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His eccentric encounters include a literally hysterical scene at a quintessential Hollywood hills mansion involving a pill-popping housewife and Robert Forster as a pimp, and a moment of painful revelation inside the Beverly Hilton.

Obviously, film technology has changed dramatically since the film started shooting in May , after Hauck landed John Hawkes to play his troubled, instantly iconic detective with an existential crisis. Hauck found a crafty way into shooting in the 35mm format. There were more labs open. The images were very blue but I was able to scan the film, digitally color balance in photoshop, and they look good.

So you can definitely leave it laying about for a decade or two and still have some decent images. P hotography B oard. Jim Hobson. Those may interest you: How long will a used 35mm film last before developing. How long can I store unused 35mm film? Film Photography. Film Photography Continued. Film Scanner for 35mm and film. A few over processed buildings Where to get 35mm and film developed?

Several Rodenstock lenses. Plus one of my Contax G2 systems for some quick shots. And I already know it will be a wonderful day. I don't see anything mentioned about E6. I like E6, as stated mostly for Super 8 movie film which I direct project. I gather you never read beyond the title of the posting, old boy. The specific references to E-6 and my 35mm Nikon F in the body of the posting established the parameters of the question.

You don't acquire much information from just scanning the headlines. A final riposte to Mr. I maintain that it's quite a stretch to draw some humorous parallel between the mundane subject of this thread and either the microscopic study of tissues or the occasional jocular references to fraudulent prognosticators.

I couldn't resist looking at your profile here. I assume you are the subject of the displayed portrait. Come on, now. Admit it. You're really Leon Redbone travelling under a pseudonym here, aren't you? Inquiring minds want to know. If so, I'm a longtime enthusiast for your work. I also never believed you were really Frank Zappa. Oh, one more question for Dressler. If I'm wrong about the Redbone theory, then are you any relation to Marie, the celebrated thespian? Larry, I couldn't help noticing in your photo that there seems to be quite a pile of film laying on your bed.

Forgive me Just plain distasteful. Give it up. I see no "inherent absurdity" in the query. I hoped I might receive a response from someone who follows the photographic press which I seldom do and had run across some authoritative pronouncement. That has not occurred; as usual, people just guess based on their own preferences or fervent hopes.

Thanks and farewell to all. Right you are JDM, and it reads more with overstepping in humor to me now than when I had first wrote it. I would love to blame it on the ice that was in my glass last night, but I usually know better regardless. It was all meant to be in good humor with Larry, and thank you for calling me on it with good candor. I may also be just a tad jealouse, as I've only been with a few films in my lifetime while so many others have tried them all.

And with such ease! Usary, you sound young and I would advise that you not taking things too seriously. You obviously have a lot of smarts about you, but I would suggest you relax and roll with the punches. Don't give up with comming on here and you will find that some questions will draw a lot better response.

I would know as I've asked a many which deserved being doused with vinegar. So why does anyone say something they know [little] about? KenPapai , Feb 25, True, some movies have used the Canon EOS but it would not be the camera of choice for a serious cinematographer. With the movie industry and hospitals moving rapidly to digital I would guess less than 10 years film will be gone.

In response to Mr. Watkins, I am not so young, and I received my first 35mm, a little all-manual Ricoh, at age Within a year a relative taught me the craft of the darkroom. I admit to being a bit flippant in some of my responses, but it's all intended to be in good humor, I assure you.

I had a little fun with Mr. Dressler I still say he's Leon Redbone , but my natural smart-assedness was limited to that, I believe. As for my original query, it was neither unreasonable nor lacking in serious intent. I was merely in a quandary as to whether to invest in a DSLR. My intention was to seek out any factual or authoritative information as to the longevity of 35mm positive film to aid me in that decision. This was implicit in the original posting.

After much thought and further net research, I sadly and reluctantly concluded that the future of 35mm E-6 emulsions is bleak indeed. Finally, methinks people take this whole site and its subject matter a bit too seriously. After all, we're only talking about taking photographs here, not the future of Western civilization as we know it.

Adieu to all, and once again, merci beaucoups for the responses. One last note en passant. Papai's name sounds familiar. Finally, methinks people take this whole site and its subject matter a bit too seriously Long Thread. I guess I don't have any idea how long anything will last. I just bought a F a couple months ago from KEH. It's a LN- and I really like it. I am so glad to have that camera. I have a D also for back up. It's pretty good. I like it more then the newer digital camera's becasue I do not want to much gadgetry associated with the camera.

This one has ISO which is good, poor dynamic range which is bad. It does not have vidio or a sensor wiggler which makes me happy.

It takes expensive batteries which is real bad. I have not used it for a while but if my F breaks or the world runs out of film I will crack it out and do the digi snapper thing.

I am thinking about a Zeiss Ikon but they are kind of expensive. Still I might spring for it. Just waiting to see which way my wife's head moves. Up and down is yes and side to side is no. So far her beautiful head has not made the commitment but she said it will before next June. As far as slide film goes, I do like Elitechrome Well, Mr.

