak for a reason, that "pop" their film stocks had, that little extra oomph. Kodak turned it up to 11.
@@zoltankaparthy9095 Plenty of great photography done with Ilford film.
@@zoltankaparthy9095 Once PlusX went away, I went digital and Ilford. If Kodak shut down tomorrow, I'd not really miss it.
I mostly shoot Portra 160 and T-Max 100. Only when I feel the need for faster ISO I use the same two in the 400 ISO. But as someone posted earlier 25 ISO Technical Pan would be good to see back. It was an incredible film.
What films do I want Kodak to bring back!? Well the obvious ones like HIE, EIR & Kodachrome. But also Plus-X especially as it’s going to be harder to get Double X now. Also a fast colour slide film that doesn’t need a mortgage to purchase! 😢
Started shooting in 1977 as a sophomore in high school. Grew up shooting kodak film all the way through til the early 2000's when I gave up analog. Kodak Plus-X, Tri-X and then T-max film line for black and white and Ektapress films for color when I worked as a photojournalist was my bread and butter. If I though I could afford to shoot film again, I'd ditch all my digital cameras except for one to digitize my 35mm negs with a macro lens and film strip adapter. 120 and 4x5 is another matter (And yes I also shot those formats). My work these days is more suited to shooting 35mm film and having affordable, consistent and reliable film stock would be a joy for me. Shooting a couple of Leica M film bodies, a 28, 50 and 75mm lenses would be perfect. All round film would be Ektapress 400 for me these days if limited to one film stock with a few rolls of 1600 thrown in for low light conditions. I know how to hand process b/w and color neg so no issues on that front.
Kodachrome 25 on 120 please!
Kodachrome won’t come back again, let’s face it 😢
Bring Plus-X and Panatomic-X back!
Hahhahahahahahahaha. You're funny.
I'd love to see the return of Panatomic-X
I also hope that many processing companies will offer super 8 processing and scanning
So, what I wanna know is, is your cat doing biscuits in your beard?😂
Keep up the good work! You're one of my top channels to watch about film photography.👍🏾
*PS- I hope they bring back Kodak 800 Gold, but I'm not getting my hopes up. 😩
The orange cat definitely likes the beard! He will make biscuits on just about anything. Thanks for watching!
Glad to hear I can shoot more film...
im kinda curious if they are gonna make a Ultramax 400 or Colorplus 200 for medium format
completly forgot....we need a 1600 iso color negative...since natura cough cough fujifilms kinda retired....
two film I would love to see again is of course Kodachrome and Fuji Pro 400H
We know film it progressing really quickly because the high school I want to had a whole class for it where you don't have to take pictures processed pictures and get a digital copy of it
Original Gold 100
Where did they go? When did they stop?
Kodachrome is indeed legendary but back in the day Velvia’s saturated palate was eating Kodachrome’s pastel lunch. Kodak answered with E100 which is better suited for scanning-the way photographers seem to be using film today. All in all, Kodak’s current technologies and film line up are not only good, they are plenty good enough. For now, I would rather see Kodak bet on a business model that will sustainably produce the excellent products they currently have. If and when a competitor steps up to research and develop better film technologies that threaten Kodak, well I think Kodak can wait and see about that.
The fetishisation of Kodachrome's look over any other slide option (and Portra's dominant position in the negative realm) is a telling sign of current-day aesthetic preferences displayed by a certain kind of online person (white american dudes shooting leicas).
I shot a roll of Kodachrome in the late 90s or early 2000's. I got some cool photos of California on the PCH. I sent the film for processing but it never came back. Apparently someone at Kodak really liked the images and stole them. They admitted that they got my order when I sent it to them but then said they couldn't account for what happened to the film after it was processed.
Somewhere there are 2 rolls of Super 8 Kodachrome of mine that suffered the same fate. I annoyed them enough to find out the film was processed, but never arrived at the (grocery) store. I think the delivery driver quit and kept an entire bag of customer's film. I did get two free rolls of Ektachrome as a consolation prize.
My votes: Plus-X in 35 and 120. Also P3200 in 120.
Absolutely Plus-X (or a re-design of TMAX 100 to make it as good as TMAX 400) and an Ektachrome that has a warm tone, like the old E100SW
I would love to see a return of plus X kodak need another low speed classic bw film.
Would you say film photography is getting more popular coming years?
Tungsten-balanced Ektachrome please
God yes!
I want Kodak instant film!!! I don’t care if it’s pack or integral ..
Fujifilm bought into the Kodak Instant patents when Kodak lost to Polaroid in court. Instax is the Kodak patented process. Because exposure is through the back, the image is not reversed, unlike the Polaroid process where a mirror is required.
I want Plus-X back!!
Agree, Plus X I miss. A great film stock.
What I would love to see come back from the dead though is just plain old faster Ektachrome.
It makes me wonder if Fuji will start making Velvia and other films again and hopefully bring the prices down again
I would love to see ProImage 100 in 120 format.
Colorplus
Its possible they installed a UV laser or possibly maybe they installed an off button for the IR laser. I mean we had been making IR films since what at least the 50s and Kodak made EIR up through 2007. Its not like they dont know how or dont have the tech. I get it would be difficult to modify their inspections or whatever else they needed to do and they are probably afraid they wouldnt make enough money off of it because it would be primarily for photographers not for movies. Ya know what we need is some big Hollywood producer to want like 200 master rolls of it for Barbenheimer "Nuclear Armageddon at the Play House" on ULF GIGA IMAX then maybe Kodak would think of bringing it back.