Thus, you have no real basis for comparison, and thus I shall ignore your rude presumptuousness for the dreck that it is. Besides, I was not on here to display knowledge or to assume the role of comic. I can't divine why you seem to bear me ill will.

I know nothing of you, nor do I care to learn anything of you. Jeez, the creeps that turn up in the streets and on blogs these days. You and others of like mien and mind merely furnish additional data in support of the "dumbing down of America" hypothesis. Cordially, SU. Don't take "Jeff Z" seriously either. Were he serious, he would stand behind his words with an image portfolio, website, account, bio, etc. He revels in the anonymity. Like a trifle.

Black Swan was mostly shot on Super 16 with Fuji Eterna film. The DSLRs were for the subway bits, they wanted the smallest equipment they could work with.

I was reasonably certain that I remembered Mr. Papai from a battle royal hereon from two years or so ago. Ironically, I was in the role of championing film while Papai was certain that digital had already rendered film obsolete.

You then followed me to another forum in an effort to keep the fracas going. I recall denominating you "the Marin County hot tubber," borrowing a phrase from George H. Bush, who was referring to that benighted kid named Lindh who thought it would be fun to be a Taliban jihadist for a while.

As I recall, Mr. Bush pronounced your county "MARE-uhn. Keep on sending Lynn Woolsey to the House. Marvellous lady. Marin County is a wonderful and beautiful place. I have a nephew that lives a little further north in Sonoma County which is another beautiful place. Being a liberal myself I could care less if somebody shoots a digital camera or a film camera.

You can shoot an ipad 2 if you want. Just hold the big calculator looking thingy up and snap away and It's fine with me. I have a cat that is pretty smart. I am sure she knows when E-6 will die all the way. There are quite a few E-6 labs around and they want to know as soon as she give a nod from her head.

Up and down means yes it will die soon, and side to side means it will be around for a long while. So far she won't nod. I think she will by next June however. My beautiful wife and my one eyed cat are working as a team on the June thing. Like I said, Jeff is not and cannot be serious. Just another Jeff Another Z. Reveling in name calling from his anonymous castle upon high. Actually, Charles Watkins, my comment about the trend the thread was taking being distasteful was written before I saw your post -- writing it took a long time, since I was trying not to heat the pot still further, and I discarded many prior versions.

I took your comments as being humorous in intention. I don't think the earlier comments were, unfortunately. Of course, the actual target of the comment will probably not realize who they were, even now.

I believe the term is "clueless. JDMvW , Feb 25, The best way to answer this question is not to worry about it.

If you love shooting film like I do, then just keep shooting it. We are not in control of tomorrow so just work with what you have today.

Perhaps the "Z" does indeed signify zero. A nonentity with a craving for attention. Castle on high? I suspect basement efficiency is a more likely venue. Ken, by any chance, did you mean another. I miss the bombastic rascal. I think you are all funny. And no need to snipe here. I was away for a little over a day and I see where this went. Again just shoot all the film you want and enjoy it. This is the internet and I learned years ago that if you take everything too serious you will lose the great wheat that is in the chaff.

It was interesting to fine also in Dubai 35mm films made by Mistoboshi but I scared to buy any of them. Rashed If this is the film you are talking about I got some and in my opinion it is Foma. No my friend Larry, it is MitshMitsubisi, this film made in Japan, I been give 6 of them, did not use them yet, the sale man told me that they import and re exports these films to some countries in Africa and they are relatively much cheaper than kodak or fuji films, the box in dark blue.

Yes it is the same film different box I am pretty sure. It looks real good in Rodinol I used full stand for a hour. It said made in Japan on the box but the development times were the exact same as Foma I will take a look as I may have some examples of it.

Thank you my friend Larry, I will go ahead and use the 6 films I have, I actually been offered to get these films for very cheap price in case I been interested, if so I will be some more of them Thank you my friend.

No problem. I found the pictures. And another. Thirty years ago people were engaging in similar speculations regarding the status of small format movie films like Super 8. Last time I checked, Kodak is still producing Super 8 movie film in several different varieties, reversal and color.

Ebay sales of Super 8 movie cameras and projectors have also remained vigorous over the past ten years. Frankly, I think I have a greater chance of dying from a heart attack or stroke than of one day ending up with a closet full of Nikon and Canon 35mm film bodies and no film to put in them. Those who like to clamor endlessly about film's imminent demise are, in my view, simply trying to reinforce and rationalize their own yielding to the current widespread preference for the digital photographic medium.

As for me, I much prefer traditional photo-chemical methods to full-frame digital for anything but casual snap shots. This discussion calls to mind a passage from Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil, where he remarks that "One must renounce the bad taste of wishing to agree with many people. Unfortunately Michael Axel was right at Feb 22, ; p. Truly sad Don't be so quick to believe everything you hear. My friend in Japan said "Nuclear power plants are safe.

Will we always have always have E6 film. I am not going to make that call. I say yes we will. Will we always have some type of Color negative film. Always is a long time but I say we will for many years to come. My last 2 cents worth on this. Have fun go shoot a roll of film today and feel better about yourself.

I too was dismayed to see Kodak throw the last of its remaining 35mm reversal emulsions under the bus, however, it is interesting to note that while Kodak has for now pulled the plug on slide film, it continues to offer color reversal movie film for the super 8 format.

This tells me that as long as there is a demand for a film, Kodak will produce it. There just doesn't seem to be enough demand right now to support 35mm reversal under Kodak's present circumstances.

That doesn't mean that its gone forever. If Super 8 color reversal an obsolete format if their ever was one managed to bounce back after the scuttling of its iconic Kodachrome mainstay, there really is no reason to think that 35mm reversal won't eventually follow suit.

Manufacturers obviously need to pare down their line of traditional emulsion based products as 35mm gives way almost completely to the new consumer digital format, but it hardly follows from this that 35mm cannot survive indefinitely as a niche product in exactly the same way that Super 8 has.

Granted, the choices aren't as diverse as they once were, though in many ways this is a refreshing development, as the lack of this formerly luxurious array allows one to forego the tendency to indiscriminately vacillate between films rather than concentrate on the art itself. I frankly do not care if there is only one or two types of slide film available, as long as they are of good quality and reasonably priced processing is available. Besides, Kodak's E-6 line was never that appealing anyway.

Apart from the now defunct Kodachrome, which I consider to have been Kodak's only truly unique and irreplaceable offering in this department, many have expressed the opinion, with which I completely concur, that Kodak never did anything with E-6 slide films that Fuji didn't do better. Last time I checked, Fuji is still producing Velvia and Provia with great aplomb, so I must assume that sales continue to be brisk.

The number of people using these films is obviously not as great as it was ten years ago, but I believe there are enough hard core 35mm enthusiasts to justify continuing production of at least these two brands almost indefinitely, and certainly a greater remnant than that which comprises the dwindling community of contemporary Super 8 enthusiasts!

I just loaded a roll of Elitechrome from the freezer. It won't be gone until I say so. I also loaded a roll of Tri-X. Buy Film.

Buy Fresh. Buy often. Buy it and enjoy it while you can. Use it develop it and abuse it I presume all of those who wrote a comment or two in this thread have already bought digital replacements to their beloved film camera. Therefore, they are not afraid of anything.

It sounds more like: "I will stick to that girl till she is fed up with me and quits, and in the meantime I will be laying ground for "replacement" relationship. Stupid Asses. Film manufacturers are already fed up with you. It is a question of months now when you come home and read a parting note. Well Oleg, you are wrong on my account. I made comments yet still use film. Nonetheless, I am not afraid of anything so in that regard you are correct.

In the meantime, there is more to worry about in this life than the availability of photographic film. At least Hamburgers and Pizza still exist. I may have spoke too harsh, sorry.

That's because I only recently realized that nobody is actually want film to stay now. Or, more precisely put, manufacturers can not be that flexible and run production lines for several thousands people around the globe who want to live in both camps.

Actually, we do not chose anything. Even Fuji can't chose now, whether to produce film or to stop producing it. They are subject to market situation and are flowing with the current, apparently, this is what Mr. David Henderson 's comment implies. I see only one workaround, though I wouldn't stake anything on it.

If the prices for used film equipment dropped dramatically today, this might theoretically result in an artificially stimulated increase in the film consumption for a year or two. There are people who run the greatest risk nowadays. I mean professional film camera dealers and Ebay power sellers.

You know what I mean. If the worst scenario happens, they will lose everything which is not a collectible item. By the way, I don't have digital cameras. I sold mine a few months ago. I go back to all films now. What a liberation.

The ongoing mystery: How long before we give up discussing this? At the moment we are seeing the market for film stabilizing, if not firming again. This is because film lives in a niche now.

Fuji reports their sales globally have showed a slight improvement this year and its profitable. The real issue is the availability of development. I have a foot in both film and digital. If I could get a decent scanner at a good price or find someone who will develop and scan for a decent fee I'll persevere. Oleg Andriyenko , Dec 09, ; a. Dave Luttmann , Dec 11, Lex paging Lex. It doesn't matter. The world as we know it will end 21 December I apologize for rudeness.

I am as guilty as anyone else. I am one of those "undeserving poor" living in a third-world country, who were hit by the film prices coming up to the point to almost stop photographing at all after 20 years of it.

I never tried to keep a foot in both camps. I think it will be months. I also have a question. Luckily, the mm is a sure value, whatever happens. And these are not so obsolete to be called collectibles. And all these will become deadweight the next morning Fuji phases out the last professional film. Well if anyone has been tracking used film equipment sales over the past 6 or 7 years they know the prices have steadily crept up.