Well to be realistic. Kodak does have all the bases covered but I’m sure some tweaks could be made. Like Ektachrome VS since velvia is not really a thing anymore. And even a high speed Ektachrome
kodachrome will never happen , but i would love to see aerochrome back
All we are going to get are ever higher prices for the same old products. That along with cutting off respoolers except for CineStill makes Ilford B/W look better and better all the time. I’ll use my digital cameras for color and my film cameras with Ilford for B/W
Contrary to what anyone believes, there isn’t anywhere near enough sustainable demand for Aerochrome, HIE and Kodachrome to justify the massive technical changes required to Kodak’s production line to actually manufacture the stuff. Film production relies on massive volume to actually work economically: the production line is measured in literal kilometres, and there’s a massive amount of waste generated in starting and stopping the process. Unless someone figures out a way to coat film in much smaller batches economically, it just isn’t going to happen.
Sustainable demand is the keyword here. People today only care about Colour Infrared because it is so rare and unique. If Aerochrome were widely available for an affordable price, everyone would go out and shoot a roll or two, the web would be flooded with red, pink and blue images for a month, it’d fast become a cliché and 99% of photographers would move on. People forget that Colour Infrared went through short lived moments of being trendy throughout the 60s and 70s in fashion and music before being becoming passé and then being ignored. The only thing that kept Aerochrome in production for so long was its heavy use in aerial survey photography. Now that’s all digital.
220 film would be nice
This is great news. Eventually maybe the price is reduced as they meet demand, or at least stabilizes. Big risk as I see it is that the upcoming global trade war (looks like it's going happen, i.e. not just talk) will dampen world wide demand. Despite loving Kodak films and the fact that they are the only supplier of some stocks (e.g. Super8) I have already started looking for alternative and will avoid Kodak film for at least a couple of years. Then we'll see how things evolve.
Panatomic X? And I admit, I like the old C-22 better than what there is now. The colors just seemed more....more.
I would pay any price for Aerochrome, just make it please. Also, a lower ISO cubic grain film to go along with Tri X.
I hope Kodak will at least stop bullying smaller resellers of their cine film other than cinestill, of course
We all want to hear that one word. You know what it is. Say it with me.
KODACHROME!!!!!!!!
Please bring it back.
That laptop is struggling to load that page. That's apple for ya. PC Master Race!
I have a big gaming rig with a 3080. I don’t know why I don’t do more video work on that.
Hopefully they start making new high speed slide film or a 1600 colour film again.
Former Kodak CEO Jeff Clarke saved the film plant, you can look it up....
Fuji please... I want my pro 400h. and Velvia. And Provia. Kodak is good but not a replacement.
I'm hoping for consumer grade high speed color film
Now they just don’t have to price out their own customer base. Yeah I’m sure Kodak management will be so wise and smart about this, yeah. /sarcasm
The marketability of disposables probably weighs heavily in Kodak's planning. Disposables are an increasing part of the now slowing, consumer film market. Disposables may soon be the majority of 35mm C-41 at my lab. The film my lab processes for other photo retailers is almost exclusively disposables. I'd like to see Kodak re-introduce Ektar 25.
These prices though. It makes film only "for special occasions" or very niche hobby. Happy that foma is still around, but they don't offer color
The only other film other Kodachrome, that I would love see come back (and think that would be totally possible) is Plus X 100. They still produce Tri X 400, so why not? 🎉
IF TRUE. WILL THEIR SLIDE FILM RETURN?
If film is making a comeback, does that mean people will want darkrooms again? I have two 4 x5 enlargers that I've been hanging on to, but haven't offered them for sale because I thought they'd be practically worthless.
Bring back Panatomic-X!!!!
Oh really? They had lost me to Fujifilm years before they stopped making films.
„… disposable cameras by Millenials and Gen-X…“ I mean, maybe but I seldomly see people 30-60 using disposable cameras 🤣. (I know, probably just a typo but I chuckled a bit reading that)
So thats why they’re trying to go after the other guys who kept the biz going..
A consumer grade 800 speed color film would be nice. Like a Gold 800. Separately, for photo film to continue growing they really need more cost effective options around the world. In most places outside the USA the cost of color film is stupid expensive and really not worth it. In the EU I see countries where 35mm is about 1 euro a shot for film + development and that doesn't include scanning. Seriously this is just stupid and not worth it.
Make film again... And make film cheaper again!
Such a vague publicity release: no times, no product announcement. Sounds like a politician. And then the statement about gen x and millennials?! Really? They should look back to their own success and produce inexpensive cameras that will consume film and engage in the marketing that got them to success originally. The market for transparency film is tiny because nobody uses projectors: so we’re back to the tedious and expensive scanning process which then ends up on a cloud server somewhere. What may work is reverting to a cheap and fast camera/film/print service. Long live analog! All the way through
I find it hard to believe that an infrared laser is really the things that's stopping them from bringing back aerochrome. I mean Rollei doesn't even make film themselves anymore and they pump out Rollei IR is one of the cheapest B&W film around.